With players being in the hand-for-hand process since the start of the level, the first all-in action finally occurred with John Bunch getting his 60,000 stack in the middle from the button and MSPT champ James Romero looked him up from the big blind.

John Bunch:
James Romero:

Bunch was racing for his tournament life and took a commanding lead after the flop gave him a set of sevens.

The turn did give Romero two-pair giving Bunch a little sweat, but the completed the board on the river and secured his double-up.

James Romero - 225,000
John Bunch - 120,000