After Espen Sandvick folded on fourth street to a bet from Peder Berge and a call from Carol Fuchs, Berge and Fuchs were left to play heads up.
After Berge check-called a bet from Fuchs on fifth street, he took the betting lead back on sixth and was called by Fuchs.
Their boards read:
Peder Berge: //
Carol Fuchs: //
Berge checked seventh street to Fuchs, who checked back and was frustrated to see a third seven in the hole from Berge, as he showed for trip sevens and a winner to drag the pot.
John Racener was down to his last 130,000 and got them all in against Espen Sandvik.
Racener was ahead with for a pair of sixes going to seventh street as Sandvik was showing for a pair of fours. But Sandvik made two pair with the , and Racener could only flip over the before wishing the table good luck.
Racener, who began the day as the chip leader, became the first player eliminated from the official final table.
Peder Berge completed on third and was called by Carol Fuchs, Jermaine Reid, and John Monnette. Berge made a pair of aces on fourth and bet. Only Fuchs called.
Berge continued betting on fifth and sixth, with Fuchs calling him down to seventh. On seventh, Berge put out another bet and this time Fuchs took a moment before folding her hand.
On third street, Esther Taylor brought in, Espen Sandvik completed, and John Monnette raised. Taylor defended her bring-in, and Sandvik also called, building a sizeable pot before fourth street, which was checked through, along with fifth street.
On sixth street, after action was checked to him, Monnette fired out a 100,000 chip big bet, which was called by both his opponents. As they reached the river, their boards read,
John Monnette: //
Espen Sandvik: //
Esther Taylor: //
Action again checked through on the end with Taylor showing , and her pair of threes somehow holding up to take the high half of the pot, while Monnette showed for a seven-low to take that side of the pot, as Sandvik mucked his hand.