Jeffrey Newman raised to 50,000 from middle position and Nick Aguilera moved all in from the big blind for 168,000. Newman quickly called.
Newman: 
Aguilera: 
With the defending champion at risk, the 
flop opened up some runner-runner outs, and when the 
landed on the turn, Aguilera would need any ace, queen or six to stay alive.
Fortunately for him, the river landed the 
to ensure a double to over 360,000 in chips.
From the button, Mario Lopez raised to 40,000 and both Loren Cloninger and Eric Shiarla called in the blinds.
The flop of 
saw Cloninger lead out for 110,000 with Shiarla calling and Lopez folding.
The turn fell the 
and Cloninger moved all in for 262,000 with Shiarla snap-calling.
Cloninger: 
Shiarla: 
With Cloninger needing a spade to stay alive, the river would fall the 
to ensure he rivered his flush to double through Shiarla and climb to 882,000 in chips.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Mike Sippola opened to 36,000 from under the gun and Chad Holloway called next to act before Jason Somerville moved all in for 342,000 from the button. Sippola called all in for his final 320,000 and Holloway folded.
Sippola: 
Somerville: 
The board ran out 
to see Sippola eliminated in 19th place as Somerville jumped to over 730,000.
A player under the gun limped in, and Chad Holloway followed suit on the button. Paul Sampson in the small blind made it 75,000, and Holloway thought it over after the first player folded.
"I do have position," he mused.
"And I'm a weak player," Sampson said.
"I know better," Holloway said. "I do my research, I know you were the chip leader."
Holloway decided to call and the two saw a flop. Sampson fired 100,000, and Holloway called. The turn was an and Sampson checked. Holloway immediately moved all in. It was 525,000 effective, and Sampson tanked about three minutes.
"You look so nervous, man," he said. "Are you even breathing?"
Eventually, Sampson mucked his hand, and Holloway turned over 
.
Jason Somerville opened to 35,000 from middle position and Jef Hoffman moved all in for 381,000 in the cutoff. Jonny Gomez called all in for 133,000 and Somerville folded.
Gomez: 
Hoffman: 
The 
flop saw Hoffman take the lead, and when the 
and completed the board, Gomez hit the rail in 20th place.
A huge three-way all in saw Eric Shiarla all in for his last 174,000 against Randall Caswell and Mario Lopez who covered both.
Lopez:
Caswell:
Shiarla: 
Although Shiarla was running last, the 
flop thrust him into the lead, and when the turn and river landed the and 
, he tripled up as Caswell was eliminated and Lopez won a small side pot.
Chris Johnson found himself all in holding against Loren Klein's .
The board ran out 
to see Johnson eliminated in 22nd place.
From what we could see, Blake Vincent raised on the button and called a three-bet from big blind Reuben Moss, and Moss shoved 269,000 in on a 
flop. When we got to the table, Vincent decided on a call, at which point Moss shook his head.
Moss:
Vincent: 
Moss needed a nine or a queen, but the turn and river were 
then .
At the neighboring table, Nick Aguilera doubled up twice, according to Brian Ebert. Aguilera was grinding short but is now in a position where he is a major threat to repeat as champ here.
Jason Somerville opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Jonny Gomez moved all in from the cutoff for 80,000. Somerville called, and the cards were tabled.
Gomez:
Somerville:
The board ran out 
and Gomez doubled to nearly 200,000.
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