Mykel Comroe opened from the cutoff and was three-bet to 145,000 by Wes Gauthier out of the big blind. Comroe four-bet all in and Gauthier went into the tank for a while before announcing a call. The dealer confirmed the announcement and asked for hands to be tabled.
Wes Gauthier: 
Mykal Comroe: 
A ten was visible in the window but it was only the tip of the iceberg as the flop fell 
, planting Comroe out in front with aces up. He would stay there as the turn 
and river 
completed the runout to leave his hand second-best.
Stacks were counted and Comroe's was proven to cover Gauthier's, leaving the dealer calling for a payout as Gauthier hit the rail in 17th place and Comroe collected his newly-acquired chips, taking him to the chip lead along the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,385,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
Busted |
, giving him nines and eights and a little bit of breathing room for the time being, despite still remaining as the shortest stack left in the tournament.
and Register checked to Jones, who made a continuation-bet of 42,000. Register called.
and both players checked. Action again checked through on the river 
to take the hand to showdown.
for a pair of eights and Jones tabled 
and Gilliam check-called a continuation-bet of 30,000 from Ruemenapp.
and river 
, showing the river gave him aces up and scored him the pot as a result.
, fading the spade outs along the way and bringing his stack back up to 10 big blinds.
, sending him home in 18th place.
with action on Dennis Jones in the big blind. Jones had checked and was facing a bet of 100,000 from Chris Hight, who was in early position. Jones called and the river came 
for a flush and Hight turned over 
