Most of the action among the final four players have been a series of heads-up battles, but recently three players got involved with the chip leader as the beneficiary.
The action started with Don Nguyen raising on the button. He was then three-bet by Danny Wong in the small blind, and Brian Yoon also defended his big blind. Nguyen called the three-bet and the trio drew their first round of cards.
Wong took two, Yoon took two, and Nguyen only needed one.
It didn't take long for the pot to continue to grow, as Nguyen bet after the action checked to him, but Wong came in with a check-raise that was called by both Yoon and Nguyen.
Wong patted his hand, while Yoon still needed two cards and Nguyen needed one.
Wong immediately took over the betting lead and was called by Yoon. Nguyen however chose to fold at that point.
Wong again patted while Yoon drew one.
Wong checked to Yoon who bet, but Wong quickly called.
"Pair", said Yoon, and Wong happily turned over to win a big pot and extend his chip lead even further.
Don Nguyen raised from the button and was called by chip leader Danny Wong in the small blind. Brian Yoon folded in the big blind.
Each player drew two, but Wong led right out with a bet, which Nguyen called.
The players then each drew one, and again Wong led, but this time was met with a raise from Nguyen. This didn't phase Wong however, as he came back with a third bet. Nguyen slowed down and just called.
Both players patted their hands, then on the final betting round, Wong fired out one more bet that Nguyen called.
Wong turned over a wheel (), earning himself a sizeable pot as he stretched his margin atop the chip counts.
After a bit of a slow start, Danny Wong has resumed control and has regained a solid chip lead.
In a recent hand, Wong raised in the cutoff and got called by Don Nguyen in the big blind. Each player then drew two cards.
Nguyen took the betting lead after the draw and was called by Wong.
Nguyen then patted his hand and Wong drew one.
Nguyen continued with the betting lead, but got raised by Wong. Nguyen called, then patted his hand. Wong also patted.
On the end, Nguyen now checked and Wong bet. Nguyen opted to fold his hand, awarding a pot that put Wong's chip count over two million just before the first break of the day.
Brian Yoon raised from the cutoff and Joao Vieira three-bet from the small blind. Yoon called and both players drew two cards.
Vieira bet the first draw and Yoon called. Yoon took two cards and Vieira drew one.
Vieira bet once again on the second draw and Yoon called. Both players took one card on the third draw.
After the third draw, Vieira committed his last 10,000 to the pot. Yoon called and turned over while Vieira flashed a losing and wished the rest of the table luck. Vieira was eliminated in fifth place for $54,993.
From the table's short stack, Brandon Shack-Harris raised on the button and was met by a three-bet from Danny Wong in the small blind. Brian Yoon folded his big blind, and Shack-Harris called.
Wong drew one while Shack-Harris drew two. Wong then quickly bet and Shack-Harris called.
Each player drew one on the second round, and this time Wong check-called a bet from Shack-Harris, who had just 40,000 behind.
Wong then drew one card while Shack-Harris patted his hand.
After the draw, Wong led out with a bet that would put Shack-Harris all-in if he called. The two-time bracelet winner went into the tank for a couple of minutes before making that call.
Wong showed a rough eight (), which was enough to beat Shack-Harris' rough nine (), eliminating him from the tournament.
"Who's going to kill me?" is what Mike Thorpe has been asking for several levels now, and despite several attempts by his tablemates, he's still here.
Joao Vieira earned the nickname "Portugal" from Thorpe after sharing a table for several levels on Day 2, and he was more than willing to take his shot.
Vieira raised from under the gun and Thorpe three-bet his final 50,000 into the middle. Vieira called.
Both players took two on the first draw and one on the second. They each stood pat on the third.
Thorpe turned over , but Vieira had and Thorpe was out of the tournament in eighth place for $24,910.