Kent Hunter is now up to 40,000. He survived an all-in confrontation with Yevgeniy Timoshenko after his bested Timoshenko's . All the money went in on the turn of the board after each player made a straight. The board itself straightened with a river of , but Hunter's queen-high straight held up.
Casey Kastle also doubled. He got all in on a flop of holding and was called by Rober Karian, who held for a flush draw. Kastle dodged all the clubs with a turn of and a river of . Kastle now has 65,000.