Mansour Alipourfard raised from under the gun, making it 120,000 to play. Action folded to Lew LeClair, who moved all in from middle position for 465,000. Action folded to Eluterio Rodriguez, and he called from the big blind. Alipourfard called, as well.
The flop came , and Rodriguez checked to Alipourfard, who quickly moved all in for 370,000. Rodriguez thought for a bit, then decided to fold.
"I'm probably folding the winner," Rodriguez said. "I had sevens."
Alipourfard had , but LeClair had , and he stayed ahead on the turn and river to triple up.
Right after being left very short from the previous hand, Mansour Alipourfard was in the big blind and moved all in for 370,000. Harvey Lewis called, while a third player in the hand folded.
Mansour Alipourfard:
Harvey Lewis:
The board ran out , and Alipourfard more than doubled.
One hand later, Dieter Dechant raised to 110,000, and Gina Bacon three-bet to 300,000. Lewis moved all in from the big blind, and Dechant folded. Bacon quickly called.
Harvey Lewis:
Gina Bacon:
The flop gave Bacon trip kings, and the turn and river were of no help for Lewis to see him depart in 17th place for $26,148.
David Michaud doubled through Richard Mombourquette to leave the latter very short before Paul Spitzberg scored a big double through Anthony Licastro. Spitzberg got his stack in with , and Licastro had . The board ran out , and Spitzberg doubled.
One last hand was still to be played before the dinner break, and Mombourquette was all in and at risk for very few big blinds with . Spitzberg had yet another big pocket pair and looked him up with . After a board of , Mombourquette headed to the rail to collect $26,148.
In the first hand after coming back from dinner, Frank Maggio pushed for 880,000 from under the gun, and David Michaud reshoved for two big blinds more on the button.
Frank Maggio:
David Michaud:
"I need an ace," Maggio said, and his wish was granted on the flop. Both the turn and river left Michaud with just 100,000, and 5,000 of that went in as ante the next hand.
Dan Heimiller raised to 150,000, and Michaud called all in for 95,000. The rest of the table got out of the way.
David Michaud:
Dan Heimiller:
This time, the kings were not cracked, as the board came . Michaud bumped his stack up to six big blinds but remains in the danger zone.
There was a bet and a call between Gina Bacon and William Murray on a board of , creating a big pot of over 500,000 leading to the river, which was the .
On the river, Bacon was first to act, and she bet 300,000. Murray tanked for almost three minutes before he finally called. Bacon turned over for queens with an ace-high, and it was no good, because Murray called her down with for two pair, queens and tens. That was enough to take down the pot and move Murray past two million chips.
Since coming back from dinner, many fast hands have been played, but not many of them have actually gone to a flop. Peter Smaha was very active over on Table 708 and raised several times to build his stack slightly.
Over on Table 700, Bill Klein raised to 125,000, and Dan Heimiller called. The flop of was checked to Heimiller, and he bet 175,000 to win the pot.
David Michaud moved all in from the small blind, and he was quickly called by Anthony Licastro.
Michaud:
Licastro:
The flop gave Michaud a straight draw when it came , but he bricked out on the turn and river, and that secured his elimination from the tournament. For his 15th-place finish, Michaud collected $32,995.
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turn and 
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flop gave Bacon trip kings, and the 
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, Mombourquette headed to the rail to collect $26,148.
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for two pair, queens and tens. That was enough to take down the pot and move Murray past two million chips.
