Tamon Nakamura brought in with the and it folded all the way around to Todd Ickow who raised with the . They put it all in on fourth when Nakamura got dealt the and Ickow caught the .
Todd Ickow: / /
Tamon Nakamura: / /
Neither player caught a qualifying low and Nakamura took the entire pot with his rivered flush to eliminate Ickow from the tournament.
Joseph Melancon: / (folded on fourth)
Eric Rodawig: //
Allen Green: //
Melancon brought it in with the , Rodawig completed, and both Green and Melancon called. Rodawig bet on fourth street, and only Green called. Green called another bet on fifth, then both players checked sixth street. Rodawig bet seventh, and Green called.
"Just a pair of nines," Rodawig said, tabling . Green looked at his board, then mucked.
Jon Turner brought in with the and Nicholas Kiley completed to 1,000. He was just called by Peter Janicki and Turner got out of the way.
Both players checked on fourth street and Janicki bet 2,000 on fifth when he caught the better queen. Kiley called and took the pot down on sixth when Janicki check-folded to a bet by Kiley.
David Tahajian: // (folded on sixth)
Esther Rossi: //
Barbara Enright: // (folded on fourth)
Hope Williams: //
Starting with the action on fourth street, Williams bet, and was called by Tahajian and Rossi, while Enright folded. Williams bet fifth, and both of her opponents called again, but when Williams bet sixth, only Rossi called. Williams bet one last time on seventh, and Rossi called.
"Three sevens," Williams said, tabling . Rossi mucked, and immediately after, their table broke.
Errol Massey: / /
Nick Guagenti: / /
Benjamin Dobson: / (folded on fifth)
Phillip Campbell: / (folded on fourth)
Right before the level went up, Errol Massey completed right out of the gate when he put 1,000 in the middle with his . Nick Guagenti then raised to 2,000 with the and he was called by Benjamin Dobson and his . Phillip Campbell made it three bets with the and he was called by all three players.
Massey put his last 700 in when he paired his deuce and Guagenti added another bet. Dobson called but Campbell got out of the way.
Guagenti put another bet in the middle on fifth and Dobson folded as well. Guagenti opened up for a pair of fives and Massey had for the nut low draw and a pair of deuces. He immediately caught one of the two remaining fives to get to a wheel and Guagenti wasn't able to catch up.
The tournament is down to less than 19 tables which means that they will use the automatic shufflers in the tables from now on. All players are seated at a table with an automatic shuffler so it is an even playing field and players are able to play more hands per level.
After a player brought it in with the , Melrose completed and Perl raised. Melrose called, then called bets all the way down to seventh street, where he took the lead and bet for the first time. Perl called, and Melrose announced, "Eights-full," before turning up . Perl tabled for a defeated aces-up, and Melrose dragged in the pot.