The defending champ, Brent Wheeler, picked up a decent sized pot on the last hand before the break.

Wheeler raised preflop and both of the players in blinds called. The flop came , both of the blinds checked, Wheeler bet, the player in the small blind raised, the player in the big blind three-bet, Wheeler maxed out with a four-bet, the small blind folded, and the player in the big blind called putting himself all in.

Wheeler:
Big Blind:

Wheeler was ahead with his pair of eights and would eliminate his opponent after the turn and river: