Sebastian Joubert's stack was in the middle, at risk against Lisa Bowman in the cutoff.
Sebastian Joubert: 5♣5♦ 
Lisa Bowman: 9♣8♣
Joubert's pocket pair could not hold through the 8♠7♥6♦2♥10♠ runout, as Bowman improved from a pair to a straight to add more chips to her stack.
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Three-way action to the 3♦5♣K♦ flop saw the small blind check to Dom Dimeo, who announced all in from the big blind.
John Silvestre shoved his larger stack on the button and the small blind got out of the way.
Dom Dimeo: Q♦3♠
John Silvestre: K♥10♣
Dimeo's pair of threes was trailing Silvestre's top pair, while the 2♣ turn and 5♦ river changed nothing. Dimeo wished the table good luck on his way to the exit as Silvestre raked in the pot.
Wayne Laferte moved his short stack of 33,000 into the middle and was at risk when Suzanne Mercier made the quick call in the big blind.
Wayne Laferte: A♠Q♠
Suzanne Mercier: A♥K♦
Laferte was trailing until the 10♠10♣Q♣ flop, connecting for two pair. The A♦ turn left Laferte in the lead, while the 6♠ river was a blank to secure the Southern Massachusetts qualifier's double up.
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Les Mildenberg opened to 35,000 and made the quick call once his opponent moved all in for 38,000.
Opponent: A♣4♣
Les Mildenberg: Q♥10♥
The 9♦3♦7♥ flop left Mildenberg trailing ace-high, while the J♣ turn brought some additional straight out. The dealer then delivered the K♠ river, completing Mildenberg's straight draw to score the knockout.
Dom Dimeo was all in for his last 55,000 in the small blind, at risk against Shaun White on the button and Tyler Logan in early position.
Logan and White checked all the way through the 7♥K♥2♠4♦7♦ runout. Dimeo turned over K♠Q♠ for two pair, good enough to earn the triple up as both opponents mucked.
Slade Edmonds fired a bet of 100,000 in middle position before John Foley moved all in for 214,000 in the big blind. After taking some time, Edmonds announced a call.
John Foley: K♣K♥
Slade Edmonds: 6♥6♦
Foley's kings remained ahead through the 4♣2♦A♥7♥A♦ runout, earning a big double up through Edmonds.
At a nearby table, Joe Holland was sent to the rail as the field has been trimmed down to the last four table.
Les Mildenberg opened to 35,000 in the cutoff and Hank Russell defended his big blind.
The 3♥7♦3♦ flop was fanned out on the table and Russell led out for 40,000. Mildenberg did not take long to move all in.
After taking some time, Russell let it go and Mildenberg raked in the pot.
Russell then got some of those chips back shortly after by scoring a knockout with A♠A♣.
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