There was 75,000 in the pot and the board read 
.
Vincent Lee was in under the gun and moved all in for 51,100. His opponent was in the big blind and went into the tank before deciding to fold showing 
for top pair as the chips went in Lee's direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
98,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
||
|
90,000 | |
|
75,000 | |
|
||
|
72,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
|
55,000 | |
|
31,000 | |
Mark Rash raised to 5,000 from early position and was three-bet by the cutoff to 20,000. Rash called.
The flop came 
and Rash moved all in for approximately 80,000. His opponent seemed frustrated and went into the tank before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 |
Brian Pinkus is still involved in the action. Picking up the hand on the river on 
. He bet 25,00 into a pot of 50,000 from middle position into the small blind.
The small blind ended called and Pinkus showed 
for the win as his opponent mucked.
Pinkus, who was featured in the broadcast of the World Series of Poker Main Event of 2009 had a memorable quote saying ''Where else can you have this much fun losing $10,000?'', the light-hearted Pinkus is making serious chips so far in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Andre Butler raised to 5,500 from under the gun and was three-bet to 16,000 from the button. Butler called.
The flop came 
and Butler moved all in for 22,100. His opponent went into the tank saying "I don't know why I'm taking so long" and said to Butler "You have king queen?". Butler remained silent. The button eventually called and was met with bad news.
Andre Butler: 
Button: 
Butler had flopped a set while his opponent had an overpair. The turn was the 
and the river the which gave Butler the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
There was a three-way all in between Brian Pinkus in the hijack with 39,500 at risk, the big blind and the under-the-gun player, who had them both well covered.
Brian Pinkus:
Big Blind:
Under-the-gun: 
It was a bit of a cooler to say the least and the board was dealt and 
as the lead in the hand changed twice, ultimately giving Pinkus a knockout and almost triple up after he get there with a straight.
The under-the-gun player was raising his voice as the floor was called because the dealer hadn't taken a cut of the under-the-gun's chips. Defending champ, Jason Wheeler was trying to resolve the situation and aided the floor person when he came over, explaining the situation.
The under-the-gun player told Wheeler if he is not in the hand, he should not get involved, though Wheeler was just trying to ensure the players were paid the correct amounts once the board had ran out. After it all blew over, the table relaxed and got a little more friendly as they resumed play.
Wheeler, the defending champ has had a good start to the day, chipping up to four times the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
||
|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
There was 25,000 in the middle and Tyler Culpepper was under the gun against the button.
Action checked through on the turn when the board read 
.
The river was the and Culpepper bet 15,000. The cutoff called but mucked once Culpepper showed .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
121,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500