Peter Matusik raised to 55,000 from the hijack before Ivan Zalac moved all in for 200,000 from the button. Both blinds got out of the way before the decision was back on Matusik. He contemplated for a moment before making the call.
Matusik:
Zalac:
The board ran out to see Matusik spike a jack on the flop to take the lead and eventually win the pot.
In the last hand before the break Carl Knox raised to 38,000 from the hijack before Nick Morales moved all in for 272,000 from the big blind. Knox asked for a count, thought for a minute, then made the call.
Knox:
Morales:
The board ran out to see Knox spike a king on the flop to take down the pot and eliminate Morales from the tournament.
George Balandinos moved all in before Danny Boxell came back over the top with his own all in. The rest of the players folded and the cards were tabled.
Balandinos:
Boxell:
Balandinos was at risk against Boxell's pair until the flop came down giving Balandinos a straight. The board ran out then to see Balandinos rake in a much needed double.
The action started with Hyeong Choi raising to 36,000 from the hijack before Anthony Ronalds bumped it up to 79,000 from the button. The decision fell back on Choi who moved all in and was snap called.
Choi:
Ronalds:
The board ran out to see Choi spike an ace on the flop to take down the pot.
Both player then had their stack counted. Choi had 392,000 in total which had Ronalds covered by just 4,000 resulting in the latter being knocked out.