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Michael Anon opened to 25,000 from early position, Seyed Madani called in middle position, and Sean Ripp moved all in for 237,000 from the big blind. Anon mucked, but Madani made a hero call.
Madani: 
Ripp: 
The board ran 
, and Ripp was eliminated in 32nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
299,000
|
299,000 |
|
Busted |
Lee Dreyfuss managed to double his stack once more, getting it all in with 
against 
, making a seven-high straight.
A few hands later, Adam Geyer raised to 24,000 from under the gun. Dreyfuss just called and the rest of the table sent their cards into the muck. The flop came 
and Geyer went to bet. Dreyfuss immediately moved the rest of his stack in and the cards were flipped up.
Dreyfuss: 
Geyer: 
The turn and river were of no help to Geyer and Dreyfuss' pair of sixes held up. From having one 1,000 chip in front of him, he has now managed to build his stack to 180,000.
Vincent Lucardie moved all in preflop holding 
and was called by the 
of Adam Lippert.
The board came down 
and Lucardie's king high flush was able to scoop the pot. He is now sitting with around 290,000 in chips.
Daniel Heffner opened to 25,000 on the button, Adam Lippert moved all in for 270,000 from the small blind, and Heffner tank-called.
Heffner: 
Lippert: 
The flop was brutal for Lippert - 
. He now needed an ace or running straight cards, but received neither when the turn and river came 
, 
respectively.
"Never good there," Lippert was muttering after the hand. "Ever."
Lippert was left with just 50,000 chips, while Heffner climbed above 500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
515,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
50,000
-307,000
|
-307,000 |
Although Lee Dreyfuss was able to double up several times, he finally met his fate at the hands of Adam Geyer. The money was put in preflop with Geyer holding 
against Dreyfuss' .
The board spelled trouble immediately for Dreyfuss, falling and giving Geyer a set of sevens. The turn and river came 
and Dreyfuss was sent to the rail.
Marco Lang got his chips all in preflop holding 
. Unfortunately for Lang, he was crushed by Ben White's .
The board fell 
and Marco Lang was sent home.
On a flop of , Seyed Madani led out with a bet of 40,000. Robert Aron made it 110,000 to go and Madani decided to min-raise the action to 220,000. Aron made the call and the two were off to a turn.
Fourth street fell and Madani announced that he was all in.
"Are you ready to go home, sir?" asked Aron before making the call, flipping up
Madani was behind, holding and failed to improve when a 
fell on the river. Aron is now sitting with 1,250,000.
After a flurry of eliminations, we are down to three tables:
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 278 | 1 | David Pishvafar |
| 278 | 2 | Bodo Sbrzesny |
| 278 | 3 | Marc Mclaughlin |
| 278 | 4 | Adam Geyer |
| 278 | 5 | Michael Blocksidge |
| 278 | 6 | Vincent Lucardie |
| 278 | 7 | Daniel Heffner |
| 278 | 8 | Michael Whitfield |
| 278 | 9 | Empty |
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 280 | 1 | Corbin White |
| 280 | 2 | Chris Gonzales |
| 280 | 3 | Jakob Tostesen |
| 280 | 4 | Dror Michaelo |
| 280 | 5 | Kirk Caldwell |
| 280 | 6 | Chamath Palihapitiya |
| 280 | 7 | Michael Aron |
| 280 | 8 | Daniel Close |
| 280 | 9 | Rodrigo Portaleoni |
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 283 | 1 | Kyle Cartwright |
| 283 | 2 | Gabriel Morin |
| 283 | 3 | Kyle Bonazzo |
| 283 | 4 | Philip Lowery |
| 283 | 5 | Josh Brikis |
| 283 | 6 | Martin Stevens |
| 283 | 7 | Pham Kimphuc |
| 283 | 8 | Gary Dishongh |
| 283 | 9 | Randy Haddox |
Kyle Bonazzo three-bet shoved overtop of a raise from Randy Haddox. Haddox called, and had him dominated.
Bonazzo:
Haddox:
The board ran , and Bonazzo was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
605,000
271,000
|
271,000 |
|
Busted |
Daniel Close was just eliminated by Rodrigo Portaleoni. According to Robert Aron, Close moved all in with 
, Portaleoni called with 
, and Close took the lead on a flop. The turn was a blank, but the river was a 
, giving Portaleoni a straight, and the best hand.
Christopher Gonzales was also eliminated from Table 280 a few hands earlier.
