After a limp, Carlos Chang made it 560,000 in the small blind. Joshua Steiner shipped it for 745,000 in the big, and Chang called after the limper tank-folded.
Chang:
Steiner:
Steiner asked for one time, but a flop was little help. He picked up a straight draw on the turn but Chang added a flush draw. The helped neither player, eliminating Steiner.
Darius Studdard moved all in from early position for 1.72 million. Joshua Steiner called in the big as soon as he saw his cards.
Studdard:
Steiner:
Studdard was dominated but the flop could scarcely have been better: , giving him sixes and a flush draw. Steiner got a bit of help with the turn that gave him a straight draw, but a sent the pot Studdard's way.
Collin Grubaugh bet 335,000 on the button on a board of and Joshua Steiner check-raised all in from the cutoff. It looked to be about 2.4 million total, and Grubaugh went deep into the tank. After a few minutes, someone called a clock. With nine seconds remaining, Grubaugh verbalized a call.
Grubaugh:
Steiner:
Steiner needed help on the river but had a slew of outs. The was not one of them, and Grubaugh let out a deep breath.
"I checked the flop, I played my hand so deceptively, I just couldn't fold," he said.
board.
and Belz doubled up.
helped neither player, eliminating Steiner.
turn that gave him a straight draw, but a 
sent the pot Studdard's way.
was not one of them, and Grubaugh let out a deep breath. 
was a brick though, and it was followed by another blank: 
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