Tony Ruberto bet 35,000 from the big blind on a 
flop. Alexander Debus called from middle position and both players checked the 
and 
. Ruberto announced eights and tabled 
, and Debus couldn't beat them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
396,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
175,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
With about 100,000 chips already in the middle on a flop of 
, a player in middle position checked to Dominik Nitsche in the cutoff and he bet 40,000. The middle-position player called.
The turn brought the and Nitsche's opponent checked. Nitsche checked behind.
The river was the 
and Nitsche's opponent checked. After some consideration, Nitsche checked behind and his opponent mucked instantly. After confirming with the dealer that he didn't have to show his hand, Nitsche mucked too and took the chips which put his stack over the 1,000,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,080,000
251,000
|
251,000 |
|
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With about 80,000 in the pot, on a board reading 
, a player in early position checked and Daniel Turner made it 40,000 to go on the button. His opponent called.
The turn was the 
. The early-position player checked and Turner bet 95,000 this time. His opponent asked for a count and eventually open-folded 
for a pair of tens and an open-ended straight draw. Turner showed 
for a set of jacks and raked in the pot.
While Turner was stacking his chips a player at the table asked, "If he goes all-in what do you do?" Turner replied, "Oh I call." The player asked, "What if he had ace-ten of spades?" Turned exclaimed, "I make four jacks. Every time!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
770,000
281,000
|
281,000 |
|
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A very short stacked Joe Cada open-shoved 79,000 from the cutoff and Joris Ruijs called in the big blind. Cada showed 
and was outkicked by Ruijs' 
.
The dealer fanned out a 
board and the 2009 Main Event winner was eliminated in 948th place ($16.024).
Ruijs won some more pots afterward and currently sits at 735,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
735,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Ankush Mandavia raised to 13,000 from under the gun, the button called, and the big blind three-bet jammed for about 140,000. Mandavia reshoved for about 500,000 and the button quickly got out of the way.
Mandavia: 
Big blind: 
Mandavia had the preflop advantage but his opponent caught up on the 
flop when he paired his five. The 
on the turn was no help to Mandavia, but the 
river gave him a pair of aces to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
710,000
398,000
|
398,000 |
|
|
||
Tom Cannuli's stack had almost reached the one million mark before we saw him enter a hand where he opened from middle position and the big blind defended.
Both players checked the 
flop and the big blind then bet out for 18,000 on the 
turn. Cannuli called and the river was the . Both players checked and Cannuli mucked when his opponent showed for a flopped two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
960,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
With about 160,000 in the pot, Shyam Srinivasan bet 130,000 from the button on a 
board. His opponent in the hijack snap-called. On the river, Srinivasan bet 200,000 when checked to. He again got a quick call.
"Full house," the online legend announced, tabling 
.
His opponent mucked 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
On a flop of 
Albert Daher check-called a bet of 16,000 out of the small blind from 888poker Ambassador Nicolau Villa Lobos. The turn was the and both players checked.
The river was the 
, completing the flush draw, and both players checked again.
Daher showed down for a pair of jacks and Daher folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000
293,000
|
293,000 |
|
120,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
|
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,670,000
706,000
|
706,000 |
|
1,220,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
530,000
-177,000
|
-177,000 |
|
||
|
520,000
-131,000
|
-131,000 |
|
430,000 | |
|
415,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
360,000
-56,000
|
-56,000 |
|
|
||
|
325,000
-124,000
|
-124,000 |
|
|
||
|
304,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
264,000
-87,000
|
-87,000 |
|
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|
200,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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