After Ian Auvil opened to 350,000 in the cutoff with , Paul Chamberlain moved all in for 1,800,000 in the small blind with .

Back on Auvil, he thought for a bit and then made the call.

The flop came , giving Chamberlain a set of eights. To rub salt in Auvil's wound, the board completed , giving Auvil a losing backdoor two pair, while Chamberlain doubled up with his set.

Paul Chamberlain	3,800,000	2,100,000
Ian Auvil	1,300,000	-2,200,000

Ian Auvil raised to 700,000 on the button with and got called by Gregg Bloom in the big blind with .

On the flop, Bloom bet 600,000 with his pair of kings, and Auvil instantly moved all in for 2,000,000 more effective with his set of eights.

Bloom folded to preserve his remaining ten big blinds, while Auvil is back over seven million chips.

Ian Auvil	7,700,000	2,300,000
Gregg Bloom	2,000,000	-2,000,000

After Paul Chamberlain raised to 325,000 under the gun with , Ronald Kaepernick moved all in from the big blind with .

Chamberlain thought briefly but then called to put Kaepernick at risk.

The flop came , pairing Kaepernick's king to take the lead.

The turn was the and the river the , keeping Kaepernick's kings ahead to earn a much-needed double-up.

Ronald Kaepernick	1,900,000	1,255,000
Paul Chamberlain	1,700,000	-1,200,000

Ian Auvil raised to 800,000 on the button with and was met with a jam from Ronald Kaepernick with for 1,400,000.

Auvil called, trying to finish Kaepernick off.

The dealer had other ideas though, running a board of to send a double-up to Kaepernick with his set of tens.

Shortly after, Kaepernick would flop a set of deuces against Auvil who bet into him with ace-high, but then folded to an all-in raise for just over three million from Kaepernick, who has quickly climbed back into contention.

Ian Auvil	5,400,000	-1,900,000
Ronald Kaepernick	4,300,000	2,900,000

Miguel Medrano moved his last 270,000 into the middle with and got called by Gregg Bloom in the big blind with .

The flop came , bringing a world of outs to Bloom.

The turn changed nothing, but the on the river brought Bloom everything he could want with a wheel and a flush.

Medrano headed to the payout desk to pick up his 5th place money, while Bloom extended his chip lead.

Gregg Bloom	5,800,000	600,000
Miguel Medrano	0	-270,000

Ian Auvil moved all in from the small blind for 3,600,000 and ran into Ronald Kaepernick's in the big blind.

Kaepernick called, and Auvil was at risk and dominated.

That was until the flop came , bringing Auvil trip kings.

The board completed , scoring a huge and unlikely double-up into the chip lead for Auvil.

Ian Auvil	7,300,000	3,800,000
Ronald Kaepernick	1,400,000	-3,900,000

Folded to Paul Chamberlain in the small blind, he moved all in for 1,400,000 holding , obviously hoping for a fold to steal the pot and add some chips to his shrinking stack.

Unfortunately for Chamberlain, Gregg Bloom held in the big blind and called.

The flop came , pairing Chamberlain's deuce to take the lead.

The turn gave Bloom additional outs to Broadway, and the river brought the , giving Bloom the win with a rivered ace to send Chamberlain home in fourth place.

The three remaining players are all now guaranteed at least $10,000.

Gregg Bloom	4,000,000	1,500,000
Paul Chamberlain	0	-1,600,000

The final five players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Gregg Bloom	5,200,000	300,000
Ian Auvil	3,500,000	-700,000
Paul Chamberlain	2,900,000	100,000
Ronald Kaepernick	645,000	-555,000
Miguel Medrano	270,000	70,000

After Ian Auvil raised on the button with , Miguel Medrano woke up with in the small blind and moved all in for about 1,800,000.

Ronald Kaepernick folded and Auvil quickly called with a similar stack.

"No ace," called Auvil as the dealer spread a flop of . Auvil's kings continued to hold on the turn, and then finally with the river.

The dealer counted down the chips to see if Medrano was still alive. He was barely just so, holding onto 200,000 chips, while Auvil moved solidly back into second place.

Ian Auvil	4,200,000	1,900,000
Miguel Medrano	200,000	-690,000

Gregg Bloom raised to 400,000 in the cutoff with and got called by Ronald Kaepernick in the small blind with .

The flop came and Kaepernick led for 400,000. Bloom called to see the on the turn.

The players now checked, and did so again on the river as Kaepernick's two pair were good to take the pot, and the chip lead from Bloom.

Ronald Kaepernick	5,300,000	1,500,000
Gregg Bloom	3,700,000	-1,300,000

Ian Auvil was all in for 780,000 from the big blind with versus Gregg Bloom's in the small blind.

The flop came , pairing Auvil's eight. He still had to fade a pair of overcards, but would do just that as the turn and river completed the board, keeping the lively Auvil in the game.

Gregg Bloom	5,000,000	-400,000
Ian Auvil	1,700,000	760,000

Folded to Ronald Kaepernick in the small blind, he moved all in for 1,700,000 with . He would run into Paul Chamberlain and his who called.

The dealer dropped a flop of , pairing Kaepernick's ace to give him the lead. Chamberlain would need a queen for a straight or a jack for a set to eliminate Kaepernick.

Unfortunately for him, the turn and river were neither, sending a healthy double-up to Kaepernick.

Ronald Kaepernick	3,800,000	1,700,000
Paul Chamberlain	1,600,000	-2,400,000