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John Eames made it 25,000 to play, Ricardo Tavares called and Tony G moved all-in for 88,000. Eames thought for a short while before moving all-in and Tavares folded.
Showdown
| Eames |   |
| Tony G |  |
Board: 
Eames eliminated a very unhappy looking father-figure!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
377,000 | 167,000 |
|
Busted |
With the field reduced to three tables, we've had a redraw, and things look like this now:
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | --empty-- |
| 2 | 2 | John Duthie |
| 2 | 3 | Moritz Kranich |
| 2 | 4 | Elio Fox |
| 2 | 5 | Jeremy Kottler |
| 2 | 6 | Amir Lehavot |
| 2 | 7 | Shawn Buchanan |
| 2 | 8 | Brian Roberts |
| 3 | 1 | Dario Sammartino |
| 3 | 2 | Max Silver |
| 3 | 3 | Thibaud Guenegou |
| 3 | 4 | Arnaud Mattern |
| 3 | 5 | Ricardo Tavares |
| 3 | 6 | John Eames |
| 3 | 7 | Patrik Antonius |
| 3 | 8 | Andy Moseley |
| 4 | 1 | James Schafer |
| 4 | 2 | Dermot Blain |
| 4 | 3 | Chris Moorman |
| 4 | 4 | Jake Cody |
| 4 | 5 | Michael Drummond |
| 4 | 6 | Steven Moreau |
| 4 | 7 | Alex Dovzhenko |
| 4 | 8 | Erik Seidel |
James Schafer and Michael Drummond tangled in a preflop pot that left Drummond all in for 204,000. He was on the good end, though, working with 
against Schafer's 
.
You could almost hear Drummond's heart quicken as the 
gave him a big sweat with two to come. Schafer used his, "One time," but his prayers would go unanswered. The turn 
was the wrong shade of black, and the river 
was a miss, too. When he paid off his debt, Schafer was left with just 59,000 chips.
On the next hand, he three-bet shoved against Alex Dovzhenko, and he was lucky enough to wake up with 
. Dovzhenko called with 
and the 
board has kept Schafer in the game for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
525,000 | |
|
435,000 | 205,000 |
|
130,000 | -202,000 |
Ricardo Tavares raised to 33,000 and Max Silver defended his big blind. The flop was 
and both players checked. The turn was the and Silver checked to Tavares who bet 48,000 and Silver moved all-in. Tavares pondered his decision for a short while before making the call.
Showdown
| Silver |  |
| Tavares |  |
River: 
Silver takes a huge chip lead after eliminating Tavares.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000 | 520,000 |
|
Busted |
Max Silver hadn't even finished stacking his chips when he was handing them over to Dario Sammartino. This is what happened.
Andy Moseley raised to 26,000 in the hijack seat, Dario Sammartino three-bet to 62,000 in the cut-off and Max Silver cold four-bet to 148,000 on the button. Moseley quickly moved out of the way but Sammartino five-bet to 299,000. Silver asked for a count and the dealer declared it was 299,000.
"I am all-in," said Silver.
Sammartino called instantly and we had a huge showdown.
Showdown
| Sammartino |  |
| Silver | |
Board: 
Remarkably Sammartino has leap-frogged over Silver in the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000 | 812,000 |
|
|
1,470,000 | -830,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000 | 50,000 |
|
1,475,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
1,390,000 | -80,000 |
|
1,360,000 | -110,000 |
|
995,000 | 52,000 |
|
890,000 | 194,000 |
|
720,000 | -143,000 |
|
720,000 | -181,000 |
|
640,000 | -249,000 |
|
565,000 | -6,000 |
|
410,000 | 96,000 |
|
|
400,000 | 23,000 |
|
375,000 | -171,000 |
|
215,000 | -89,000 |
James Schafer had just doubled up against Michael Drummond before being eliminated in the very next hand. His conqueror was Dermot Blain and we caught the action on the flop with all the money in the middle.
Flop: 
Showdown
| Blain | |
| Schafer |   |
Schafer needed a club but it never came. Turn: and River: 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000 | 320,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Erik Seidel and Alex Dovzhenko just got it all-in pre flop and it was the all-time leading live tournament money earner who faired off worse.
Showdown
| Dovzhenko | |
| Seidel |  |
Board: 
That absolute mental rush of eliminations all happened in a few minutes and we are down to 21 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000 | 275,000 |
|
Busted |
Moritz Kranich opened the pot to 27,000 from the button, and Jeremy Kottler defended his big blind to see a flop.
It came , and Kottler knocked the table. When Kranich made a continuation bet, though, he check-raised, and Kranich made the call to go on. The landed on the turn, and Kottler fired out into the pot with 112,000. That bet was quickly, called, and the river drew an all-in shove from Kottler. Kranich snap-called, putting himself all in for 305,000 in the process.
Kottler showed 
for the flush-draw-turned-top-pair, but it was second best. Kranich flipped over 
, and his set was good enough to double him up. He's still stacking, up, but it looks like he's pipped over the million-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | 535,000 |
|
|
455,000 | -540,000 |
John Duthie raised to 27,000 to open the pot, and Elio Fox three-bet to 60,000 on the button. When it came back to Duthie, he considered for about a minute, then shoved in for about 350,000. Fox snap-called.
Showdown
Duthie:
Fox:
Some would tell you that Duthie was a favorite with his two flush draws, but it was actually Fox with a very slight edge. That edge grew considerably as the 
flop was a huge sweat for Duthie. He shot out of his chair and leaned over the table to sweat the final two cards. As the turn landed, he took one step away from the table, perhaps expecting the worse on the final card.
But the river was the safe 
, and the two men will chop up the blinds and antes.
