Craig Mason opened to 150,000 and took down the blinds. Mason flashed 
.
On the next hand, Jonathan Jaffe opened to 120,000 and Scott Ball three-bet to 600,000.
Jaffe got out of the way and Ball now showed .
"Did you shuffle dealer?" asked Mason jokingly .
Galen Hall opened to 130,000 in the hijack and Tingyi Tsai defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and Tsai check-called a bet from Hall.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Tsai led out with a bet of 230,000 and Hall ditched his cards to the muck, slipping to the shortest stack fo the seven remaining players.
Jonathan Jaffe opened to 130,000 and Bin Weng shoved as the short stack. Jaffe called and Weng was at risk.
Bin Weng: 
Jonathan Jaffe: 
The board came 
and Weng found the ace he needed to survive.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Ball | 4,800,000 | 80 |
| 2 | Galen Hall | 1,440,000 | 24 |
| 3 | Craig Mason | 4,970,000 | 83 |
| 4 | Jonathan Jaffe | 8,300,000 | 138 |
| 5 | Bin Weng | 600,000 | 10 |
| 6 | Tingyi Tsai | 6,000,000 | 100 |
| 7 | John Racener | 2,900,000 | 48 |
Jonathan Jaffe raised it up on the button and Mitchell Halverson slid out a three-bet to 1,400,000, leaving himself with just 130,000 behind. Jaffe shoved all in and Halverson waited for the action to complete on the other table before making the call.
Mitchell Halverson: 
Jonathan Jaffe: 
Halverson was looking to spike a two-outer in order to stay alive but the flop of 
provided no help. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river changed nothing as Mitchell was eliminated in eighth place.
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
On the last hand before the break, Tingyi Tsai opened to 100,000 on the button. Vicent Bosca three-bet to 410,000 in the small blind and Tsai called. The flop came and Bosca led out for 225,000 which Tsai called.
The turn brought the and Bosca fired out another bet of 425,000. Tsai still called and the hit the river. Bosca thought for a minute before jamming all in for around 1,260,000. Tsai snapped him off and showed 
for the nut straight. Bosca flashed 
before making his way to the payout desk.
The action folded to Arie Kliper in the small blind who made it 180,000 to go. Tingyi Tsai was in the big blind and shoved all in. Kliper instantly called off his stack of around 1,050,000 and the cards were on their backs.
Arie Kliper: 
Tingyi Tsai:
The flop fell 
to give Kliper a pair of aces but Tsai hit a set of nines. The on the turn spelled the end for Kliper who saw the 
land on the river.
Scott Drobes shoved for his remaining chips and Craig Mason called.
Scott Drobes:
Craig Mason:
The board ran out 
and Mason scored the knockout with a set of kings.
John Racener opened to 115,000 from under the gun and Arie Kliper pushed all in for 345,000 in the cutoff. Craig Mason flat-called from the big blind and Racener just called as well.
The flop came 
and both Mason and Racener checked through to the on the turn and the 
on the river. Two more checks and Mason showed while Racener held . Kliper tabled 
for a set of jacks and that earned him a triple up.
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