Curt Kohlberg raised 100,000 from under the gun, Ron West called in the cutoff and all other players folded.
Action went check-check on a board of 9♥7♠10♦, Kohlberg bet 200,000 on the 6♣ turn and West folded.
Ramana Epparla has been bossing it over at Table #626 and with multiple three-bets and open-raises, he has boosted his stack up to around 5,300,000. Though, in the latest hand to go down, Epparla sat out while Greg Henry fought for his tournament life.
Henry shoved from the hijack for 375,000 and Anthony March called on the button.
Greg Henry: A♥7♣ 
Anthony March: A♠Q♥
Henry was in trouble, but did find some chop outs on the 10♥J♣10♣ flop as any jack would mean they split the pot. A 4♣ on the turn added some more chop possibilities, and the 4♥ river put two pair on board, which meant Henry survived.
Action folded around to Stuart Taylor who moved all in from the button and covered the only caller, Charles Mitchell in the big blind.
Charles Mitchell: A♥Q♦
Stuart Taylor: A♠J♦
Mitchel had one up on Taylor, and things stayed that way on the 4♦8♦5♥ flop.
The turn brought the 9♦ for a diamond flush draw, but it would only have improved Mitchel further.
The brick 2♣ river secured Mitchell the double, and left Taylor short.
Carmino Argiero opened to 115,000 on the button and Stuart Taylor moved all in from the small blind for around 625,000. Argiero made the call.
Stuart Taylor: A♣3♣
Carmino Argiero: Q♣Q♦
Taylor needed to improve to stay alive and the 6♥K♠4♣ flop brought in a backdoor flush and straight draw.
The 7♣ turn got him closer, and he made the flush on the 9♣ river, securing his double up.
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Thomas Brownscombe had been left short-stacked and ripped in his remaining 235,000 from the hijack. It seemed as though he was going to get the shove through, but Scott Eskenazi woke up with a hand in the big blind, and called.
Thomas Brownscombe: K♣Q♦
Scott Eskenazi: A♣K♥
Brownscombe made a pair, but it was the wrong one on the K♦6♠10♠ flop. He received no help from the 3♥J♣ runout, and was the first to leave following the redraw.
John Esposito raised to 105,000 from under the gun, Joe Cook three-bet to 280,000 from the cutoff, and Esposito called.
After a check from Esposito, Cook fired out a bet of 265,000 on Q♣3♥J♦, Esposito announced "730,000", Cook snap-called.
John Esposito: J♣J♠
Joe Cook: A♦Q♠
Esposito locked it up on the 2♦ turn, and the 10♥ was dealt on the river.
Chuanshu Chen raised to 80,000 from early position, before Ron West raised to 215,000 from the small blind. After a lengthy tank, Chen put in the call.
The J♠5♠3♦ flop checked through, then West bet 185,000 on the 5♣ turn. Chen folded A♣K♣ face up, and West showed that they would've been destined for a chop, as he had A♦K♦
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 626 | 1 | Carmino Argiero | United States | 1,340,000 | 34 |
| 626 | 2 | Jun Liu | China | 1,150,000 | 29 |
| 626 | 3 | Stuart Taylor | United Kingdom | 1,000,000 | 25 |
| 626 | 4 | David Stamm | United States | 1,750,000 | 44 |
| 626 | 5 | Charles Mitchell | United States | 1,350,000 | 34 |
| 626 | 6 | Greg Henry | United States | 680,000 | 17 |
| 626 | 7 | Ramana Epparla | United States | 4,300,000 | 108 |
| 626 | 8 | Anthony March | United States | 1,100,000 | 28 |
| 634 | 1 | Stephen Bierman | United States | 3,600,000 | 90 |
| 634 | 2 | Thomas Brownscombe | United States | 675,000 | 17 |
| 634 | 3 | Joseph Mole | United States | 2,400,000 | 60 |
| 634 | 4 | John Esposito | United States | 1,200,000 | 30 |
| 634 | 5 | Josef Gulas | Czechia | 3,600,000 | 90 |
| 634 | 6 | Scott Eskenazi | United States | 990,000 | 25 |
| 634 | 7 | Mike Matusow | United States | 800,000 | 20 |
| 634 | 8 | Joe Cook | United States | 1,560,000 | 39 |
| 642 | 1 | Chuanshu Chen | China | 800,000 | 20 |
| 642 | 2 | Herbert Gelman | United States | 600,000 | 15 |
| 642 | 3 | Curt Kohlberg | United States | 1,550,000 | 39 |
| 642 | 4 | Champie Douglas | United States | 1,600,000 | 40 |
| 642 | 5 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 1,250,000 | 31 |
| 642 | 6 | Ron West | United States | 3,005,000 | 75 |
| 642 | 7 | Ernest Ward | United States | 2,200,000 | 55 |
| 642 | 8 | Peter Kiem | United States | 480,000 | 12 |
Gary Gelman was in the big blind and had his stack of around 300,000 in the middle against Joseph Mole in the small blind.
Gary Gelman: K♣7♣
Joseph Mole: K♥K♦
Gelman needed a lot of help, but it didn't seem to be coming after the 5♥A♠A♣ flop. A 3♣ on the turn did give him a flush draw, but the 4♥ river bricked off, leaving Gelman out in 25th.
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