Eric Haber just won a pot worth nearly $1 million from Dan Hicks. Haber held Q Q on a Q 10 5 K 2 board and it was apparently good because Hicks mucked.

Players are back from their 45 minute dinner break and there's no word yet about if there is a deal or not.

Sumeet Batra and Eric Haber both have around $1 million while Dan Hicks is nearing $3 million. There are 11 minutes left in the level.

Players are currently taking a 45-minute dinner break and it looks like they are discussing a deal as well. We'll let you know what the deal is when we get back.

Dan Hicks just hit a full house to win a substantial pot off Eric Haber. Dan Hicks once again has control of the chip lead.

Eric Haber bets $120,000 from the small blind and Sumeet Batra raises to $320,000 from the big blind. Haber responds by going all-in and Batra eventually makes the call.

Eric Haber: A 8

Sumeet Batra: A Q

The board comes 9 8 7 K 5 and with a spiked eight Haber rakes the pot. All of a sudden Haber is in great shape with around $2 million. The chips are literally flying back and forth between the player.

Here's a look at the player's stacks as we head into three-handed play (these counts are approximate):

1. Dan Hicks	$2.5 million
2. Sumeet Batra	$2.2 million
3. Eric Haber	$900,000

 

In a surprising turn of events Soheil Shamseddin, one of today's chip leaders, has been eliminated.

Shamseddin was first to act and bet $120,000 but Sumeet Batra pushed all-in from the small blind. Everybody else got out of the way and Shamseddin made the call.

Soheil Shamseddin: K J

Sumeet Batra: 8 8

The flop came 9 7 8. Eight ball, baby! With his set of eights Batra is in dominate position. The board finishes K and A and Shamseddin was eliminated.

Shamseddin will receive $94,311 for his fourth place finish.

Sumeet Batra bets $120,000 from the cutoff and Steven Greenberg goes all-in from the button. Action is folded to Batra who thinks for a couple minutes, in the midst of which Greenberg offers, "I'll show you my hand if you fold," but eventually Batra opts to call.

Sumeet Batra: A 8

Steven Greenberg: K Q

The board comes A 10 6 2 9 and Greenberg is our fifth place finisher. Considering he was one of the short stacks entering the day he did well to get this far. He will receive $80,838 in consolation.

Sumeet Batra raises to $120,000 from UTG and Dan Hicks re-raised to $400,000 from the small blind but Eric Haber shoves all-in from the big blind. Batra gets out of the way and Hicks is basically priced into calling. The players reveal their hands:

Dan Hicks: A J

Eric Haber: Q Q

The flop comes A Q 5 which gives Hicks a pair of aces but it also gives Haber a set of queens. The turn comes J which gives Hicks some outs but the 8 on the river douse any hope of eliminating Haber in the hand.

Hicks just took a massive hit.

Chip Leaders Dan Hicks and Soheil Shamseddin are not afraid to battle with each other. In a recent hand Shamseddin raised $120,000 pre-flop from UTG+1 and Hicks called from the big blind. The flop came A 9 4 and both players checked. The turn comes K and Shamseddin checks but Hicks bets $185,000. The river falls J and Shamseddin bets $200,000. Hicks mucks and Shamseddin rakes the pot.

Hicks took a pretty big hit on that hand.