Michael McNicholas opened to 10,000 from the button. Nicholas Verderamo defended his big blind.
Both player checked the 8♦6♥4♦ flop before Verderamo led for 6,500 on the 5♦ turn. McNicholas made the call.
Verderamo checked the 5♠ river over to McNicholas who bet 35,000. Verderamo made the call. McNicholas flipped over A♥7♠ and it was the winner.
Thomas McNicholas raised to 8,000 from early position, before Paulius Didziokas three-bet all in for 54,500 from the hijack. After it folded back to McNicholas, he made the call to put Didziokas at risk.
Paulius Didziokas: A♦K♥ 
Thomas McNicholas: K♠K♦
Didziokas ran into the pocket kings of McNicholas, and once the board ran out 2♥5♦7♠6♥3♣ the pocket kings were still best, and Didziokas was eliminated.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Nicholas Verderamo opened to 9,000 from middle position before Alexander Wiggins three-bet to 30,000 from the small blind. Verderamo made the call.
The flop came down A♦J♦8♣ and Wiggins continued for 35,000. Verderamo called in position.
Wiggins checked the 9♦ turn over to Verderamo who fired 40,000. Wiggins called.
The river 5♠ hit the felt and Verderamo bet 55,000. Frustrated with the spot, Wiggins flicked in a chip for a call but was no good versus Verderamo's J♥J♣ for a flopped set.
Michael Wolf raised to 8,500 from middle position, and when it folded Tim Faro, he defended the big blind.
The flop came 9♣K♥6♠ and Faro checked to Wolf, who bet out 11,000. Faro then raised to put Wolf all in, who quickly called to put himself at risk.
Michael Wolf: A♣K♠
Tim Faro: K♣Q♠
Both players flopped top pair, but Wolf had the dominate kicker, looking poised for a double up. After the board ran out 10♦ on the turn, and 4♣ on the river, the Ace-king of Wolf was still best to secure the double up.
Tim Faro opened from under the gun with a raise to 8,000. Sharath Sreeramoju defended his big blind.
The flop came down 4♦Q♠7♠ and Faro continued for 10,000. Sreeramoju called.
Both players checked the 9♥ turn before Sreeramoju fired 20,000 on the 2♥ river. Faro made the call and Sreeramoju padded the table, saying nice call and mucked his cards. Faro added to his table leading stack without having to show his hand.
Action was picked up between the small blind Alexander Wiggins, and the big blind Daniel DaConti with the board showing 3♠Q♣9♠.
Wiggins bet out 12,000 and was called by DaConti.
After the 10♣ on the turn Wiggins bet 15,000, and was again called by DaConti.
The river was the 9♥ and Wiggins bet 50,000, and DaConti raised all in for 120,000, which was snap called by Wiggins.
DaConti quickly turned over 10♦9♦ for a full house nines full of tens, but Wiggins had a bigger boat when he turned over Q♠9♣ for nines full of queens to take the pot and eliminate DaConti in brutal fashion.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Robert Klein opened to 7,000 from the hijack before Nicholas Verderamo three-bet to 22,500 from the cutoff. Klein moved all in for 68,000 and Verderamo made the call.
Robert Klein: A♥J♠
Nicholas Verderamo: J♥J♦
Needing to catch an Ace, Klein was unable to after the board ran out all low cards, and he was eliminated.
James Cialella raised all in from under the gun for 16,000, and it folded to the big blind Robert Klein who made the call to put him at risk.
James Cialella: Q♣9♣
Robert Klein: 10♠10♣
Cialella would need help to stay in the tournament, but once the board ran out 8♦2♦6♣J♠A♥ the pocket tens of Klein were still best, and Cialella was eliminated.
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