Action picked up on the river with a sizable pot brewing in a hand between Justin Mayse in the small blind and Damon Muehl in the big blind.
With over 75,000 in the middle and the board reading Q♠9♦8♠10♦K♣, Mayse moved all in for roughly a pot-sized bet, putting himself at risk.
Muehl went into the tank before eventually tossing his cards into the muck.
On a flop of 2♠5♠A♦, Tom Adams was all in for his last 41,000 from the small blind against Richard Bennett who was under the gun with the covering stack.
Tom Adams: 5♦2♥ 
Richard Bennett: A♥J♠
Adams' two pair held against Bennett's top pair when the board ran out 10♣, 7♦.
Heather McFarlane raised to 3,000 under the gun and Willy Sou defended in the big blind.
The flop came 4♠4♣K♠ and Sou check-called a bet of 5,000 from McFarlane.
The 3♠ turn went check-check, bringing the 9♥ river. Sou fired out a bet of 15,000 and McFarlane gave up her hand.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 0
Bob McWilliams moved all in preflop for 18,200 and was called by Frank Lucero, Shane Broesder, Robert Payton, and Austin Gates.
The flop of 7♦3♥3♠ checked through, as did the K♥ turn. On the 6♠ river, action checked around to Payton who was last to act. He moved all in for 24,300, resulting in folds all around.
Payton tabled 5♠4♠ for a rivered straight, besting the K♣Q♠ of McWilliams, who was eliminated.
Richard Bennett got it all in on a flop of 5♠3♥3♠, having his opponent covered.
Opponent: JxJx
Richard Bennett: K♥K♣
The board ran out 3♣, 2♦ and Bennett dragged in the sizable pot with a full house, treys full of kings.
Ron Crane had both of his opponents covered when all of the money went in on a flop of 6♣7♦8♣.
Opponent: 7♠5♦
Opponent: A♠A♥
Ron Crane: 10♥9♥
The turn landed the 9♣ and the river brought the 2♠, sending the sizable pot Crane's way.
Travis Martin raised to 3,000 under the gun and Will Anderson flatted out of the small blind.
The flop came J♦4♣9♦ and Anderson check-called a bet of 5,000 from Martin.
The turn brought the 3♥ and Anderson check-called again, this time for 12,000.
On the Q♠ river, both players checked and Martin tabled A♣J♠, besting the J♣10♦ of Anderson.
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Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
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