The players are on a 15-minute break. Qiang Xu is leading the remaining 16 players.
The players are on a 15-minute break. Qiang Xu is leading the remaining 16 players.
The field is now down to 16 players left. They just sat on two of the main tables on stage.
| TABLE | SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ciaran Duffy | Ireland | 4,600,000 | 12 |
| 1 | 2 | John Ciccarelli | United States | 6,500,000 | 16 |
| 1 | 3 | Pat Lyons | United States | 10,800,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 4 | Qiang Xu | China | 25,600,000 | 64 |
| 1 | 5 | Dorian Melchers | France | 10,800,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 6 | David Schwartz | United States | 3,300,000 | 8 |
| 1 | 7 | Jared Griener | United States | 4,300,000 | 11 |
| 1 | 8 | Richard Smith | United States | 16,500,000 | 41 |
| 2 | 1 | Jason Johnson | United States | 4,300,000 | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | Donna Stutts | United States | 6,500,000 | 16 |
| 2 | 3 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 9,675,000 | 24 |
| 2 | 4 | Charles Johnson | United States | 13,600,000 | 34 |
| 2 | 5 | Roslyn Quarto | United States | 4,600,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 6 | Oren Rosen | United States | 13,000,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 7 | Jigesh Patel | United States | 14,000,000 | 35 |
| 2 | 8 | Christian Cheng | Taiwan | 4,000,000 | 10 |
Pierre Titeca moved all in for about 2,000,000 from early position and Qiang Xu called from the cutoff.
Pierre Titeca: A♣9♠
Qiang Xu: Q♥7♥
The board was 9♥5♥3♦K♥6♥ and Haoqi hit the flush.
Andrew Rodgers moved all in from middle position for 2,875,000 and Jigesh Patel moved all in over the top from the button and the blinds folded.
Andrew Rodgers: A♥5♣
Jigesh Patel: Q♣Q♠
Rodgers found a five on a 3♦5♥8♣ flop, but no further help on a 9♣ turn or a 2♠ river, Patel's queens held up, and Rodgers went home in 18th place.
Donna Stutts moved all in from late position for 1,500,000, Dae Woong Song rejammed from the button for 3,275,000, and Oren Rosen called both from the big blind.
Donna Stutts: 8♠8♥
Oren Rosen: A♠Q♥
Dae Woong Song: 9♠9♦
Rosen hit his ace on a 4♣2♥A♦ flop, but Stutts surged into the lead with the 8♣ on the turn. The K♥ river secured Stutts' triple up, and sent Song to the rail.
Rosen was in good spirits after the hand, telling Stutts, "An ace on the flop and then an eight on the turn! Very nice!"
Steven Thompson went all in over top of Charles Johnson's raise from the cutoff and Johnson called.
Steven Thompson: Q♥9♥
Charles Johnson: A♠A♣
Johnson's aces prevailed on the board of 10♥7♦5♥K♠9♦.
Just after the redraw, action went wild on all tables. Jason Wasser was first to bust, in 22nd position for $13,687.
Then on the same table, Kai Zheng was at risk.
Kai Zheng: Q♥J♥
Oren Rosen: 8♠8♣
The board ran 10♠2♠4♥10♣2♣ and Zheng hit the rail in 21st place for $13,687.

Eric Hall raised all in from middle position and Jason Johnson reraised for all of his stack on the button.
Eric Hall: 3♥5♥
Jason Johnson: K♦2♦
The board came out 8♠9♣Q♣K♥4♥ and Hall was busted.
Niveau: 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Paul Grande, Ciaran Duffy, Pat Lyons got tangled in a three-way all in.
Paul Grande: 9♥9♣
Ciaran Duffy: A♦Q♣
Pat Lyons: J♣Q♦
Both Duffy and Lyons flopped a queen Q♥3♠5♠, but with Duffy holding the ace kicker. A 3♦ turn changed nothing, nor the K♥ river, and Duffy tripled up, while Grande was eliminated.