Scott Stanko got his remaining chips in on a flop of 
and was up against Darren Woods.
Stanko: 
Woods: 
Stanko was in a tough spot for his tournament life. Unfortunately for him, all excitement was cut short when the 
hit the turn to leave him drawing dead. Stanko was eliminated in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Jay Pinkussohn was extremely short after losing a big pot to Gabriel Nassif when Nassif had aces. Two hands later he got the rest of his stack in with 
against Samuel Golbuff's . On the turn it looked like Pinkussohn would survive with a chop, as the board read 
. It was not to be however, because the 
spiked on the river, giving Golbuff a better two pair and the pot.
Pinkussohn was eliminated in 9th place, and will received $14,866 for his efforts.
Darren Woods raised from the button only to have Kim Nguyen reraise from the small blind. Woods then four-bet, Nguyen called, and the flop came down 
. It went check-bet-raise-reraise-call before the 
hit the turn.
This time Nguyen check called a bet before both players checked the 
river. Nguyen revealed 
for the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
300,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
||
Jay Pinkussohn raised from the cutoff and received a call from Gabriel Nassif in the small blind. Alexander Kuzmin then three-bet from the big blind, which prompted Pinkussohn to get out of the way. Nassif made the call and it was heads up to the flop. It went check-bet-raise-call before the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Nassif bet, Kuzmin raised, and the 
was put out on the river after a call. This time Nassif check-called Kuzmin's bet, only to watch his opponent flip over 
for a flopped set.
Nassif shook his head before tossing his cards in the muck. "Set over set," Nassif stated. "I had nines."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
206,000
-144,000
|
-144,000 |
Action folded to Darren Woods in the small blind and he made the unusual move of just limping. Kim Nguyen was having none of it in the big blind and quickly raised. Woods let out a slight chuckle before making the call and check-calling the 
flop.
Both players then checked the 
turn, which was followed by the 
on the river. Woods led out, Nguyen raised, and her male opponent tank-called. Nguyen flipped over for the flush, which was good enough to take down the pot. Interestingly, Woods and the rest of the table were astonished that Nguyen did not hesitate to raise on the double-paired board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
370,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0
Gabriel Nassif raised from the cutoff, Alexander Kuzmin re-raised on the button, and Nassif called. The flop fell 
, and the two players got three bets in a piece. Kuzmin slowed down, opting to just call Nassif's bets on the turn (
) and the river (
), and Nassif opened 
for a set of threes.
"What a pro," Scott Seiver said from the rail. "Look at the way he stacks his chips."
Nassif chuckled, then purposefully knocked his chips over. Seiver and Betrand "ElkY" Grospellier roared with laughter, and Nassif started re-stacking his new chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
300,000
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
Richard Lyndaker raised from the small blind, Darren Woods re-raised from his big blind, and Lyndaker called. The flop came down 
, and Lyndaker check-called a bet from Woods. Lyndaker check-called another bet after the turned, and check-folded when the 
fell on the river.
"Why are you so aggressive?" Lyndaker asked him.
"I have the nuts everytime," Woods replied with a grin. "You should try the call thing when I'm in the big blind rather than raising."
On a board reading 
, Darren Woods bet, Scott Stanko bet, and Woods tank-called. Stanko showed for the winning hand. Stanko, who was short stacked before the hand, essentially doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
210,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Richard Lyndaker, known as "nutsinho" online, raised from the button only to be thee-bet by Kim Nguyen in the big blind. After a call, the flop fell and Nguyen led right out. Lyndaker called, and did the same on the turn.
The river brought the 
and Nguyen decided to bet one last time. Lyndaker tanked for awhile before conceding the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
235,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
