Shortly after the previous chop, Yass was all-in for 320,000 preflop and looked up by the run-away chip leader Ben Lamb.
Robert Yass: A♦7♠3♦3♣
Ben Lamb: A♣Q♣7♣6♠
The J♥9♣8♠ flop was bad news for Yass while the 5♥ turn locked up half the pot already. Yass then missed the low draw with the K♦ and bowed out in fifth place.
Action folded to Erik Seidel who called from the small blind, but would face a raise from Luis Velador in the big blind. Seidel called and both players checked the 9♥Q♦5♦ flop.
Velador bet out on the A♠ turn and Seidel made the call.
Velador would be all-in for his last 35,000 on the 9♠ river and even though Seidel was getting a good price, didn't have enough hand to make the call, keeping Velador's bracelet dreams alive.
Down to just 90,000 and on the button, Erik Seidel was all-in and looked up by Ben Lamb out of the small blind.
Erik Seidel: A♥7♥5♣2♥
Ben Lamb: A♦K♣J♥7♣
The board ran out 10♠9♠6♦7♠K♥ and Lamb made kings and sevens to knock out Seidel, as there was no possible low, sending the Poker Hall of Fame member to the rail in fourth place.
Ben Lamb raised from the button and was three-bet by James Chen in the small blind. Lamb made the call and the two players took a flop of 9♣8♠3♠ which would prompt Chen to commit his remaining 105,000 chips. Lamb called and the cards were tabled.
James Chen: A♦Q♣9♠3♥
Ben Lamb: 10♣9♦3♦2♣
The final board ran out 9♣8♠3♠J♦2♦ and Chen would survive by outkicking Lamb with the same two pair, nines and treys.
Ben Lamb raised first to act and was called by James Chen with the A♥J♣5♦2♠, Luis Velador also stuck around as they went three ways to the K♦J♥8♣ flop. Chen opted to check and Velador bet. Lamb eyeballed the stack of his opponent and called, as did Chen and they headed to the 6♠ on the turn.
Chen checked again and Velador bet, Lamb raised and that sent Chen into the tank before he folded. Velador got it in for 635,000 and Lamb called as they flipped over their cards.
Luis Velador: K♠Q♥J♦8♥
Ben Lamb: A♦K♣7♠2♦
The Q♦ on the river failed to improve Lamb and he also missed the low to see Velador triple up while Chen was now the far shortest stack.
Luis Velador raised with the K♦Q♠9♣8♥ and Ben Lamb called in the big blind with the A♣10♣3♦3♣. The 7♦5♣2♠ flop was checked by Velador, who then folded to a bet by Lamb with the nut low and wheel draw at that time.
Soon after that, James Chen raised his smaller stack out of the small blind with the A♠A♣4♥4♣ and Velador defended the K♣Q♣9♥3♦. The 9♦7♠2♦ flop saw Chen bet and Velador call as the same action repeated on the 2♥ turn. Chen only had 45,000 behind to the 4♠ river and moved all-in.
Velador had huge pot odds but couldn't call, thus denying Chen a full double but dropping behind him on the leaderboard.
Ben Lamb opened the action with a raise from the small blind and was met with a three-bet from James Chen in the big blind. Lamb called and the dealer put out a flop of K♠2♣3♥.
Lamb checked-called a continuation bet from Chen and the 10♥ fell on the turn.
This time Lamb took the initiative and bet into Chen, who raised all-in his remaining chips.
James Chen: K♥K♦J♥7♦
Ben Lamb: J♠9♣6♣3♣
The final board read K♣2♣3♥10♥2♥ and Chen would get the double-up with kings full of deuces to avoid elimination.
Ben Lamb raised with the A♥K♦6♣5♣ on the button and was called by James Chen with the Q♠Q♦9♠6♠, Luis Velador also came along with the K♥K♣5♠2♦ out of the big blind. They checked the 8♠8♦3♣ flop which led them to the J♠ turn, as Chen picked up a straight and flush draw.
Chen checked and Velador bet, forcing a reluctant fold from Lamb. Chen called and hit the 10♦ on the river for his straight.
Chen bet and Velador snap-called to see his stack reduced to fumes.