Dan Shak opened to 18,000 from middle position and Galen Hall three-bet the big blind to 72,000.
Shak called, and both players stood pat.
Hall thought for over three minutes before he announced he was all in for roughly 570,000.
Shak immediately called all in for 270,000.
Hall announced an eight-seven and tabled his 
.
Shak nodded in acknowledgement and tabled his 
and was eliminated in 12th place for a $15,167 payday.
Darren Elias raised in middle position to 16,000 and Majid Yahyaei called in the small blind.
Jim Bechtel three-bet to 56,000 from the big blind, and after Elias folded, Yahyaei called and stood pat as Bechtel drew one.
Both players checked, Yahyaei tabled his and Bechtel mucked.
Ajay Chabra raised to 12,000 from under the gun and Galen Hall called in the cutoff. Dan Shak called in the small blind, as did Jean-Robert Bellande from the big blind.
Shak drew one, Bellande drew two, Chabra stood pat, and Hall drew two.
Shak and Bellande checked, and Chabra bet 15,000.
Hall raised to 100,000, and after Shak and Bellande folded, Chabra called.
Hall tabled his and Chabra mucked.
A short-stacked Mike Watson was all in from the small blind with a final hand of 
, no match against Jean-Robert Bellande's on the button to bust in 13th place.
Julien Martini raised to 15,000 from the cutoff, Alex Balandin raised all in for 90,000 from the small blind, Jim Bechtel called from the big blind and Martini folded.
Both players drew one.
Balandin:
Bechtel:
Balandin turned over a 
to make a queen-eight, Bechtel received a to make a ten-eight and Balandin was eliminated in 14th place.
Darren Elias raised to 16,000 in the hijack and both Majid Yahyaei and Alex Balandin called in the blinds.
Yahyaei and Balandin drew one, and Elias stood pat.
Yahyaei checked, Balandin led out for 45,000, and Elias folded.
Yahyaei thought for over a minute and then called.
Balandin announced deuces, and Yahyaei tabled his to collect the pot.
| Table 403 | Chip Count | Table 407 | Chip Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | Jim Bechtel | 320,000 | Ajay Chabra | 442,000 |
| Seat 2 | Prahlad Friedman | 438,000 | Paul Volpe | 285,000 |
| Seat 3 | Darren Elias | 145,000 | Galen Hall | 665,000 |
| Seat 4 | Pedro Bromfman | 837,000 | Vince Musso | 410,000 |
| Seat 5 | Julien Martini | 511,000 | Dan Shak | 415,000 |
| Seat 6 | Majid Yahyaei | 535,000 | Jean-Robert Bellande | 240,000 |
| Seat 7 | Alex Balandin | 160,000 | Mike Watson | 64,000 |
Brian Rast raised all in for 49,000 from the cutoff, Julien Martini raised to 203,000 from the small blind and Alex Balandin in the big blind asked the floor what would happen if two players from the same table busted. Upon hearing that chip count would determine who finished in which place, Balandin called all in for 51,000.
Martini thought for a bit before he drew one, Balandin stood pat and Rast drew two.
Martini:
Balandin:
Rast:
Martini said he broke a ten and turned over a 
, while Rast showed a and an to finish as the bubble boy.
Majid Yahyaei raised to 15,000 in the cutoff and Brian Rast called on the button.
Both players drew one, and Yahyaei checked.
Rast bet 40,000, and after some thought, Yahyaei called.
Rast tabled his for a pair of sixes, and Yahyaei revealed his winning to win the pot.
Ajay Chabra raised the button to 12,000 and Jean-Robert Bellande three-bet the small blind to 35,000.
Chabra called, and after Bellande stood pat, Chabra drew two.
Bellande bet out 6,000, and Chabra cut out a raise amounting to 72,000. Bellande thought for a little, and then folded.
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