Hand #56: Eric Baldwin opened the button for 48,000 only to have Brent Hanks three-bet all in for 448,000 from the small blind. Baldwin made the call with the but found he was in bad shape against the of Hanks. The board ran out and Hanks doubled through Baldwin.
Hand #57: Robert Dreyfuss made it 48,000 from early position and Jacob Jung called from the big blind. The latter check-folded to a bet of 60,000 on the flop.
Hand #58: Matt Waxman got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #59: Matt Waxman moved all in from the small blind and Robert Dreyfuss folded his big.
Hand #49: Eric Baldwin raised to 48,000 from the button and Amit Makhija looked him up from the big blind. The flop saw Makhija check-folded to a bet of 42,000.
Hand #50: Eric Baldwin opened the cutoff for 48,000 and then folded when Amit Makhija three bet to 115,000 from the small blind.
Hand #51: Eric Baldwin opened for 48,000 from late position and Jacob Jung called from the small blind. The flop and turn were checked by both players, and then Jung check-called a bet of 31,000 on the river. Baldwin tabled the and Jung mucked.
Hand #52: Action folded to Matt Waxman in the small blind and he moved all in. Robert Dreyfuss folded the big.
Hand #53: Action folded to Robert Dreyfuss in the small blind and he moved all in. Jess Dioquino folded the big.
Hand #54: Matt Waxman opened for 48,000 from the cutoff and Eric Baldwin called from the big blind. The flop inspired two checks, and then Baldwin check-folded to a bet of 42,000 on the turn.
Hand #55: Jess Dioquino moved all in from the button and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #43: Brent Hanks raised to 48,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #44: Brent Hanks opened the cutoff for 48,000 and then folded when Matt Waxman three-bet to 120,000 from the big blind.
Hand #45: Amit Makhija raised to 48,000 from the cutoff and Robert Dreyfuss defended his big blind. Both players checked the flopand turn, and then Dreyfuss check-called a bet of 78,000 on the river. Makhija tabled the for a rivered straight and it was good as Dreyfuss sent his hand to the muck.
Hand #46: Jacob Jung opened the cutoff for 50,000 and then folded when Matt Waxman moved all in from the button.
Hand #47: Jacob Jung won the pot with a raise to 50,000.
Hand #48: See Hand #47, beacuse the same exact thing happened.
Hand #41: In the very first hand back from the break, chip leader Matt Waxman opened for 48,000 from middle position only to have Tuu Ho, who doubled just before the break, three-bet to 100,000 from the small blind. Waxman responded by four-betting to 200,000 and then insta-called when Ho moved all in.
Ho:
Waxman:
Ho was in bad shape and in need of some help if he hope to keep his tournament hopes alive. The flop wasn't much, though it gave him a gutshot straight draw, meaning he could still win with either a jack or ace. The turn wasn't what he needed, and neither was the turn. Ho exited in eighth place to a nice round of applause and made his way to the payout desk to collect $29,147.
Hand #40: Amit Makhija opened for 40,000 from early position and was met by a three-bet to 100,000 by Tuu Ho in the big blind. Makhija took his time before moving all in, and after thinking about it for 30 seconds or so, Ho called off for 441,00.
Ho:
Makhija:
It was a classic flip, but Ho was slightly ahead and looking to hold. The flop kept him in the lead, and the turn did the same, though it gave Makhija added out to a gutshot straight draw. Fortunately for Tuu, the blanked on the river and he was able to double to approximately 900,000.
Hand #36: Matthew Waxman received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #37: Brent Hanks raised to 40,000 from late position and Robert Dreyfuss called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop and turn before the river put a straight out on the board. Dreyfuss check-called a bet of 100,000 with the and chopped the pot with Hanks, who held the .
Hand #38: Eric Baldwin raised to 40,000 under the gun and Matt Waxman called from the button. Jess Dioquino came along from the big blind and three players saw a flop of . Dioquino checked, Baldwin bet 53,000 and both his opponents folded.
Hand #39: Brent Hanks made it 40,000 to go from early position and Matt Waxman called from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded, the flop fell and Hanks check-folded to a bet of 43,000.
but found he was in bad shape against the 
of Hanks. The board ran out 
and Hanks doubled through Baldwin.
flop.
flop and 
turn were checked by both players, and then Jung check-called a bet of 31,000 on the 
river. Baldwin tabled the 
flop inspired two checks, and then Baldwin check-folded to a bet of 42,000 on the 
turn.
river. Makhija tabled the 
for a rivered straight and it was good as Dreyfuss sent his hand to the muck.
flop wasn't much, though it gave him a gutshot straight draw, meaning he could still win with either a jack or ace. The 
turn wasn't what he needed, and neither was the 
flop kept him in the lead, and the 
blanked on the river and he was able to double to approximately 900,000.
river put a straight out on the board. Dreyfuss check-called a bet of 100,000 with the 
. Dioquino checked, Baldwin bet 53,000 and both his opponents folded.