There was around 40,000 in the pot as Nicholas Verderamo and an opponent went heads-up to a flop of 8♠8♥6♥. Verderamo then bet 10,000 from the big blind, and his opponent raised to 25,000 under the gun.
Verderamo came back with a reraise to 45,000, and his opponent tanked for a minute before folding. Verderamo showed A♠Q♣ for ace-high as he took the pot to move up past 300,000.
A player in middle position moved all in for 25,000, Will Failla reshoved for 47,500 in the cutoff, and Li Liang called on the button to put both opponents at risk.
Middle-Position: 9♦9♣ 
Will Failla: A♥Q♠
Li Liang: K♠K♦
Liang had picked up two kings and was a favorite to score the double knockout. The board ran out 6♥7♠4♦10♦J♦, and Failla and the middle-position player were both sent to the rail.
More than half of the 155-entry strong field has already been eliminated and it hasn't stopped players from buying back in for the penultimate level of the night. Some 65 players currently remain and aim to make it through the next level to bag up chips for Day 2.
Eun Joo had chipped up after jumping back in and then had a short stack at risk for 18,000 with A♦A♠ versus 7♠7♦. However, the aces were cracked on the 7♣5♣4♠K♦J♠ board for Joo to drop back to the starting stack.
Joe McKeehen raised to 3,500 and was called by Maurice Hawkins in the next seat as well as Logan Eisner in the big blind. The J♠8♦6♠ flop was checked to McKeehen who continued for 4,500 and Hawkins called.
McKeehen checked the J♥ turn, then folded when Hawkins bet 7,000.
Hawkins opened to 4,500 next and earned calls from Michael Sydnes in the cutoff as well as Michael Lavin in the big blind. The A♣9♣4♣ flop was checked to Hawkins who bet 7,500. Only Sydnes called and was then checked to on the Q♦ turn.
Sydnes fired a bet of 21,000 and Hawkins gave up the pot.
Anton Saich moved all in for 16,500 from the hijack and Blake Vogdes called in the small blind.
Anton Saich: K♠K♥
Blake Vogdes: A♣A♠
A friend happened to be walking past the table and yelled out "ship it" to Saich after turning over his kings, and the K♦4♠8♥ flop gave him top set and the lead.
"You're my good luck charm," Saich replied. The turn was the J♥, while the K♣ river gave Saich quads and the double up.
A player on the button raised to 3,500 before Kevin Nee three-bet to 10,000 in the small blind. The button called, and they went heads-up to the 7♠K♥K♠ flop.
Nee then bet 7,000, and his opponent raised to 18,000. Nee called, and they both checked the 10♣ turn.
Nee led out with 55,000 on the 6♥ river, and his opponent quickly folded.
Adam Agaev raised to 3,000 under the gun and an opponent in early position called. Another opponent in middle-position then put in his last 5,500, and Agaev raised to 18,000. The early-position player called.
Agaev bet 10,000 on the Q♠8♠3♦ flop, and his opponent called to create a side pot. Agaev then moved all in on the 4♠ turn, and his opponent folded this time.
The middle-position player showed Q♣6♣ for top pair, but Agaev had A♣Q♥ and was ahead with his ace-kicker. The river was the 5♦, and Agaev scored the knockout.
With some 25,000 in the middle to the J♦10♦9♦5♣ turn, Adam Agaev was all-in for 31,500 and tabled the K♣Q♦ for the king-high straight with diamond draw.
His opponent held 10♥9♥ for two pair and the 3♦ river only improved Agaev.
A preflop raising war saw Po Ying squeeze to 26,000 before Jordan Schneible then moved all-in. Ying asked for a count and called a few seconds after it was deemed to be for 46,500.
Jordan Schneible: Q♥Q♣
Po Ying: A♣A♦
Schneible sighed after seeing the bad news and couldn't find any escape on the J♦6♣4♦K♣6♠ runout.
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