Maurice Hawkins and Anthony Zinno went to the turn on a board of 7♣10♠8♠A♥ when Hawkins bet 14,000 from middle position. Zinno called on the button.
Hawkins slowed down and checked the 6♦ river, and Zinno bet 22,000. Hawkins quickly called, and Zinno showed 6♠6♥ for a rivered set to win the pot.
Kevin Grabel raised to 8,000 in early position before a player in the cutoff three-bet to 22,000. Grabel then four-bet to 47,000, and his opponent moved all in for 120,000. Grabel practically beat him into the pot with a call.
All-In Player: K♣K♥ 
Kevin Grabel: A♣A♥
It was an ace-versus-kings cooler, and Grabel held on through the 3♣6♠3♠Q♠7♦ board to take the pot and send his opponent to the rail.
"I have to show, right?" Kaifan Wang said when he had called the all-in of Ricky Landais on the river of a A♥8♠3♥J♣J♥ board and was shown the Q♥10♥ for a flush.
Wang sheepishly flashed his K♣2♣ towards the table and then headed one table over to talk with Tanupat Punjarojanakul.
"He is my coach," Wang said when Maurice Hawkins asked.
"He is your coach? I haven't seen him fold so you are also a crazy motherf**ker?" Hawkins joked.
Landais then filled in the dots of what had happened during the hand.
According to Landais, Wang had raised to 8,000 and he called on the button. They checked the flop and Wang's bet of 16,000 on the turn was called. Wang chipped down to a bet of 6,000 on the river and Landais contemplated his next move before he jammed.
While Wang was in the tank, he said "I only have king-high but really think I am good" after which Landais told his opponent he was gonna show if he folded. That's when Wang then called it off to be sent to the rail.
A player in early position moved all in for 35,000, the big blind also shoved for 145,000, and Michael Renna put both opponents at risk in middle position.
Early-Position Player: A♥J♠
Big Blind: Q♥Q♦
Michael Renna: K♣K♦
Renna turned over two kings and was a big favorite to bust both opponents. The 3♣7♥3♠6♥8♥ board helped neither player, and Renna scooped in the pot for the double knockout.
Liubomyr Melnyk moved all in for 29,500 under the gun and Adam Kim called in the hijack.
Liubomyr Melnyk: A♥9♥
Adam Kim: A♦K♠
The 8♠5♣4♠J♣3♦ board kept Kim in the lead with his king-kicker, and Melnyk was sent to the rail.
The next hand at this table, Daniel Lim raised to 6,000 under the gun and Po Ying three-bet to 18,500 in the small blind. Lim then moved all in for 40,500, and Ying called.
Daniel Lim: A♥Q♦
Po Ying: A♦K♠
Lim found himself dominated as the flop came 10♥6♥4♥ to give him a flush draw. The turn was the 9♣, while the 9♥ river gave him a flush to earn the double up.
Arian Stolt opened to 6,500 from the hijack before Bin Weng three-bet to 26,500 from the small blind. With the action back on Stolt, he attempted to four-bet to 40,000, but it was ruled that the minimum amount was 46,500, and Weng called.
On the 8♥8♦5♥ flop, Stolt continued for 20,000 before Weng check-raised to 62,500, and Stolt called, leaving himself around 60 percent pot behind.
The turn was the 10♣ as Weng announced all in as the covering stack, and Stolt snap-called off his roughly 135,000 stack.
Arian Stolt: A♠8♠
Bin Weng: A♣8♣
Both players held the same hand and flopped trip eights. No flush was possible for either, and the pot was humorously chopped after the irrelevant 9♥ river.
A total of 565 entries generated a prize pool of $1,356,000 which is set to be split among the top 71 finishers with the min-cash worth $6,445. The nine-handed final table guarantees at least $22,945 whereas the winner will walk away with the top prize of $242,385 unless a deal is made.
| Place | Prize (in USD) | Place | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $242,385 | 9 | $22,945 |
| 2 | $167,985 | 10-11 | $18,150 |
| 3 | $116,525 | 12-15 | $14,965 |
| 4 | $77,345 | 16-23 | $12,475 |
| 5 | $54,100 | 24-31 | $10,345 |
| 6 | $42,975 | 32-39 | $8,720 |
| 7 | $34,620 | 40-55 | $7,335 |
| 8 | $28,160 | 56-71 | $6,445 |
"Ace king into queens, sometimes you gotta take the aggressive line," Pashk Gjini told another player on the way out of the tournament area and a quick look at his former table produced a much bigger stack for Maxwell Young.
In the same area, Nicholas Barone raised to 6,000 and then called the shove by Andrea Salamone for 49,000 total.
Andrea Salamone: A♦J♣
Nicholas Barone: A♠Q♠
The kicker played on the 9♥6♦3♦7♥4♣ runout to send Salamone to the rail.
Joseph Liberta also knocked out a short stack to maintain the stack he held at the end of Day 1c.
Esther Taylor raised to 5,500 in middle position and picked up calls from opponents in the hijack and button. Kathy Saraf then three-bet to 15,500 in the small blind, and Taylor four-bet to 30,000. Action folded back to Sarah, and she moved all in for 80,000. Taylor snap-called.
Kathy Saraf: 10♥10♦
Esther Taylor: K♥K♦
Taylor had Saraf crushed with her kings, and the board ran out J♣9♥5♠A♣Q♣ to earn her the pot and send Saraf to the rail.
Paul Volpe raised to 5,000 in early position and Coleem Chestnut called in middle position. Cleveland Richards then moved all in for 65,000 in the hijack and Volpe folded, while Chestnut quickly called.
Cleveland Richards: A♦K♥
Coleem Chestnut: 4♥4♣
Richards was racing for his tournament life as the flop came A♣8♦10♥, giving him the lead with top pair. The rest of the board ran out 7♠5♦, and Richards doubled up.
"Good job. I had the ace-ten," Volpe said.
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