With around 27,000 in the pot and a flop of , reigning MSPT Player of the Year Mark Hodge checjed from the small blind and Josh Holdren did the same from the big. Derek McMaster then bet 16,000 from under the gun, the player in the cutoff folded, and Nader Wahdan called from the button.

Hodge called as well, Holdren folded, and three players saw the turn, which they all checked. When the completed the board on the river, Hodge checked, McMaster bet 16,000, and Wahdan tank-called off his last 10,000 or so.

Hodge folded and McMaster tabled the , which bested the of Wahdan.

Meanwhile, Hodge was eliminated a short time later when his ace-king fell to jack-ten when a jack hit on the flop.

Derek McMaster - 250,000

Nader Wahdan - Busted

Mark Hodge - Busted