At the start of the day, Alex Kravchenko benefited greatly from a hand in which he was dealt pocket aces and Phil Hellmuth Q-Q. Just before the break, the tables were turned on the Russian, as this time he picked up only to run smack into Cody Slaubaugh's .
A series of raises got it all in preflop for Kravchenko, and the board came . Kravchenko is out, and Slaubaugh goes to the break with about 350,000.