Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The remaining 21 players are going on a 15-minute break.
Nghia Luong moved all in for 240,000 on the button, Casey Hatmaker reshoved in the small blind, and the rest of the table folded.
Nghia Luong: A♦6♣
Casey Hatmaker: J♦J♠
Luong was looking for an ace to stay alive, but he missed the Q♦5♣8♠6♠3♦ board and was sent to the rail.
Changfeng Fan raised to 30,000 under the gun and Samuel Rosen called in the cutoff. Phong Nguyen then three-bet to 130,000 in the big blind, and only Rosen called.
Both players checked the Q♣10♣8♦ flop. Nguyen then bet 205,000 on the 8♠ turn, and Rosen called.
The river was the A♦ and Nguyen moved all in. Rosen snap-folded, andn Nguyen took the pot.
"You fold if I jam the turn?" Rosen asked him.
"No, I had queens," Nguyen replied.
James Chavanarojrit was all in for 93,000 from middle position and up against Nicholas Verderamo under the gun.
James Chavanarojrit: A♣J♣
Nicholas Verderamo: A♥10♦
The 7♦7♣6♠ flop left open the possibility of a chop, but Verderamo spiked the 10♠ on the turn to make two pair and take the lead. The river was the 4♣, and Chavanarojrit was sent to the rail.
David Kinane was also eliminated on another table.
Changfeng Fan raised to 35,000 on the button, Michael Aron moved all in for 200,000 in the small blind, and Fan called.
Michael Aron: Q♦10♦
Changfeng Fan: K♣J♣
Aron hit trips on the Q♣Q♥5♠ flop to take a big lead in the pot, while the turn was the 3♣. The river, though, brought the 2♣ to give Fan a flush and send Aron to the rail.
At the same time on another table, Rishi Tangri and Michael Bohmerwald were on the river with around 300,000 in the pot on a board of J♦4♠9♦2♠A♦ when Bohmerwald moved all in for 260,000 in the hijack. Tangri took a minute before calling in the big blind.
"I'm out. Good call," Bohmerwald said as he revealed K♠Q♠ for a missed draw. Tangri had 9♣2♦ for two pair to win the pot and score the knockout.
Rishi Tangri limped in from early position before Jason Hairston moved all in for 121,000 in the cutoff. Chris Kiani then reshoved in the small blind, and Tangri folded.
Jason Hairston: A♦K♣
Chris Kiani: A♠A♣
Kiani had woken up with aces yet again, and Hairston couldn't catch any miracles on the 10♣2♣3♠4♣4♦ board.
"Oh well. Nothing I could do about that. I enjoyed it, fellas," Hairston told his tablemates on his way to the rail.
Ed Hill raised to 30,000 in middle position and Waleed Mian called in the small blind.
The flop came J♠5♦3♠ and Hill continued for 25,000. Mian then raised to 60,000, Hill moved all in for 160,000, and Mian snap-called.
Ed Hill: 10♠10♦
Waleed Mian: K♥J♣
Mian had outflopped Hill's tens with top pair, and the board ran out 5♣9♣ to send Hill to the rail.
Ari Katz was also recently eliminated.
Chris Kiani moved all in from the button and Yonnas Banteamlak called for 139,000 in the small blind.
Yonnas Banteamlak: A♥Q♦
Chris Kiani: A♣A♠
Kiani had woken up with two aces, and the 4♣K♦9♥A♦8♥ board improved him to a set to win the pot and send Banteamlak to the rail.
Waleed Mian raised to 35,000 in the cutoff and John Major called in the big blind.
The flop came Q♥8♥3♦ and Mian bet 32,000. Major called, and the J♠ fell on the turn.
Mian then bet 53,000, and Major again called. Both players checked down the J♦ river, and Major showed 10♥8♣ for two pair to win the pot.