Valentin Lita raised from the cutoff and the player in the big blind shoved for around 32,000 which Lita called in the eighth round of hand-for-hand play.
Big Blind: 
Valentin Lita: 
The flop came 
for the player in the big blind to stay ahead but Lita picked up the flush draw.
The turn was the 
which didn't change anything but the 
on the river did as Lita hit the flush to burst the bubble.
George Karmires shoved again in the seventh round of hand-for-hand play, this time for 88,000 and Cody Shook shoved too on the button for 90,000. The blinds folded for the cards to go on their backs.
George Karmires: 
Cody Shook: 
The board ran out 
for Karmires to flop the higher pair to double up again and leave Shook short with 2,000 left.
Christopher Caruso raised from the hijack and Mike Mather shoved from the big blind for around 60,000 and was called.
Mike Mather: 
Christopher Caruso:
The board ran out 
for Mather to double up during the third round of hand-for-hand play,
George Karmires shoved from under the gun in the second round of hand-for-hand play and was called by Waleed Mian in the hijack while the rest folded.
George Karmires:
Waleed Mian: 
The board ran out 
for Karmires to hold with the higher pocket pair to double up with,
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Stanwood Yang was seen getting up from his seat with the 
still exposed in front of him with the board reading 
. All his chips were awarded to Daniel Araya who held 
for the pair of queens to reduce the field down to 25 players.
This means that hand-for-hand play has now commenced.
The player in the middle position limped in and the player in the hijack shoved for 78,000. Thomas LeBerre asked for the amount from the cutoff and the dealer confirmed it. LeBerre cut out calling chips and then decided to three-bet to 178,000. The button and blinds folded, and so did the initial limper so the cards could go on their backs.
Hijack:
Thomas LeBerre:
The flop came 
for LeBerre to hit top pair and pick up the flush draw.
The turn was the for his opponent to make a pair and have one out left to stay alive.
The river completed the board with the 
for LeBerre to improve to a flush to eliminate his opponent.
Edsel Garay was also eliminated over on the other table for the field to be reduced to 27 players. The fourth table was broken up the balance the other three out and with only 24 players getting paid, the bubble is looming.
Waleed Mian raised to 22,000 from under the gun and was called by the player in the cutoff.
They both checked through the 
flop to the on the turn. Mian check-called the 16,000 bet of his opponent.
The river completed the board with the , Mian checked for the last time and then called when his opponent continued with a bet of 40,000. The other player tabled but Mian held for trip queens to scoop the pot.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Mike Mather raised to 13,000 from the middle position and action folded to Cody Shook in the small blind who made the call. Allen Alvarez shoved in the big blind for 43,000 and Mather responded with a shove of his own but for more. Shook shook his head and opted to fold so the cards could go on their backs.
Allen Alvarez: 
Mike Mather: 
Alvarez needed some help against the pocket pair of Mather.
The flop came to keep Mather ahead but the turn brought the for Alvarez to pick up the gutshot to a straight.
The river completed the board with the 
for Mather to improve to a set to eliminate Alvarez.
Shortly after, Jerry Schraders was also eliminated before the bubble.
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