Action was picked up with Josh Hawkins all in for 540,000 and Justin Done putting him at risk.
Josh Hawkins: 9♦9♣ 
Justin Done: A♣8♥
Hawkins was well in front with his pocket nines, and when the board ran out Q♠6♦Q♥3♥9♠ he improved to a full house, nines full of queens to double up.
With action picked up on the turn in a pot with roughly 1,000,000 chips in the middle, the board showed A♥J♠3♥9♣.
Gilbert Shadowens in the small blind checked to Hunter Cichy who bet out 600,000 from the big blind. Shadowenes gave it some thought before making the calling, leaving just 620,000 chips behind.
The river brought the Q♥ and Shadowens moved all in for his remaining chips, and Cichy looks unhappy about the bet, and reluctantly made the call and turned over 5♥4♥ for a flush. Cichy then showed 9♦3♦ for a flopped two pair before tossing them in the muck as Shadowens scooped the pot.
Josh Hawkins opened the action with a raise to 200,00, and when it folded to Michael Johns, he three-bet all in for his stack of 1,600,000. It folded back to Hawkins who quickly made the call to put Johns at risk.
Michael Johns: K♥K♦
Josh Hawkins: Q♥Q♣
It was a cooler for Hawkins, and when the board ran out J♥8♥J♣6♦5♠ he was unable to improve past the kings of Johns, giving him the double up.
Justin Done opened the action with a raise to 350,000 on the button, and when it folded to the big blind John Roberts, he three-bet all in for his stack of roughly 2,400,000 and Done snap called to put Roberts at risk.
John Roberts: J♥J♦
Justin Done: A♦A♣
Roberts ran into the pocket aces of Done, and when the board ran out 4♦5♠3♣4♠9♣ the aces were still best, sending Roberts to the rail.
Level: 24
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Action folded to Michael Johns in middle position, and he raised to 120,000. He was called by John Roberts on the button, before Hunter Cichy three-bet to 500,000 in the small blind. The big blind and Johns quickly folded, btu Roberts made the call.
After the J♥6♠6♦ flop, Cichy bet out 300,000, and Robert raised to put Cichy all in for his stack of 1,400,000, and he quickly made the call to put himself at risk.
Hunter Cichy: K♦K♣
John Roberts: 4♥4♣
Roberts jammed right into the kings of Cichy, and once the board ran out Q♥ on the turn and K♥ on the river, Cichy improved to a full house kings full of sixes, to take the pot and double through the former chip leader.
John Roberts raised to 150,000 from early position, and when it folded to the big blind Corey Nazaruk, he three-bet all in for his stack of roughly 400,000. Roberts wasted little time to make the call and put Nazaruk at risk.
Corey Nazaruk: Q♣9♦
John Roberts: A♦4♥
Nazaruk had two live cards, but once the board ran out 3♠3♦2♥10♦10♥ Nazaruk could not improve past the ace high of Roberts to send him to the rail.
Action folded to Gilbert Shadowens in the hijack who limped in, as did John Roberts in the cutoff. Then Nick Syrigos on the button raised all in for his stack of 475,000. The blinds and Shadowens folded, and Roberts made the call to put Syrigos at risk.
Nick Syrigos: K♥Q♠
John Roberts: 9♥8♠
Roberts had two live cards, but Syrigos was in front with king high. However, when the board ran out 5♦A♥4♠5♠9♦ Roberts hit a nine on the river to take the pot and make Syrigos the first elimination of the final table.
Level: 23
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
The nine remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
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