A player raised to 3,100 in the cutoff and on the button, Paul Stinnett moved all in for 27,100, which saw the cutoff call.

Paul Stinnett:
Opponent:

The board ran out and the ace-queen found a queen on the flop to double up through his opponent.

Paul Stinnett

56,700

56,700

The players have gone on a 15-minute break.

Action was picked up with cards on their backs with two players all in including Lester Komperda from the small blind for 31,000.

Early Position:
Lester Komperda:
Hijack:

The board ran out and despite the myriad of outs for the fives on the turn, it was the queens that found the only queen to win that had Komperda double through the hijack while eliminating another player from the tournament.

Lester Komperda

78,000

78,000

Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Mehrdad Zomorrodi all in and at risk for his last 11,200 with another player having called his all in.

Mehrdad Zomorrodi:
Opponent:

The board ran out and the four on the turn gave Zomorrodi fours full of sixes to double up and survive in the day.

Mehrdad Zomorrodi

23,500

23,500

Richard Stepanian raised to 1,200 in middle position and another player raised to 6,000 in the cutoff. Stepanian three-bet when action got back to him to 12,000 and his opponent called.

Stepanian moved all in for 1,500 dark and his opponent called.

Opponent:
Richard Stepanian:

The board ran out and the aces held up for Stepanian.

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Damon Gizzi from under the gun and Hendrikus Tendam in the big blind.

With 3,000 in the center and a board reading , Tendam checked over to Gizzi, who bet 3,000, which Tendam responded to by raising to 6,000. Gizzi raised to 12,000 in response and Tendam called.

On the turn , Tendam bet 12,000, prompting Gizzi to move all in for 16,000, which Tendam called.

Damon Gizzi:
Hendrikus Tendam:

"Keep it clean, please," asked Gizzi, but the deck had other ideas as the river gave Tendam a full house to eliminate Gizzi from the tournament.

Hendrikus Tendam	52,500	52,500
Damon Gizzi	0	0

Action was picked up in a three-way pot with James Richter on the button with two other players out of position.

On the board reading and a pot containing 4,800 in the middle, the player in the big blind checked to the late position player who bet 1,200, which both Richter and the big blind called.

The turn peeled off the and action once more checked to the late position player who bet 3,000 and only Richter called this time.

On the river , the late position player checked over to Richter who bet 10,000, earning a quick call.

"Nuts," declared Richter as he turned over , which while not quite being the nuts was still a straight. His opponent nodded as he flashed for a rivered set of tens.

"I'd rather be lucky than good," Richter said while raking in the pot.