| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,900,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
6,875,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
||
|
2,100,000 | |
Aaron Cummings raised from the small blind and Travis Erdman called. Cummings drew one and Erdman two, followed by a bet and a call.
Cummings patted on the second draw and Erdman drew one. Cummings bet and Erdman came along with a call.
Erdman drew another card on the final draw and action was checked around. Cummings opened up 8x7x6x4x2x to win the hand and wrestle the chip lead from Erdman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,300,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,500,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
Blind on blind, Aaron Cummings raised and Travis Erdman called.
Both players drew two. Cummings checked and Erdman bet. Cummings raised and Erdman called.
Cummings stood pat as Erdman drew one. Cummings bet and Erdman called.
Cummings stood pat and Erdman drew one again. This time both players checked.
Cummings tabled 8x7x6x3x2x and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,600,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
6,150,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
In a three-way pot, Aaron Cummings raised and got two callers. All three players drew two. Travis Erdman checked and James Tilton bet. Both opponents called.
On the second draw, Erdman drew two, Tilton stood pat and Cummings drew two.
"Feel bad about this one," Tilton said to Erdman. "This is how you make wheels."
Erdman checked to Tilton who bet, which got two quick folds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,150,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
5,500,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,200,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Kristan Lord raised on the button and Travis Erdman called from the small blind. Erdman drew two on the first draw and Lord took three. Erdman bet and Lord called, leaving himself with 100,000 behind.
On the second draw, Erdman drew one and Lord two. Erdman bet and Lord called all in.
Both players drew one card on the final draw and opened up their cards.
Kristan Lord: Jx6x4x2x 
Travis Erdman: 5x4x3x2x
Lord didn't want to wait for Erdman and looked at his card first, but shook his head as the Jx was staring back at him. He could only win if Erdman would draw a 6x, but caught the 7x instead for a wheel to knock out Lord.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
6,150,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted | |
Travis Erdman opened and Kristan Lord defended his big blind.
Lord drew one and Erdman drew two. Lord bet and Erdman called.
Both players drew one and Lord check-called a bet.
Lord drew one while Erdman stood pat. Lord bet and Erdman raised. Lord took his time before calling.
Erdman tabled 8x5x4x3x2x and Lord nodded before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
5,200,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,800,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
|
625,000
1,475,000
|
1,475,000 |
Left on fumes, David Mead went all in for 200,000 and ended up making a queen-low against Aaron Cummings and James Tilton to triple up.
In the next hand, Mead raised from under the gun and Kristan Lord called from the big blind. Lord drew two and Mead three on the first draw. Lord bet and Mead called.
Lord stood pat on the second draw and Mead drew two. Lord bet and Mead called all in for his final 150,000.
David Mead: 8x4x3x2x
Kristan Lord: 8x7x6x5x2x
Mead carefully peeled his final card but flipped a 2x open to pair up. His deep run came to an end in fifth place, worth $33,546.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted |
Blind on blind, David Mead raised and called a three-bet from Travis Erdman.
Mead drew two and Erdman drew one. Mead check-called a bet from Erdman.
The draws and action repeated and both players drew one on the final draw.
Mead checked with just 200,000 chips behind. Erdman bet.
"Oh man," said Mead after some time. "I don't think I can call. So gross.
"Trying to think if you could ever be bluffing. That would be insane."
Eventually Mead folded, imploring Erdman to show the bluff, but Erdman slid his cards face down into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,500,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
200,000
1,275,000
|
1,275,000 |
Travis Erdman raised in the cutoff and Kristan Lord called from the big blind. The players drew two each and Lord bet. Erdman called.
Lord took one on the second draw and Erdman drew two. Lord bet again and Erdman called in position.
Going into the final draw, Lord stood pat and Erdman drew one. Both players quickly checked.
Lord rolled over a rough ten 10x9x8x6x2x but it was enough to take down the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,400,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
1,750,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
