Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 20,000 ante
Mike Estes pumped it up to 300,000 in middle position and Timothy Gundrum three-bet to 700,000. Todd Bartlett called off his last 255,000 in the big blind and then Estes re-jammed for 2.9 million. Gundrum thought for close to half a minute and then let his hand go.
Todd Bartlett: 
Mike Estes: 
"Not even a sweat, huh?" Bartlett joked to the dealer by the turn of a runout 
. "Nice hand," he then added, sending the compliment in Estes' direction before making his way to the payouts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,215,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
3,900,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
Busted |
and Bartlett called.
and river 
completed the board to score himself a double, leaving Bartlett as the shortest stack in the room with seven still in contention.
and Torre checked to Smith, who continuation-bet 225,000. Torre check-raised to 675,000 and Smith thought for a little over a minute before announcing he was all in for around 2.3 million. Torre instantly called.
complied with Smith unable to further improve, bringing about his elimination in eighth place.
, giving Torre aces up to result in Heald being the first elimination at the final table.
brought potential counterfeit outs, and running 
gave Estes the better two pair as Ditmarson was left playing the board.