Coleem Chestnut raised to 600,000 on the button and Jordan Williamson called in the small blind.
Both players checked the Q♥K♣7♣ flop. Chestnut then bet 1,000,000 on the 8♥ turn, and Williamson called.
Chestnut bet 2,000,000 on the 5♥ river, and Williamson folded this time.
Derek Childress raised to 600,000 in the cutoff and Craig Robertson called in the big blind.
The flop came K♠5♥Q♥ and Childress bet 400,000. Robertson called, and the 5♠ fell on the turn.
Childress then bet 1,000,000, and Robertson again called. Both players checked down the 6♠ river, and Childress showed A♠Q♦ for two pair to win the pot.
Coleem Chestnut raised to 500,000 in middle position and was called by Robert Hwang and Lingyu Zen in the blinds.
The flop came 4♥K♦3♦ and Chestnut bet 1,500,000. Hwang folded, while Zen moved all in for 5,450,000. Chestnut snap-called.
Lingyu Zen: K♥Q♠ 
Coleem Chestnut: A♥K♠
Both players had flopped top pair, while Chestnut was ahead with his ace-kicker and poised to bring the night to a close. The turn, though, brought the Q♣ to give Zen two pair. The river was the 6♥, and Zen doubled up.
"Come from behind again? I've come from behind like five times. I'm the worst player," Zen said.
James Lauer raised to 3,375,000 in early position and Derek Childress called in the big blind. Lauer still had one 25,000 chip behind, but the two players turned over their cards anyway, and a tournament official ruled it was accepted action and put in Lauer's last chip.
James Lauer: A♥Q♣
Derek Childress: A♣5♣
"Hold!" Lauer shouted out, but his hopes were completely dashed when the K♣9♣2♣ flop gave Childress the nut flush.
"Is this for real? This is how I run," Lauer lamented as the board ran out 4♣10♦ to send the defending champion out in eighth place.
Chadd Beatty moved all in for 2,150,000 on the button and Jordan Williamson called in the small blind.
Chadd Beatty: J♠10♦
Jordan Williamson: K♥8♥
Williamson hit a pair on the A♠K♣4♣ flop, while Beatty picked up a straight draw. The 7♠ turn was no help to Beatty, while Williamson improved with trips on the K♠ river to send Beatty to the rail in ninth place.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Childress | 4,000,000 | 16 |
| 2 | Robert Hwang | 11,500,000 | 46 |
| 3 | James Lauer | 3,200,000 | 13 |
| 4 | Lingyu Zen | 6,500,000 | 26 |
| 5 | Craig Robertson | 8,000,000 | 32 |
| 6 | Coleem Chestnut | 20,000,000 | 80 |
| 7 | Chadd Beatty | 2,500,000 | 10 |
| 8 | Jordan Williamson | 10,500,000 | 42 |
| 9 | Leo Saiag | 5,000,000 | 20 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Roberto Pagano moved all in for 2,500,000 in the small blind and Craig Robertson called in the big blind.
Roberto Pagano: A♦7♥
Craig Robertson: Q♠10♥
Pagano remained in the lead with his ace through the 5♦3♥2♠J♥ board, but Robertson caught the Q♦ on the river to make top pair and send Pagano to the rail in 10th place.
The remaining nine players are currently taking their seats at the final table.
Richard Rossetti moved all in for 825,000 from under the gun and Coleem Chestnut called in the cutoff.
Richard Rossetti: A♠2♦.
Coleem Chestnut: 3♣3♥
Rossetti's chances quickly turned bleak as the J♦3♦8♣ flop gave Chestnut a set. The rest of the board ran out A♥10♣, and Rossetti was eliminated in 11th place.
Richard Rossetti moved all in from the cutoff and Leo Saiag called for 1,800,000 in the small blind.
Leo Saiag: A♠K♣
Richard Rossetti: A♦7♦
Both players ended up with trips on the A♣3♥9♠2♣A♥ board, while Saiag's king-kicker continued to play to earn him the pot and double up.
At the other table, Chadd Beatty shoved for 1,300,000 in the hijack and Derek Childress called in the big blind.
Chadd Beatty: 7♦7♠
Derek Childress: 9♦8♣
The board came A♦3♠J♥3♣5♥, and Beatty's sevens held on as he stayed alive.
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