Joe McKeehen raised, then called a three-bet from Yueqi Zhu from the button.
Heads-up to the 
flop, McKeehen check-called a bet, then called again when Zhu bet the 
turn.
The river came the 
and McKeehen once again called.
Zhu showed 
for top pair, but McKeehen had woken up with 
to take the big pot.
Christoph Kwon raised on the button and Steven Wolansky defended the big blind.
On the 
flop, Wolansky checked to Kwon who fired in a bet. Wolansky took a moment before making and a raise and Kwon put in the three-bet. Wolansky thought about it for about five seconds and pushed his cards into the middle.
Michael Moncek and Joe McKeehen had already built a big pot heading to the river on a board of 
. McKeehen put out another bet on the river before Moncek raised.
McKeehen tanked for a few moments before calling. Moncek flipped over 
for the flopped set that turned into a full house on the river. McKeehen flashed 
, having turned a straight, before mucking to send the monster pot to Moncek, and with it the tournament chip lead.
Ben Ross raised on the button and Christoph Kwon called in the big blind.
"You didn't three-bet me. That's a good sign," said Ross.
Kwon proceeded to check-call all three streets on the 
board and as soon as Kwon put the chips in on the river, Ross said, "I got it," as he tabled for top set of aces.
Ben Ross defended his big blind after a preflop raise from Steven Wolansky, then check-called on the 
flop.
Both players checked the on the turn before Ross led out when the river came the .
Wolansky went into the tank for several moments, constantly shuffling his chips in his hand.
"You know what they say, think long, think wrong," Ross said.
Wolansky elected to call and mucked when Ross showed 
.
Ross collected the pot, which included some 100,000 blue chips. "I got some blue chips!" he yelled as he got to stack them up.
Nick Pupillo found himself as the short-stack as he put his last 145,000 in the middle from the small blind. Joe McKeehen snap-called from the big blind.
Nick Pupillo:
Joe McKeehen: 
Pupillo had one over to McKeehen's pocket pair, but couldn't get there as the board ran out 
, eliminating him in 8th place for $13,789.
Fred Lavassani raised from under the gun. Action folded around to Ben Ross in the big blind who called to see the 
flop.
Ross checked, then raised when Lavassani bet. Lavassani called as the turn came the .
Ross bet again before Lavassani moved all in for 250,000. Ross asked for a count before sticking in the chips to call.
Fred Lavassani: 
Ben Ross: 
Lavassani was ahead with his jacks and finished with a full house as the river came the 
to secure the double up.
Fred Lavassani raised in the cutoff and Christoph Kwon three-bet the button. Lavassani responded with another raise and they got the chips in the middle. Lavassani was at risk for 225,000.
Fred Lavassani: 
Christoph Kwon: 
Lavassani had Kwon dominated but the 
flop was a sweat as Kwon picked up a flush draw. The 
turn and 
river were safe for Lavassani though as he pulled in the pot.
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000
Joe McKeehen raised from middle position before Michael Moncek reraised from the small blind.
McKeehen called to see the 
flop and called a bet. Moncek led out again on the 
turn and McKeehen once again called.
The river was the 
and both players checked. Moncek flashed an ace but McKeehen had for a pair of tens to take down the pot.
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