Steven Powers raised to 18,000 from the small blind and David Goodkin made the call.
Heads up the saw the J♥6♣6♠ hit the felt and Powers continued for 27,000. Goodkin responded with an all in and Powers quickly released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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228,000
91,000
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91,000 |
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212,000
138,000
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138,000 |
Action was joined as Kenneth Schetter and David Fricke were manoeuvring all of their chips into the middle.
"You have aces?" asked Schetter, and Fricke confirmed that he did.
David Fricke: A♠A♣ 
Kenneth Schetter: K♠K♦
Fricke was in great shape to double up and continue his run, but the K♣2♣4♥ quickly turned things on their head.
The turn 5♠ gave Fricke some more outs to catch up, and catch up he did. The river A♦ drew quite a response from the table, as Fricke rivered a better set than his opponent.
As Fricke sat back down in his seat, the dealer pushed the pot in his direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000
55,500
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55,500 |
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90,000
122,000
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122,000 |
John Deschamp shoved for his final 19,000 from early position and was called by Christian Wallmuth in late position to put Deschamp at risk.
John Deschamp: A♣6♠
Christian Wallmuth: A♦J♦
Deschamp was calling for a six, but the runout of A♥4♠8♣9♥3♠ was not enough to overcome the better ace of Wallmuth as Deschamp shook hands with the table and wished them luck before he exited.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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132,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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Garry Troxell came in with a raise to 15,000 from middle position and only Forrest Collins called from the button.
The dealer fanned out a flop of 7♠9♠3♥, and Troxell started with a check. Collins fired 25,000, which Troxell called.
Troxell checked again on the 3♣ turn and Collins bet again, this time for 35,000. This was enough to get Troxell to lay his hand down, and Collins revealed 10♣10♦ for an overpair as he pulled in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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330,000
167,000
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167,000 |
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200,000
159,000
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159,000 |
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Kenneth Einiger raised to 18,000 under the gun and Todd Hansen three-bet to 105,000 from the hijack. When it got back to Einiger, he called for his 83,000 total and the cards were revealed.
Kenneth Einiger: 10♣10♦
Todd Hansen: A♣Q♥
Einiger pocket tens won the race on the J♠6♦2♠2♦5♠ runout, and he doubled up through Hansen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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175,000
138,000
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138,000 |
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140,000
73,000
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73,000 |
Peter Kvisthammar opened the action with a raise to 14,000 from the cutoff. He was called by Kenneth McAllister from the small blind to head to a flop.
Both players checked the 6♦K♥J♣ flop and the 2♥ turn.
McAllister checked again on the K♣ river, but Kvisthammar chose to slide out a bet of 22,000. McAllister went into the tank before he eventually called.
Kvisthammer showed A♦J♦ for two pairs. McAllister showed he called with ace high with A♣5♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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407,000
358,500
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358,500 |
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382,000
276,000
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276,000 |
Masahito Itaura raised enough preflop to put Merle Vangieson, the oldest competitor in the field at 94 years old, at risk. Vangieson quickly made the call and tabled his hand, all in one motion.
Merle Vangieson: K♥K♦
Masahito Itaura: A♠K♠
Vangieson was in good shape with his kings until the flop scrolled across 6♠A♦9♣. The 4♠ didn't matter much, as Vangieson had to catch the case king to stay in contention. It wasn't meant to be as the 8♠ completed the board, improving Itaura to a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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265,000
106,500
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106,500 |
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Busted |
Action folded to Lonny Weitzel on the button, who raised to 16,000. Craig Carrillo, in the small blind, then moved all in for 75,000. Lloyd Yamada made the call from the big blind before Weitzel got out of the way.
Craig Carrillo: A♦J♠
Lloyd Yamada: 7♦7♠
Carrillo was the player at risk, but the flop 3♠J♦10♣ saw him take a commanding lead.
The turn 10♥ left Yamada with just two outs, but the river was not forthcoming, as the dealer revealed the 5♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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260,000
158,000
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158,000 |
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180,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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130,000
63,500
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63,500 |
Three ways to a turn on a board of J♥3♣2♠7♣ with around 75,000 in the middle. Gene Gioia checked from the big blind before Peter Lukach jammed for 50,000 from under the gun. Willie Benton tank-folded the button, but Giola decided to call.
Peter Lukach: 9♦9♣
Gene Gioia: 9♠4♠
Lukach had a lock on the hand with pocket nines, as Giola called with no pair or draw, and was drawing dead. The K♦ arrived on the river and Lukach doubled up with two nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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400,000
312,500
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312,500 |
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230,000
87,500
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87,500 |
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175,000
72,500
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72,500 |
