Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Paul Hoefer opened from under the gun and Eric Hicks defended his big blind. On the 
flop, Hicks checked, Hoefer bet 90,000, Hicks check-raised all in and Hoefer called all in for 825,000.
Paul Hoefer: 
Eric Hicks: 
Hicks needed an ace or ten to scoop up the nearly 2 million chip pot but neither the 
turn nor 
river provided it, leaving him with 250,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
board remained safe for Wolansky and he doubled up.
to give Glantz trip aces on the turn to win the hand. Georato and Glantz both had their stacks counted. Glantz held 605,000 in front of him. Georato had 590,000. As Glantz had the bigger stack, Georato was eliminated in 14th place for $19,820.
board proved of no help to Benger, making him the first player to snatch the payjump to $19,280.
, Gonsalves checked again and so did Hellmuth.
, Gonsalves checked for the last time. Hellmuth bet 150,000 and Gonsalves had a good look at Hellmuth. He tanked for about two minutes, looked at this cards again and then folded.
and Wong pumped his fist as two sevens appeared to give him the double-up.