Andrew Yeh got his chips in on fifth street against Joseph Couden.
Yeh: /
Couden: /
Yeh had the lead with fours, and he caught a but improved with a low card on the end to make a two-way hand, while Couden was unable to catch him on either high or low.
Start-of-day chip leader Jeff Madsen had been crushing during the first half of Day 2, but his run hit a steep downhill since dinner.
Madsen, who lost a huge chunk in the earlier-mentioned clash against Jack Rosenfeldt, lost his remaining chips in the following minutes.
Gregory Jamison completed with the , and Madsen raised it up with the . Mojgan Stringham called with the , and so did Jamison.
Jamison and Madsen were active on fourth street, too, with Jamison betting and later three-betting over Madsen's raise. Stringham remained passive, still didn't back off, calling each time. Madsen was all in, as he had only 10,500 left before fourth street.
Fifth street paired Jamison's aces, and Stringham called one more bet. She finally gave up on sixth street, leaving the showdown to Madsen and Jamison.
Mojgan Stringham: / (folded on sixth street)
Jeff Madsen: /
Gregory Jamison: /
Jamison found the on the river, announcing aces up. Madsen needed to hit one of the two remaining queens to stay in the tournament, but the sealed his exit.
A big hand occurred between Jeff Madsen, Jack Rosenfeldt, and William Shelton. Madsen completed with the to begin the raising war. Rosenfeldt raised with the , Shelton reraised with the , and Madsen then capped it. Both players called, with Shelton calling off his remaining chips.
The fight between Madsen and Rosenfeldt continued. Madsen bet-called on fourth street, and Rosenfeldt bet on fifth. Madsen raised, putting his opponent all in, and Rosenfeldt called.
William Shelton: /
Jack Rosenfeldt: /
Jeff Madsen: /
Shelton knew he'd need to hit a low to stay in the tournament, while Madsen's hopes for outdrawing Rosenfeldt's trips ended right on sixth street where Rosenfeldt hit the for quads. Neither Madsen nor Shelton qualified for low, and Rosenfeldt scooped it all to bust Shelton in addition to scoring a full double through Madsen.