James Chen raised from middle position and was called by Lars Gronning in the big blind.
The flop came and Gronning checked. Chen bet. Gronning raised. Chen called.
The dropped on the turn and Gronning bet out. Chen called.
Another bet followed from Gronning as the completed the board. Chen called and watched as Gronning tabled , which was enough to scoop the pot as his hand flew into the muck.
Ben Ludlow opened from middle position. Action folded around to James Woods in the small blind and he raised. Action folded back to Ludlow and he called the bet.
The flop came and Woods led out with a bet. Ludlow called.
The turn was the and again Woods led out. Ludlow called again.
On the river, Woods led for a third time. Ludlow went into the tank and thought for a few seconds before calling. Woods turned up for a straight and the nut low and that was enough to elicit a muck from Ludlow.
"Either way, that pot couldn't have gone to a nicer guy," Woods said, consoling Ludlow after the hand. "I'll tell you why I did that later."
Rich Sklar raised from middle position before Humberto Brenes reraised from the cutoff. Leonard St. [Removed:361] was in the big blind and called all in for his tournament life. Sklar called.
The flop came and Sklar bet out. Brenes lifted up his cards and shook his head before mucking his hand.
Sklar then flipped over his which had the lead against St. [Removed:361]'s .
The board then ran out and to see Sklar scoop the pot, sending St. [Removed:361] to the rail.
On a flop of , Valentin Vornicu called a bet from Paul Tedeschi. The turn was the and Vornicu checked to Tedeschi who bet. Vornicu called. The river was the and Vornicu checked to Tedeschi. Tedeschi followed up with a check behind.
"Oh man," Vornicu said. "I should've value bet." He turned over for a straight and the nut low.
Tedeschi leaned back in his chair and checked his cards. After counting to see if he also had a qualifying low, he pitched his hand into the muck, awarding the pot to Vornicu.
With just three bustouts to go until the money, Gwen Herrick was forced all from the small blind. Chris Carey raised from the cutoff and everyone else folded, bringing the two heads up to a showdown.
Herrick:
Carey:
The board ran out , giving Herrick a straight to more than triple-up and survive.
Brendan Taylor found himself with a short stack going into the bubble but has survived several all-ins to stay alive.
"Let's go, putt putt!" a player at Taylor's table chanted as he moved all in again.
From under the gun, Taylor moved all in for 900. He was called in three spots by Humberto Brenes, James Douglas, and Paul Sokoloff.
The flop came down and Action check to Sokoloff who bet. Everyone else folded and the two headed to a showdown.
Sokoloff:
Taylor:
The board completed with and the and Taylor was able to quadruple his 900 into 3,600.
The next hand, Taylor moved all in from the big blind and found himself all in against Paul Sokoloff and Richard Sklar.
Sklar and Sokoloff checked down to the river with the board showing . On the river, Sokoloff bet and Sklar called. Sokoloff showed for a pair of sixes and the low, but Sklar showed for a pair of aces. Those two chopped the side pot. Taylor then showed his to take his half of the main pot with the nut straight, allowing him to survive for another round.
Taylor is still laughing and smiling despite being in the danger zone here on the bubble.
and Gronning checked. Chen bet. Gronning raised. Chen called. 
dropped on the turn and Gronning bet out. Chen called. 
completed the board. Chen called and watched as Gronning tabled 
, which was enough to scoop the pot as his hand flew into the muck.
and Woods led out with a bet. Ludlow called. 
river, Woods led for a third time. Ludlow went into the tank and thought for a few seconds before calling. Woods turned up 
for a straight and the nut low and that was enough to elicit a muck from Ludlow. 
which had the lead against St. [Removed:361]'s 
and 
to see Sklar scoop the pot, sending St. [Removed:361] to the rail.
for a straight and the nut low. 
and Carey bet. VIck called. 
for the nut flush and the winning hand.
and the 
and was unsuccessful in doubling up. 