Leon Dejoras raised to 225,000 in middle position, Alexandro Tricarico moved all in for 810,000 on the button, and Dejoras called.
Alexandro Tricarico: Q♠Q♦ 
Leon Dejoras: A♠K♣
"This is it," Tricarico said as both players leaned over the table filming the action. The board ran out 10♥3♥8♣10♠5♥ and Tricarico's queens stayed in the lead to earn him a double up.
Jim Paulus opened to 450,000 in early position and Chris Johnston three-bet jammed a stack of 1,300,000 from the cutoff. Paulus called with a bigger stack.
Chris Johnston: A♥K♣
Jim Paulus: J♦J♣
The flop landed Q♥J♠10♦ to give Johnston the nuts as Paulus was left with a no-good set before the board finished out 5♣6♣ to earn Johnston a dramatic double.
Quang Vu raised to 200,000 in early position and Chanelle Morimatsu called on the button, as did big blind Gregor Sverko.
The flop came Q♣10♣3♥ and Vu bet 250,000. Morimatsu called, but Sverko moved all in for 695,000. Vu called and Morimatsu got out of the way.
Gregor Sverko: K♣J♠
Quang Vu: K♥K♠
Sverko needed to complete his straight draw against Vu's kings, but he missed the Q♠ turn. The river was the A♦ and Sverko made his straight to double up.
Gregor Sverko opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Kevin Lee three-bet jammed a stack of 580,000 from the button. Colton Blomberg then four-bet jammed in the big blind to bring a fold from Sverko.
Kevin Lee: K♦Q♥
Colton Blomberg: A♥K♥
"Diamonds are live!" Lee said before the flop landed 4♦J♦A♦ to give him the diamond draw. Unfortunately for him, the board finished out 2♥8♣ and he was eliminated in 16th place.
Eric Siegel was all in for 1,030,000 and up against Daniel Samson.
Eric Siegel: 8♥8♣
Daniel Samson: K♣K♠
Samson had woken up with kings to leave Siegel at risk of elimination as the board came 7♣A♠5♥2♠, but Siegel caught the 8♦ on the river to make a set and double up.
A few hands later, Victor Paredes raised to 160,000 under the gun, Siegel moved all in for 2,100,000 in the big blind, and Paredes snap-called.
Eric Siegel: A♥K♠
Victor Paredes: A♣A♦
Siegel had again run into a big pocket pair and needed a miracle to stay alive. The flop was J♦4♦Q♠, while the 10♠ turn gave him a straight and the lead. The river was the 2♣ and Siegel once again doubled up.
Jim Paulus raised to 200,000 under the gun, Terrance Reid moved all in for 1,200,000 in the small blind, and Paulus snap-called.
Terrance Reid: 9♣9♦
Jim Paulus: A♠A♦
Reid was the one looking for help this time against his opponent's big pocket pair, but none arrived on the J♥6♥3♦5♥7♦ board and he was eliminated in 17th place.
Victor Paredes moved all in for 935,000 in the small blind and Terrance Reid called in early position.
Victor Paredes: A♠9♣
Terrance Reid: K♠K♥
Reid was poised for the knockout with his kings as the flop came 7♠9♦7♣, but Paredes hit the A♥ on the turn to make two pair. The river was the 8♣ and Paredes doubled up.
In a heads-up pot on a board of 5♣7♦K♦, Gregor Sverko checked from the big blind and Chanelle Morimatsu bet 500,000 on the button. Sverko check-jammed and Morimatsu went deep in the tank before calling off with about 2,100,000 more.
Chanelle Morimatsu: Q♥Q♠
Gregor Sverko: 8♦5♦
Morimatsu had the best hand with a pair of queens but had to dodge a plethora of outs and did so as the board ran out 10♥3♥.
"That was a sick call!" one player reacted.
"Mama Mia!" said another.
Ryan Wolfson moved all in for 500,000 from the small blind and Raimondo Marcello called in the big blind.
Ryan Wolfson: K♣6♦
Raimondo Marcello: A♠10♣
Wolfson couldn't improve on the 8♠7♥3♥Q♦5♣ board and Marcello's ace-high took the pot to send Wolfson to the rail in 18th place.
Gregor Sverko raised to 120,000 in the cutoff, Chris Vickrey three-bet to 400,000 in the big blind, and Sverko moved all in. Vickrey snap-called for 800,000.
Chris Vickrey: A♥A♠
Gregor Sverko: 10♦10♠
Vickrey showed a pair of aces and was poised for a double up, but the flop brought 10♣J♣4♠ to give Sverko a set. The rest of the board was K♣Q♦ and Vickrey was sent to the rail.
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