Noel Rodriguez opened the hijack to 200,000 and Hrishikesh Kulkarni called on the button.
On the J♦4♥3♦ flop, Rodriguez continued for 175,000 and Kulkarni called.
The Q♠ turn checked through to the Q♥ river which saw Rodriguez fire for 675,000 and Kulkarni snapped it off. Rodriguez tabled Q♣10♦ and his trips were good to drag a modest pot.
Ian Steinman opened the hijack to 200,000 Michael Lin defended his big blind.
On the K♦10♦4♦ flop, Steinman continued for 150,000 before Lin raised to 600,000. Steinman jammed and Lin called off for 1,875,000.
Michael Lin: 8♦7♦ 
Ian Steinman: K♥10♣
It was a cooler flop with Lin having a flush and Steinman with top two. The board ran out J♥6♥ as Lin secured the double.
Curtis Kowalk jammed his final 500,000 from middle position and Feiyue Wu jammed covering all next to act.
Curtis Kowalk: 9♦7♦
Feiyue Wu: 9♥9♣
Kowalk was in terrible shape but found some hope on the J♥7♥3♦ flop. However, the board ran out A♠5♦ and he hit the rail in 7th
Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
The final seven players are going on a 10-minute break.
Michael Lin opened from the hijack and then called after Curtis Kowalk jammed for 395,000 from the small blind.
Curtis Kowalk: Q♦J♣
Michael Lin: 8♠8♥
It was a flip with Lin staying ahead on the K♦6♦4♣ flop. However, the J♥ came on the turn as Kowalk took the lead and held through the K♠ river to double.
Feiyue Wu opened to 160,000 from middle position and was called by Michael Lin in the cutoff and Ian Steinman in the small blind. In the big blind, Hrishikesh Kulkarni three-bet to 690,000. Fu responded with a four-bet to 1,800,000, and everyone folded.
Feiyue Wu opened to 160,000 from under the gun and was called by Michael Lin in middle position. In the cutoff, Ian Steinman squeezed to 605,000. In the big blind, Scott Sanders called all-in for 275,000. Wu called and Lin folded.
Wu check-folded to a 275,000 bet on the A♥J♠6♦ flop.
Scott Sanders: 8♥7♥
Ian Steinman: A♣10♠
Sanders needed running cards to survive but was drawing dead on the 2♦ turn to the 7♦ river as he was eliminated.
Level: 25
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Ian Steinman opened to 120,000 from middle position and was called by Hrishikesh Kulkarni in the hijack and Denis Lee on the button. In the big blind, Feiyue Wu squeezed to 480,000. The others folded before Lee called all-in for 410,000.
Denis Lee: K♦4♦
Feiyue Wu: A♥Q♣
Lee was behind but held live cards. However, he found no help on the J♠7♣3♥3♣6♥ runout as he was the first casualty of the final table.
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