Weiran Pu opened from under the gun to 525,000 and was called by Jordan Tentori in the big blind.
The flop came 2♣J♣6♣ and both players checked to the Q♥ on the turn.
Tentori then moved all in for 1,175,00, which Pu snap called.
Jordan Tentori: Q♦9♦ 
Weiran Pu: A♣K♣
Pu flopped the nuts and had drawing dead and the 9♠ officially ended Tentori’s run.
Ronan Hanley was all in for 500,000 with Josh Chen putting him at risk.
Ronan Hanley: 10♠10♦
Josh Chen: A♠10♣
Hanley was in great spot to double up, but Chen found an ace on the river when the board ran out Q♦2♣3♦7♣A♥ to knock out Hanley.
Josh Chen raised to 425,000 from under the gun, and it folded to Sang Hong in the cutoff who three-bet all in for 1,100,000. It folded back to Chen who snap-called to put Hong at risk.
Sang Hong: A♦Q♦
Josh Chen: A♠A♥
Hong ran into the aces of Chen, and could find no help on the 3♥8♥K♠2♥K♦ runout to end Hong’s run in 6th place.
The big chip leader Josh Chen open-jammed from under the gun and was called by Dean Blatt in the hijack for his stack of 825,000 to put himself at risk.
Dean Blatt: A♥K♥
Josh Chen: 10♦9♣
Blatt had the best of it with his ace-king, but Chen flopped trips on the 10♣4♠10♠5♦K♣ runout to send Blatt to the rail in seventh place.
In the $5K Challenge, heads-up on a board of A♦Q♦6♥A♣ with a large pot already in the middle, 2005 WSOP Main Event Champion Joe Hachem checked from middle position and his opponent on the button moved all in for a bit over 100,000. Hachem tanked a bit and then stuck in a call to put his opponent at risk.
Button: Q♠Q♥
Joe Hachem: A♠K♣
Hachem's hesitance was justified, as he found himself drawing slim to a higher full house against his opponent's queens-full.
Fortune favored Hachem this time, however, as the K♠ river improved him to aces-full and got tablemate Najeem Azez to shout, "The champ is here!" as Hachem was sent the large pot.
Action folded to Josh Chen on the button, and he moved all in as the covering stack at the table. Banipal Babana sat in the tank for over a minute before making the call, to put himself at risk for his stack of 1,450,000.
Banipal Babana: A♣4♠
Josh Chen: 7♥6♦
Babana made the correct call with his ace high, but the board ran out 2♣7♠2♥9♦4♦ and Chen improved to sevens up, to score the knockout.
Action folded to Ronan Hanley in the hijack, and he moved all in for his stack of 1,025,000. It then folded to the chip leader Josh Chen, who three-bet all in, which quickly got the blinds out of the way, leaving the players heads-up, with Hanley at risk.
Ronan Hanley: 8♠8♣
Josh Chen: J♠J♥
Hanley ran into the bigger pocket pair of Chen, but when the board ran out 4♦4♠4♣7♣8♦ gave Hanley a full house, eights full of fours to secure the double up.
Lachlan Crilly moved all in for 850,000 from early position. It then folded to the Dean Blatt on the button, and he made the call for his stack of 800,000. The blinds the folded, and it was the players heads up, with Blatt at risk.
Dean Blatt: A♣J♣
Lachlan Crilly: A♠10♠
Blatt had Crilly dominated, and he held up after the board ran out 2♦3♦2♥Q♥6♦ to give Blatt the double up, and leaving Crilly with just half a big blind.
The very next hand Crilly was eliminated.
The field is up to 297 entires, and its Aussie Millions ambassador Van Marcus leading the field.
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Marcus | 820,000 |
| 2 | Itsuki Aburatani | 775,000 |
| 3 | Travis Endersby | 750,000 |
| 4 | Maxwell Young | 705,000 |
| 5 | Najeem Ajez | 560,000 |
| 6 | Nickolas Oiberman | 555,000 |
| 7 | Johan Schumacher | 510,000 |
| 8 | Joseph Sandaev | 500,000 |
| 9 | Robert Damelian | 350,000 |
| 10 | Masato Yokosawa | 290,000 |
| 11 | Darragh Curtin | 290,000 |
| 12 | Tristan Wade | 285,000 |
| 13 | Michael Gathy | 275,000 |
| 14 | Joseph Antar | 235,000 |
| 15 | Bernardo Crespo | 205,000 |
| 16 | Ehsan Amiri | 170,000 |
| 17 | Connor Walters | 120,000 |
The final nine players are in their seats, and the cards are in the air for $2,500 NLH Event final table.
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