The final nine players are now on a dinner break. They will return at 6:15 p.m. local time to play down to a winner.
| Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drazen Ilich | 525,000 |
| 2 | Cory Nordstrand | 565,000 |
| 3 | Dave Sanderson | 1,615,000 |
| 4 | Cy Church | 2,955,000 |
| 5 | Phil Gioia | 1,855,000 |
| 6 | Larry Loose | 395,000 |
| 7 | Chad Bjorkman | 1,855,000 |
| 8 | Anthony Scarborough | 920,000 |
| 9 | Ha Nguyen | 1,710,000 |
Marc Harrell raised all in for roughly 600,000 from the button and Phil Gioia called from the big blind.
Phil Gioia: 
Marc Harrell: 
Harrell was behind needing to find a set but the 
runout ended his tournament just before the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,880,000
880,000
|
880,000 |
|
Busted |
Chad Bjorkman raised to 140,000 from the button and Larry Loose called from the small blind.
The flop came 
and Loose check-called Bjorkman's 150,000 continuation bet to the 
turn.
Loose led out for 250,000 and then called Bjorkman's 681,000 all in raise.
Larry Loose: 
Chad Bjorkman: 
Loose was drawing dead and the river secured Bjorkman's doubleup.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,880,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
411,000
-1,139,000
|
-1,139,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
1,160,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
820,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
450,000
-430,000
|
-430,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,550,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
2,220,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
1,650,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
|
980,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Cy Church raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and was called by Ha Nguyen from the button, along with Dave Sanderson from the big blind.
The 
flop was checked to Church who continued for 130,000. Action was on Nguyen who took some time in the tank before pulling the trigger for roughly 1,000,000 and both opponents quickly mucked their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
2,400,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
910,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
880,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
700,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
500,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,060,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
|
2,000,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
|
2,000,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
920,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
