The action folded around to Mike Reesman in the small blind and he put a stack of 5,000 chips across the line. Doug Morris was in the big blind and instantly called off his stack of 78,000.

Doug Morris:
Mike Reesman:

Morris was in great shape as the flop came . The on the turn meant Morris had secured the double and the completed the board on the river.

Mike Reesman	326,000	-129,000
Doug Morris	172,000	77,000

Andrea Willbur, Martin Bender, and Pamela Cooksey all put 74,000 in before the flop and Cooksey was at risk on the bubble.

The dealer spread a flop of and Bender checked to Willbur who moved the rest of her stack across the line and Bender got out of the way.

Pamela Cooksey:
Andrea Willbur:

Cooksey had run into the top set of Willbur but the turn gave her some hope as she picked up an open-ended straight draw. The on the river however, was not what Cooksey needed as she was eliminated from the tournament. A player on another table was eliminated during the same hand which means they split the minimum cash, taking home $250 each.

All 54 remaining players have locked up a payout of $500.

Martin Bender	610,000	287,000
Andrea Willbur	370,000	370,000
Pamela Cooksey	0	0

55 players remain as the tournament director has instructed for hand-for-hand play until the bubble burst.

There was a limp from early position before the button raised to 42,000. Robert Oswald was in the big blind and put his entire stack across the line. The limper quickly folded and the preflop raiser asked the dealer how much more it was. The dealer responded that it is 67,000 total.

"67,000? So 25,000 more? How could I fold?" As he proceeded to drop five more black chips into the middle.

Robert Oswald:
Button:

It was a coinflip as the flop came , paring Oswald's queen and giving him an open-ended straight draw. The hit the turn, giving the button more outs but the on the river helped no one as Oswald dragged the pot.

Robert Oswald

154,000

77,000

15-minute break.

After just moving tables, Kishia Jefferson was right back in the action as a player raised in early position and she three-bet to 60,000 next to act. The action folded back to the original raiser and he put the rest in for about 65,000.

All-In Player:
Kishia Jefferson:

It was a race as the board ran out , for Jefferson to drag another pot.

Kishia Jefferson	385,000	80,000
Matthew Dolezalek	230,000	-165,000
Doug Morris	95,000	-43,000
Dylan Cummings	50,500	-146,000

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The action folded around to the cutoff who jammed for about 70,000 and Kishia Jefferson three-bet all-in from the small blind, forcing the big blind out of the hand.

Cutoff:
Kishia Jefferson:

Jefferson had woke up with a bigger pair and she was able to dodge the jack as the board ran out .