Michael Wang opened to 110,00 from the hijack and Joe Kuether defended out of the big blind.
Kuether checked on the flop of 
and called a bet of 75,000 from Wang. Kuether checked again on the 
turn and Wang checked back.
Keuther led out for 125,000 on the 
river and Wang used two time banks before calling. Kuether showed 
for a pair of threes, which was no good against the 
of Wang for a pair of sevens.
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Benji Felson opened to 80,000 from middle position before Zachary Donovan jammed from the big blind. Felson, with 775,000, called off for his tournament life.
"How do you have aces again?" asked Donovan, as he saw his opponent table his cards.
Benji Felson: 
Zachary Donovan: 
The aces were never threatened and Felson scooped after the 
runout.
Donovan then shipped in his stack in back-to-back hands, he received no action but was able to reclaim back some lost chips.
Noel Rodriguez opened to 40,000 from the cutoff and Paul Hoefer defended out of the big blind.
Hoefer checked on the flop of 
and called a bet of 70,000 from Rodriguez. Hoefer checked on the 
turn and Rodriguez checked back.
The river brought the and Hoefer fired a bet of 240,000. Rodriguez, wearing a pair of noise-canceling headphones, then startled the table when he yelled "RAISE, 980,000."
Hoefer took a moment before flicking his cards to the muck.
"Man, that was loud. I wonder how loud you will be with a million," commented Todd Ivens.
Michael Wang opened to 160,000 from the button and Paul Hoefer called from the small blind after using up a time extension.
The 
flop was checked through to the 
turn. Hoefer bet 235,000 and Wang quickly gave it up.
Joe Kuether opened to 80,000 from middle position and Paul Hoefer called out of the big blind.
Hoefer checked on the flop of 
and Kuether bet 80,000. Hoefer called. Hoefer checked again on the 
turn and Kuether checked back.
Hoefer checked once more on the river and Kuether checked back. Hoefer showed 
for ace-high, which was no good against the 
of Kuether.
Benji Felson opened to 80,000 in middle position and Albert Nguyen three-bet jammed a stack of 360,000 from the cutoff. Felson called when the action folded back around.
Albert Nguyen: 
Benji Felson:
Nguyen couldn't improve against the aces of Felson as the board ran out 
and he was eliminated in ninth place after starting the day with the chip lead.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Wang | 2,200,000 | 55 |
| 1 | 2 | Albert Nguyen | 475,000 | 12 |
| 1 | 3 | Paul Hoefer | 3,000,000 | 75 |
| 1 | 4 | Zachary Donovan | 1,700,000 | 43 |
| 1 | 5 | Todd Ivens | 800,000 | 20 |
| 1 | 6 | Joe Kuether | 2,200,000 | 55 |
| 1 | 7 | Joey Weissman | 3,000,000 | 75 |
| 1 | 8 | Noel Rodriguez | 3,200,000 | 80 |
| 1 | 9 | Benji Felson | 750,000 | 19 |
William McCracken jammed for 900,000 from the button and was called by Noel Rodriguez from the big blind.
William McCracken: 
Noel Rodriguez:
Rodriguez made a set on the 
flop and sent McCracken out on the unofficial final table bubble following the 
runout.
Joey Weissman opened to 90,000 from under the gun before Joe Kuether jammed for 1,350,000. Albert Nguyen re-jammed from the big blind and Weissman got out of the way.
Kuether had the and was up against Nguyen's 
.
Kuether flopped a better flush draw as the dealer fanned the . The 
changed nothing but the river gave Kuether the double up.
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