Sean Yu opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 65,000. John Thornton moved all in for 345,000 from early position and Yu made the call.
John Thornton: Q♥Q♠ 
Sean Yu: A♥10♠
The board ran out K♣10♣5♦2♥3♦ and Thornton's ladies held on to extend his tournament run.
Lawrence Beach opened to 65,000 from under the gun and found calls from Kevin Nathan in middle position and Richard Lowe in the big blind.
All three players checked through the 10♠2♣3♠ flop and the dealer revealed the 9♠ turn. Lowe led out for 60,000, with Beach folding and Nathan making the call.
The 4♠ river saw Lowe led out again for 60,000 and was called by Nathan. Lowe flipped over 7♠7♥, but that was no good against Nathan's K♥Q♠ for a better flush.
The action was caught as Beverly Lange, in the small blind, was all in and at risk for her effective stack of 310,000 against Arie Kliper, on the button.
Beverly Lange: A♣10♠
Arie Kliper: K♠7♥
The 9♦10♣9♥ flop paired Lange's ten, putting her in good shape to win this hand. However, the 8♠ turn and 6♣ river gabe Kipler running cards to make a straight, sending Lange to the rail.
Michael Vela opened the action with a raise to 75,000 from the hijack. Sean Yu called on the button and Farzad Bonyadi completed from the big blind.
Vela continued for 125,000 on 10♠Q♦A♦ before Yu moved all in for 540,000. His opponents quickly mucked as he chipped up without having to see a turn or river.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 1 | Richard Lowe | United States | 950,000 | 32 |
| 600 | 2 | Lawrence Beach | United States | 755,000 | 25 |
| 600 | 3 | Kinesh Pather | South Africa | 630,000 | 21 |
| 600 | 4 | Kevin Nathan | United States | 1,005,000 | 34 |
| 600 | 5 | Frank Stepuchin | United States | 925,000 | 31 |
| 600 | 6 | Arie Kliper | Israel | 2,640,000 | 88 |
| 600 | 7 | Beverly Lange | United States | 320,000 | 11 |
| 600 | 8 | James Moult | United Kingdom | 2,000,000 | 67 |
| 602 | 1 | Ken Fishman | United States | 935,000 | 31 |
| 602 | 2 | Michael Vela | United States | 2,700,000 | 90 |
| 602 | 3 | Judith Bielan | United States | 375,000 | 13 |
| 602 | 4 | Sean Yu | United States | 665,000 | 22 |
| 602 | 5 | John Thornton | United States | 430,000 | 14 |
| 602 | 6 | Farzad Bonyadi | United States | 1,450,000 | 48 |
| 602 | 7 | Mark Checkwicz | United States | 1,425,000 | 48 |
| 602 | 8 | Angela Jordison | United States | 4,860,000 | 162 |
| 603 | 1 | Bruno Lopes | France | 1,960,000 | 65 |
| 603 | 2 | Bob Buckenmayer | United States | 1,175,000 | 39 |
| 603 | 3 | Samuel Wagner | United States | 1,280,000 | 43 |
| 603 | 4 | Joshua Zimmerman | United States | 2,190,000 | 73 |
| 603 | 5 | Joel Fincher | United States | 2,150,000 | 72 |
| 603 | 6 | Marc Levy | United States | 955,000 | 32 |
| 603 | 7 | Robert Zarzycki | United States | 760,000 | 25 |
| 603 | 8 | Rodger Johnson | United States | 425,000 | 14 |
Arie Kliper raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and Lawrence Beach defended in the big blind.
The J♣3♠A♦ flop saw Beach check-call a bet of 60,000 from Kliper.
The 4♦ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Kliper sized up to approximately 130,000.
The 8♥ river saw Beach check-call one last bet of 425,000 from Kliper. Kliper tabled A♣8♠ for a rivered two pair, winning him this pot. Beach mucked A♥9♣ face up, showing Kliper he got there on the river.
Bruno Lopes opened the action with a raise to 60,000 from the button. James Leonard moved all in for 195,000 from the small blind and Lopes made the call.
James Leonard: A♣4♣
Bruno Lopes: K♦2♥
The board ran out J♥9♦10♦5♥K♥ earning Lopes the pot and sending Leonard to the payout desk.
Raymond Leone was all in and at risk against chip leader Angela Jordison.
Raymond Leone: 9♠9♥
Angela Jordison: A♣A♦
Jordison flipped over pocket aces, while Leone was looking for help with his nines. The 7♠J♦10♥6♣2♥ runout was clean for Jordison, sending Leone to the rail in 26th place.
Angela Jordison opened the action with a raise to 60,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Gerald Claunch who moved all in for his last 290,000 from the big blind. Jordison made the call.
Gerald Claunch: 5♥5♠
Angela Jordison: J♥10♣
The board ran out 10♥7♦Q♥7♥K♣ earning Jordison the pot and a knockout.
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