Venkatesh Gupta raises under the gun to 45,000, Derrick Simon calls from middle position, Blair Hinkle calls from the small blind, and John Miller calls from the big blind.

The flop comes , and both blinds check. Gupta bets 90,000, and Simon raises to 200,000. Hinkle calls, and Miller and Gupta both fold.

The turn card pairs the board with the , Simon bets 300,000, and Hinkle moves all in. Simon goes into the tank with about 700,000 left behind, and he eventually calls with (two pair, queens and sevens). But Hinkle turns over for quad sevens, and Simon is drawing dead.

The meaningless river card is the , which gives Simon top full house in a losing effort, as he is eliminated from the tournament in 83rd place. Blair Hinkle is the new chipleader.

Blair Hinkle  –  2,900,000  (145 bb)
Derrick Simon  –  Out in 83rd Place  ($17,453)