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Ryan Hemmel opened to 41,000 from the cutoff only to have David Zeitlin move all in for 375,000 from the button. Hemmel deliberated slightly before making the call.
Hemmel: 
Zeitlin: 
The 
flop put Hemmel in the lead, and after the 
and 
fell on the turn and river, Zeitlin exited in 24th place as Hemmel climbed to 1,280,000 in chips.
Bernard Ko opened the button to 40,000 only to have Michael Swick move all in for 145,000 from the big blind. Ko made the call and we were off to a showdown.
Ko: 
Swick: 
The board fell a rather undramatic 
to see Swick double through to 322,000 as Ko slips to 485,000 in chips.
With the action folding round to Mike Sowers in the small blind, he moved all in for 121,000 and James Schaaf made the call from the big bind.
Sowers: 
Schaaf: 
The board fell 
to see Schaaf's queen-high send Sowers to the rail in 25th place for a $17,289 payday as Schaaf climbs back to 885,000 in chips.
Craig Bergeron has just doubled through James Schaaf.
Bergeron: 
Schaaf:
The board ran out 
to see Bergeron double through to 270,000 as Schaaf slips to 740,000 in chips.
James Schaaf made it 45,000 to go before Bernard Ko moved all in for 324,000. Schaaf made the call and tabled 
. Ko showed 
.
The board rolled out 
and that was good enough for a Ko double to 690,000. Schaaf, our chip leader coming into the day is down to 870,000.
From the cutoff, Thomas Johnson made it 40,000 to go before the big stack at the table, James Schaaf moved all in. Johnson made the call and the cards were on their backs.
Johnson:
Schaaf:
The flop brought just what Johnson needed when it came down 
and the turn, 
and river, kept his tournament hopes alive.
Schaaf has 1,090,000 and Johnson is at 450,000.
Dean Hamrick opened to 35,000 from the cutoff and Jose Obadia moved all in for 180,000 with Hamrick making the call.
Hamrick: 
Obadia:
The board fell 
to see Obadia river a straight to double through to 375,000 as Hamrick slips to 665,000 in chips.
Andrew Rosskamm opened to 50,000 from the button and Bernard Lee committed his 46,000 from the small blind.
Rosskamm: 
Lee: 
The board ran out 
to see Lee double through to 115,000.
The very next hand as the action folded to Lee in the small blind and he moved all in with Ryan Hemmel making the call from the big.
Hemmel: 
Lee:
The board ran out to gift Lee back-to-back double ups to 246,000.
With his second double, Lee leapt from the chair and slapped our PokerNews reporter hard on the butt . . . excited much?
We've been moved to the orange section here in the Amazon Room, here are the seating arrangements.
Table 308
Seat 1: Peter Granlund
Seat 2: Humberto Brenes
Seat 3: -empty-
Seat 4: Jose Obadia
Seat 5: Daniel Buzgon
Seat 6: Ian Wiley
Seat 7: Niccolo Caramatti
Seat 8: William Prieto
Seat 9: Dean Hamrick
Table 309
Seat 1: -empty-
Seat 2: David Zeitlin
Seat 3: Brett Michael
Seat 4: Thomas Johnson
Seat 5: Mike Sowers
Seat 6: James Schaaf
Seat 7: Bernard Ko
Seat 8: Craig Bergeron
Seat 9: Michael Swick
Table 316
Seat 1: Andrew Rosskamm
Seat 2: Michael Vaccarello
Seat 3: Bernard Lee
Seat 4: Ryan Hemmel
Seat 5: Aaron Gustavson
Seat 6: Thomas O'Neal
Seat 7: David Siegel
Seat 8: Aaron Kaiser
Seat 9: Dustin Pattinson
The cards are in the air!
