The final hand on their five-handed table was to be completed still and Paul Volpe got his chips in preflop from the cutoff against the red-hot running Hassan Kamel.
Paul Volpe: A♣Q♣5♠2♠
Hassan Kamel: A♠K♥8♠8♦
The K♠K♦5♦2♥4♣ board brought no low for Volpe and he was eliminated in ninth place to set up an eight-handed final table.
Long Tran opened to 175,000 from early position, with John Holley and Hassan Kamel calling in the blinds.
Holley and Kamel checked the 5♣5♠10♣ flop before Tran moved all in for 485,000. Holley called while Kamel got out of the way.
Long Tran: A♠A♥Q♥8♥
John Holley: A♣K♦6♣4♣
Tran's two pair were in front before the 8♣ turn completed Holley's flush draw. The 3♦ river gave Holley the best low, scooping the pot and knocking out Tran in seventh place.
Stephen Deutsch raised to 160,000 and was called by Ryan Hoenig in the big blind. On the A♠7♥4♥ flop, Hoenig bet 125,000 and Deutsch raised to 470,000 in order to force a fold.
One hand later, John Holley opened to 135,000 and was called by Hassan Kamel from one seat over, Deutsch defended his big blind. The trio headed to the 9♥9♦7♣ flop on which the action checked to Kamel, who bet 175,000 and received two calls.
The 3♠ followed on the turn and two checks led to Kamel's bet of 700,000. Deutsch frantically fiddled with his remaining chips and folded while Holley called after brief consideration.
That brought them to the A♦ river and Holley checked. Kamel plunked in a large stack of T-100,000 chips and it was worth an effective pot-sized bet of 2,420,000.
"I have a low ... you don't have to have a low," Holley said, enjoying a table massage since the two table redraw.
Ultimately, Holley opted to fold and asked "You got anything?"
Kamel replied swiftly: "I definitely had something."
"Did you have a low?" Holley asked shortly after.
"Too much information," Kamel concluded with a big smile on the face.
Ryan Hoenig raised to 160,000 from early position, with Stephen Deutsch calling on the button and John Holley defending his big blind.
The flop of 10♦10♣6♠ saw all three players check, with the action repeating on the J♣ turn.
One more check from each player on the 7♥ river saw Holley announce "jack" before Hoenig showed A♣K♦J♥3♠ for two pair with an ace kicker to take down the pot.
