Karas, Wattel & Baxter Done and Dusted

Archie Karas: / /
Brent Keller: / /
Thomas Butzhammer: / Fold

A short-stacked Archie Karas, who once parlayed a borrowed stake of $10,000 into $17 million as , completed with his last 1,400 and Brent Keller raised to 3,200. Thomas Butzhammer came along and there was side action headed to fourth.

Butzhammer ended up calling a bet from Keller but then folded to one on fifth. Keller turned over an 8-7-6-A low while Karas was in bad shape with 4-4-Q-2. A on fifth saw Keller improve, and a for Karas left him drawing dead. Keller was pushed the pot while Karas' hope of a comeback came to an end.

Meanwhile both Mike Wattel and Billy Baxter were eliminated from the tournament a short time later. The former was felled in 25th place while the latter in 24th before the three-table redraw could occur.