Greg Himmelbrand was all in from the cutoff, finding a call from David Kinane in the big blind.
Greg Himmelbrand: A♥7♣ 
David Kinane: Q♣8♥
Himmelbrand hit an ace on the K♦J♣A♦ flop, but Kinane picked up additional outs. The 2♠ turn and K♠ river were safe for Himmelbrand, earning the double through Kinane.
Tao Chu shoved from under the gun for 410,000, and Daniel Fisher made the call in the cutoff.
Tao Chu: 10♠10♣
Daniel Fisher: 8♠8♣
Both players turned over black pocket pairs, with Chu staying in front on the 3♥7♠5♣6♥7♦ board to double up.
Collier Ives moved his stack of 700,000 into the middle from the cutoff, and Abel Gebeyehu made the call in the small blind.
Collier Ives: A♥4♣
Abel Gebeyehu: 10♠10♥
Gebeyehu saw his pocket tens hold through the K♦8♠5♣8♣9♠ runout, sending Ives to the payout desk in 27th position.
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | Michael Klein | United States | 2,780,000 | 70 |
| 30 | 2 | Greg Himmelbrand | United States | 515,000 | 13 |
| 30 | 3 | Troy Laypo | United States | 575,000 | 14 |
| 30 | 4 | Jason Raber | United States | 1,700,000 | 43 |
| 30 | 5 | David Kinane | United States | 1,800,000 | 45 |
| 30 | 6 | Robert Hwang | United States | 1,680,000 | 42 |
| 30 | 7 | Aaron Shapiro | United States | 380,000 | 10 |
| 30 | 8 | Michael Hager | United States | 1,800,000 | 45 |
| 30 | 9 | Phillip Phan | United States | 1,460,000 | 37 |
| 31 | 1 | Tao Chu | Taiwan | 690,000 | 17 |
| 31 | 2 | Jeffrey Gibson | United States | 1,300,000 | 33 |
| 31 | 3 | Daniel Schmertz | United States | 605,000 | 15 |
| 31 | 4 | Michael Linster | United States | 1,280,000 | 32 |
| 31 | 5 | Jean Brillant | United States | 1,040,000 | 26 |
| 31 | 6 | Daniel Fisher | United States | 1,620,000 | 41 |
| 31 | 7 | Yunye Lu | China | 525,000 | 13 |
| 31 | 8 | Rajath Tangam | United States | 2,740,000 | 69 |
| 31 | 9 | Sergio Loureiro | United States | 735,000 | 18 |
| 32 | 1 | Jason Rivkin | United States | 740,000 | 19 |
| 32 | 2 | Arlie Shaban | Canada | 1,100,000 | 28 |
| 32 | 3 | Thilbaud Martin | France | 2,600,000 | 65 |
| 32 | 4 | Alex Kim | United States | 2,480,000 | 62 |
| 32 | 5 | Collier Ives | United States | 800,000 | 20 |
| 32 | 6 | William Hofstaedter | United States | 1,040,000 | 26 |
| 32 | 7 | Abel Gebeyehu | United States | 1,140,000 | 29 |
| 32 | 8 | Mykhailo Lendel | United States | 1,250,000 | 31 |
| 32 | 9 | Travis Hartshorn | United States | 1,240,000 | 31 |
The elimination of Edric Nicoli leaves 27 players remaining, who have now racked up their chips for the final three table redraw.
The clock has been paused with 10:02 remaining in Level 24.
Arlie Shaban moved all in from early position, and Naveen Chettipally made the call in the small blind.
Arlie Shaban: A♠K♦
Naveen Chettipally: A♥K♥
"Two flush draws," joked Shaban as Chettipally turned over the same hand but suited. Shaban found a pair of spades on the 8♠7♠J♦ flop, and another on the 4♠ turn. The fourth spade came in the form of the 5♠ river, and Shaban took the pot while leaving Chettipally with just 95,000.
Chettipally's short stack was gone on the very next hand, joining John McDonald on the rail.
Tao Chu opened to 80,000 on the button, and David Kinane defended his big blind to see the A♠K♥5♦ flop. Kinane checked to Chu, who continued for 70,000.
The call was made, and both players checked the 4♥ turn. Kinane then led out for 250,000 on the 6♦ river, and Chu took some time before sticking in the call.
Kinane showed 6♠4♠ for twp pair, taking down the pot and Chu mucked.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Thilbaud Martin opened to 60,000 in middle position, and Alex Kim slid out a three-bet to 180,000 in the hijack. Martin made the call, and the A♦6♦A♥ flop was fanned out.
Martin checked to Kim, who continued for 110,000. That was enough to claim the pot, as Martin let his hand go.
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