Rob Brown opened to 14,000 in the cutoff and called the shove of Matt Mahek in the big blind.
Mahek: 
Brown: 
Mahek celebrated as an 
was in the window but 
followed to give Brown a flush draw.
"Fade it," he urged, and he did so as 
was followed by a 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,500
-62,500
|
-62,500 |
|
|
56,500
28,500
|
28,500 |
In a limped pot, 
flopped, and Matt Mahek bet 8,500 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Rob Brown raised to 20,000 from the hijack. Back to Mahek, who moved all in. Brown snapped it off with 
, and he was way ahead of Mahek's 
"Hold up!" he urged. That was a near-certainty with the set against one pair, and it became a lock when the 
gave him quads on the turn.
"I think it's holding up," Chris Moneymaker said dryly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
208,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
28,000
-119,000
|
-119,000 |
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Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Three players saw a 
flop, and everyone checked. Kent Bitzer bet 8,000 from the small blind on the turn, and Chris Moneymaker made it 22,000 from his left. Anatoly Podolsky folded, and Bitzer called. On the 
river, Bitzer checked and Moneymaker bet 40,000. After a couple of minutes, Bitzer slid in a call.
Moneymaker said he had two pair and showed 
, which was the winner.
Players are on break for 15 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
|
65,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Gurney-Goldman |
| 2 | Matt Mahek |
| 3 | Kent Bitzer |
| 4 | Chris Moneymaker |
| 5 | Ken Moore |
| 6 | Greg Davis |
| 7 | Michael Nolan |
| 8 | Anatoly Podolsky |
| 9 | Rob Brown |
| 10 | Jeremy Cline |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
365,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
350,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
282,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
147,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
|
143,000
62,500
|
62,500 |
|
|
136,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
120,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
119,500
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
82,000 | |
|
76,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Jamie Shughart jammed for 25,000, and Greg Davis shipped in the next spot for 82,000. Everyone else folded.
Shughart: 
Davis: 
The flop came 
, safe for Shughart.
"I'm not gonna hit it," Davis said.
On cue, the 
arrived, leaving Shughart with one out. He didn't get there as the 
river hit, meaning the final 10 are combining on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
|
Busted |
According to the players at Alex Queen's old table, Jeremy Cline limped in from the small blind and then called Queen's shove with 
. Queen was racing with 
but couldn't overcome the pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Alex Queen opened for 9,000 and got a call from Ken Moore in the cutoff. In the big blind, Ethan Dolan shipped all in for 40,500 more, and Queen folded fairly quickly. Moore got the count and decided to call.
Moore:
Dolan: 
The 
flop brought a set for Moore, but he was still in danger.
"I have outs," Dolan said with confidence.
He had 10 of them, but none appeared on the turn or river, and he was left shaking his head.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000
165,500
|
165,500 |
|
|
Busted |
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