The action was picked up with the board showing 
and Kenny Hallaert bet 10,500 from the big blind.
The only other opponent in the pot went into the tank and time was called. Hallaert's opponent then mucked the hand.
Hallaert now nearly tripled his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
||
All of the chips got in the middle before the flop and Shiraz Lall had both opponents covered.
Opponent One: 
Opponent Two: 
Shiraz Lall: 
Lall was dominated by the pocket queens but the flop came 
, giving him a set of fives. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
for his set to hold and he knocked out both opponents earning himself two bounties.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
111,000 |
The action was picked up on the turn 
and a player checked to former Main Event champion Qui Nguyen.
Nguyen bet 2,500 and his opponent called. The river was the 
and it went to showdown. Nguyen showed 
to scoop the pot.
More importantly, for Nguyen, he's now over 100,000 in chips in this one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
The action folded around to the player in the hijack who jammed for roughly 14,000 and Robert Bassuk put in his entire stack of approximately 22,000 on the button which forced the blinds out of the pot.
Hijack:
Robert Bassuk: 
Bassuk had his opponent dominated and the board ran out 
, earning him a bounty as he eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Maurice Hawkins was seen all in for his last 17,000 chips against another shorter stack and a third opponent to his left holding 
. The big stack showed both all-in players 
, and Hawkins never improved for an early end to his run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
96,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
||
|
71,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
||
|
40,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
25,500 | |
|
|
||
|
21,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
20,000
-18,500
|
-18,500 |
|
|
||
|
12,800
-24,200
|
-24,200 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
The action was picked up on the board showing 
and PokerNews' Chad Holloway facing a bet of 2,500.
Holloway made the call and flipped over . His opponent hand wasn't seen.
But, Holloway scooped the pot with his pair of kings.
At another table, Greg Raymer has busted from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,500
-2,300
|
-2,300 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
38,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
36,500
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
29,700
4,700
|
4,700 |
|
||
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
||
|
26,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
|
21,500
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
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