Calogero Morreale and Jamie Dwan went heads-up to a flop of K♦5♦8♣ where Morreale bet 65,000 from the button. Dwan then raised to 225,000 in the big blind.
Morreale came back with an all-in shove for around 700,000, and Dwan quickly folded.
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Akshat Bansal raised to 50,000 in the hijack and Paul Vas Nunes called in the big blind.
The flop came 10♦8♥7♣ and Bansal bet 30,000. Vas Nunes then raised to 125,000 and Bansal called.
Vas Nunes bet another 125,000 on the 4♦ turn and Bansal again called. The river was the A♦ and Vas Nunes slowed down and checked.
Bansal then bet 150,000, but Vas Nunes raised to 700,000. Bansal only had one time bank left and tossed it into the middle, eventually calling for 360,000. Vas Nunes showed Q♦9♥ for a missed straight draw, while Bansal had A♥10♣ for two pair to win the pot and double up.
Paul Vas Nunes raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Akshat Bansal and Gang Wang came along from the blinds.
The flop came 8♠8♥6♠ and Bansal led out for 30,000. Wang then moved all in for 610,000.
Vas Nunes quickly folded, but Bansal asked for a count and tanked for a minute before also sending his cards into the muck.
Javier Zarco raised to 50,000 in the hijack and Arun Sood called in the big blind.
The flop came 5♥7♣9♥ and Zarco bet 80,000. Sood called and the 2♥ fell on the turn.
Sood then moved all in for 380,000, and Zarco called. Sood showed 10♠6♣ for a straight draw, while Zarco had Q♣9♣ for top pair. The river was the K♦ and Sood, the Day 1a chip leader who had been near the top of the leaderboard all day, was eliminated in 13th place.
Heads-up on a flop of K♣10♣4♣, Paul Vas Nunes bet 30,000 from early position and Abel Aspas called in the big blind.
Vas Nunes bet another 100,000 on the 7♥ turn and Aspas again called. The river was the 6♦ and Vas Nunes tossed in 300,000, having Aspas covered.
Aspas ended up burning through all of his four time banks and allowed his timer nearly to hit zero once again before he called for 225,000. He showed 10♥8♠, but Vas Nunes had A♠K♦ for top pair to win the pot and send Aspas to the rail.
Sunil Mistri raised to 50,000 under the gun, Mario Trattou moved all in for 225,000 in the cutoff, and Mistri called.
Mario Trattou: 9♦9♠ 
Sunil Mistri: A♥J♦
Trattou didn't have to sweat out the race situation for long as the 9♥2♣2♥ flop gave him a full house. The 9♣ turn improved him to quads, while the 3♣ river was a mere formality before he raked in the double up.
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
The remaining 14 players are going on a 15-minute break.
Play is scheduled to last another three levels or until the final table is reached, whichever comes first.
Martin Hellmuth moved all in for 335,000 in the hijack, Jamie Dwan reshoved in the small blind, and Michael Rosaman gave up his big blind.
Martin Hellmuth: A♠9♠
Jamie Dwan: 7♣7♥
Hellmuth already had his backpack around his shoulders after Dwan announced his reshove, but took it off when Dwan revealed his sevens. "I thought i was done for. I was already out the door. It's meant to be now, I think," Hellmuth said.
The flop came 7♠5♥4♣ to give Dwan top set, but the J♠ turn gave Hellmuth hope with a flush draw. "There we go. You think I'm not going to hit the flush," Hellmuth said.
The 4♠ river gave Hellmuth his flush and he began celebrating before noticing that Dwan had improved to a full house, sending Hellmuth to the rail.
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