Action picked up with Phil Ivey on the button seeing a flop with both the small and big blind players.
The flop was 5♥2♠3♦ and when action checked to him Ivey bet 10,000. Both players quickly folded and Ivey added to his growing stack.
The cutoff player opened the action with a raise to 5,500. The button and small blind players made the call and Rogen Chhabra closed the action with a call from the big blind.
Four ways to a flop of Q♣10♥7♦ and the cutoff continued for 12,000. Action folded to Chhabra who raised all in for his last 59,000 chips. The cutoff called, covering Chhabra.
Rogen Chhabra: Q♠10♣10♦2♠ 
Cutoff: A♦A♥J♥4♣
The board ran out 8♦6♣ and Chhabra raked in a big pot making him the new chip leader at the table.
After a series of raises before the flop, Michael Moncek was at risk for 19,500 against Mike Dentale.
Michael Moncek: 9♠8♦6♣4♦
Mike Dentale: Q♦6♦5♠3♦
The board ran out 8♠6♠2♠A♣10♣, giving Moncek two pair for the double.
"I just wanted to double you up, or get you out of here ya know," said Dentale, "Looking at that short-stack was tilting as ****."
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Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Under the gun raised to 3,500 and was called by early position, middle position and the cutoff. Ardit Kurshumi three-bet to 23,000 from the small blind and under the gun called all in for 23,000. The cutoff also made the call.
With one player all in, the flop came down J♠K♥6♠ and Kurshumi moved all in for his last 7,500. The cutoff made the call.
Under the gun: A♥Q♠5♣4♥
Ardit Kurshumi: A♣Q♥J♣J♥
Cutoff: 9♦8♠7♦5♥
The board ran out 5♠6♦ and Kurshumi's full house was the winner.
Daniel Negreanu's table was broken and the he raised pot from late position the very first hand at his new table. Action folded to the player to his right in middle position who made the call.
When the J♦9♥6♣ flop came out the middle position player went all in for the remainder of his stack and Negreanu made the call.
Middle Position Player: A♦J♣10♥7♣
Daniel Negreanu: K♦K♠7♥6♦
The turn and river brought 6♥5♣ and the middle position player was eliminated.
Under the gun raised to 5,000 before Shawn Stroke three-bet from the cutoff to 17,500. Action folded around to under the gun who made the call all in for 17,500.
Under the gun: A♣Q♦9♣8♦
Shawn Stroke: A♥A♠6♥5♠
The board ran out 4♣10♦9♦3♥7♣ and after a sweaty flop, Stroke faded the turn and river to stack his opponent.
Mike Dentale opened 6,000 on the button and only the big blind made the call.
When the 9♥8♦7♣ flop hit the felt, the big blind led out for 4,500 and Dentale instantly piled a stack of reds across the line for a pot-size raise of 29,500. The big blind tanked for about a minute before making the fold.
Dentale let him know it was a good fold as he tabled J♠10♦, and the big blind told him he folded ten-six for a smaller straight.
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