Millard Hale was all-in and called by Alex Muscarella with the bigger stack.
Millard Hale: 
Alex Muscarella: 
The board ran out 
for Muscarella to flop a set to eliminate Hale in 85th place for $7,933.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
957,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
730,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
|
||
|
692,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
|
685,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
635,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
|
560,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
468,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
|
||
|
252,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
153,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
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James Salmon (hijack) and Shon Glusky (button) were heads-up and all-in with the latter at risk with the shorter stack.
Shon Glusky: 
James Salmon: 
The board ran out 
for Salmon to turn a set of eights to eliminate Glusky.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
720,000
429,000
|
429,000 |
|
|
Busted |
With the field reduced to 77 players, all tables are now playing eight-handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Three players on Table 1 were looking at a flop of 
and Brock Wilson (bb) checked. Larry Abrams (utg) bet 200,000, getting a fold from Brett Apter (cutoff) and after a few moments, another fold from Wilson.
Abrams continues to chip up, now playing north of 1.3 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
567,000
|
567,000 |
|
390,000
-136,000
|
-136,000 |
|
205,000
-291,000
|
-291,000 |
|
|
||
Joe McKeehen raised to 23,000 from under the gun and Michael Morton called from the small blind when the action was folded to him. Brian Altman three-bet to 120,000 in the big blind for McKeehen to respond with a four-bet shove for around 550,000. Morton quickly folded but Altman called.
Joe McKeehen: 
Brian Altman:
The board ran out 
for Altman to turn the higher pair of kings and improve to two pair on the river to send the 2015 WSOP Main Event champion to the payout desk to collect $8,735 for finishing in 77th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,950,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,060,000
643,000
|
643,000 |
|
|
1,070,000
747,000
|
747,000 |
|
660,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
587,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
|
||
|
355,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
287,000
-204,000
|
-204,000 |
|
||
|
270,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
240,000
-433,000
|
-433,000 |
End of Level 19 and remaining Championship players are enjoying a 15 minute break.
