Action was picked up with Garrett Smith all in and Connor Hayward putting him at risk.
Garrett Smith: A♠5♣
Connor Hayward: 9♠7♥
Hayward in the big blind called off the short stack jam from Smith, and when the board ran out 4♥7♠J♠8♠Q♣ Hayward made the best hand with a pair of sevens to take the pot and eliminate Smith.
Action was picked up on the river, where a major pot pot had developed between Stephen Joseph and Terry Hildebrand.
With the board showing K♦10♦2♥A♦A♠ and over 500,000 in the pot, Joseph moved all in for his stack of roughly 300,000, and Hildebrand made the call.
Joseph tabled 6♠6♣ for just two pair aces and sixes, and Hildebrand picked off the bluff with J♠10♥ for a better two pair aces and tens to eliminate Joseph.
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Prior to the flop, Justin Dreiling invested 108,000 of his chips, leaving just 1,000 behind, with Tyler Barnes making the call.
The flop came 8♠6♠8♦ and Dreiling bet his last 1,000, and Barnes made the call.
Justin Dreiling: 9♦9♣
Tyler Barnes: K♠Q♥
Dreiling managed to fade the two over cards of Barnes on the flop, and after the board ran out A♦ on the turn and J♥ on the river, his pocket nines were still best, giving him a double up.
As he scooped the pot, Dreiling said "In tournaments I just can't lose all-ins" which got a chuckle from the table.
Action folded to Adam Todd in the cutoff, and he raised to 25,000. It folded to the big blind John Lopez who made the call.
The flop came 6♥J♠2♥ and Lopez checked to Todd, who bet out 20,000. Lopez then took his time, before raising all in for his stack of roughly 200,000, and Todd made the call to put Lopez at risk.
John Lopez: 3♦2♠
Adam Todd: A♥K♣
Lopez's dirty diaper out flopped the big slick of Todd, and he was still in front after the 9♥ on the turn, but the K♠ on the river gave Todd the best hand with a pair of kings, eliminating Lopez.
Jesus Hernandez limped in from under the gun, and once it folded to Iman Alsaden in middle position, she three-bet all in for 139,000. It then folded back to Hernandez who made the call to put Alsaden at risk.
Iman Alsaden: 10♥10♣
Jesus Hernandez: K♦Q♦
It was a race for Alsaden's tournament life, who was in front with pocket tens. But after the J♥8♥Q♥ flop, Hernandez took the lead, but Alsaden flopped a straight flush draw as extra outs. The J♣ on the turn changed nothing, but the K♥ on the river gave Alsaden the flush to secure the double up.
