In the recent levels, a handful of bounties have been pulled.
It was third time's the charm for Kenta Ito, as he peeled the last remaining $25,000, bringing his bounty spoils thus far to $28,400 with the three prizes combined.
Shortly after, Max Sarafin pulled the second-largest bounty of $50,000 before his 12th place elimination.
Action folded around to the blinds, where Van Marcus opened from the small blind and was three-bet by Max Sarafin in the big blind. Marcus responded with a four-bet and Sarafin shoved for a bit over 4,000,000. Marcus snap-called and a showdown for the largest pot of the tournament thus far took place.
Max Sarafin: A♠Q♥
Van Marcus: A♥A♦
Marcus held aces again and had Sarafin in terrible shape.
The 6♣K♠10♥ flop gave Sarafin a glimmer of hope with a draw to Broadway, but the 6♠Q♠ runout left Sarafin with a second-best two pair to be eliminated in 12th place.
John Chu shoved for approximately 1,000,000 from under the gun and was called by Van Marcus from directly behind to be put at risk. Everyone else folded and hands were revealed.
John Chu: K♥10♥
Van Marcus: A♦A♥
Chu would need some serious help to stick around againsat Marcus' rockets, but the Q♦6♦4♥7♣5♦ runout gave Marcus a relatively sweat-free runout to eliminate Chu in 13th place.
Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Jackie Thai moved all in for his short stack on the button and just behind him, Chester Swords also moved all in for more in the small blind.
Jackie Thai: K♦4♣
Chester Swords: 6♣6♦
The 5♠9♣Q♣Q♠A♦ runout provided no help to Thai and he was sent to the rail in 14th place.
Yesha Punjabi opened to 150,000 from early position and it was folded to Mauro Russo, who made it 550,000 to go from the small blind. Punjabi moved all in and Russo made a reluctant call all in for about 1,500,000.
Mauro Russo: Q♦Q♠
Yesha Punjabi: K♠K♦
Russo's reluctance was justified, as he had run into Punjabi's Cowboys and found himself drawing thin.
The board ran out 7♠J♠8♠2♦10♥ — keeping Punjabi ahead to eliminate Russo in 15th place.
Guy Taylor raised to 250,000, leaving himself about 50,000 behind, from under the gun and just behind him, Benjamin French moved all in for 900,000. Action folded back around to Taylor, who called to put himself at risk.
Guy Taylor: 10♠9♠
Benjamin French: A♣J♥
The A♦5♠2♦ flop left Taylor drawing sim against French's pair of aces, but he did pick up a little sweat after the K♠ turn improved him to a flush draw.
However, the 5♥ river bricked out for Taylor, eliminating him in 16th place.
Heads up on a board of Q♦J♠9♠J♦, Morry Edelstein moved all in for his last 1,100,000 from the big blind and was quickly called by Max Sarafin, who was on the button.
Morry Edelstein: K♠5♣
Max Sarafin: 10♥8♥
Edelstein shoved into the flopped straight of Sarafin, but still had outs to a higher straight.
The K♦ river bricked out for Edelstein, however, and he was forced to settle for a 17th place finish.
Yesha Punjabi opened to 150,000 from middle position and Thomas Lee moved all in for a bit over 900,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back around to Punjabi, who quickly called to put Lee at risk.
Thomas Lee: 8♥8♣
Yesha Punjabi: A♦K♥
It was a race for Lee's tournament left, but the A♥A♣2♦6♥7♦ runout improved Punjabi to trip aces to eliminate Lee in 18th place.
Level: 25
Blinds: 50,000/75,000
Ante: 75,000
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