Preflop, Mark Vos led out from under the gun for 5,000 and Jan von Halle raised to 13,000. Vos moved all in and von Halle called, turning over pocket sevens, while Vos showed pocket queens. The board ran and von Halle was eliminated from the event.
Lyric Duveyoung raised to 4,500 preflop and Christopher Anderson moved all in for a total of 19,600. Duveyoung called, turned over , which were up against Anderson's pocket jacks. The flop came , and Anderson was had to hope not to make his set with a straight-filling jack. The turn brought the , tipping the scales in Duveyoung's favor, while the on the river was of no help to Anderson. Anderson was eliminated and after the hand, Duveyoung is up to 180,000
David Baker made it 4,200 to go preflop and was raised by Max Greenwood to 12,000. Baker fired back by bumping it to 32,000 and Greenwood moved all in for his remaining chips. Baker made the call and turned over A-Q, while Greenwood held pocket jacks. Baker spiked an ace on the flop and Greenwood was left drawing to a third jack. It didn't fall and Greenwood was sent to the rail. Scooping in a very large pot, David Baker is now up to 185,000 in chips.
With the board reading , Marco Johnson led out for 8,200, Phil Ivey raised to 28,000, and Johnson popped it to 68,000. That was enough to induce Ivey to fold, and he now sits with 125,000. That pot lifted Johnson's stack to 134,000.
Brian Darmanin led out for 4,200 preflop and Faraz Jaka called from the big blind. The flop came and Darmanin moved all in for his remaining 27,700. Faraz called and showed pocket nines, while Darmanin held for two overcards and an open-ended straight draw. Neither the on the turn nor the on the river offered any help and Darmanin was eliminated.
After getting pushed out of a pot where he led out and was raised, Phil Hellmuth turned to World Series of Poker Media Director Nolan Dalla and said, "It's the same thing every day. I set 'em up and they try to bluff me. Sometimes I let 'em bluff me, then...I get it all."
Michael Watson has not yet arrived for today's play. Watson started the day with 16,500 in chips, but after forty-five minutes of play today, his chip stack has been dwindled down to only 4,000. With blinds this big, and the money this close, every minute counts.
Tim West had , James Rouse had , and when that happens the guy with kings usually ends up in a bad place. West doubled up to 120,000, while Rouse fell to 36,000.
On a flop of , Jerry Maestas made it 8,000 to go. Nam Le moved all in for his remaining 12,300. Maestas made the call and showed , while Le had flopped a set with pocket sixes. The fell on the turn, but the gave Maestas trips, Nam Le held the boat.