Erik Nowosielski raised to 2,500 in the hijack before Larry Shepherd three-bet to 8,500 in the small blind. Alex Kimpel then moved all in for 66,500 in the big blind and Nowosielski folded, while Shepherd called to put Kimpel at risk.
Alex Kimpel: Q♥Q♣ 
Larry Shepherd: J♥J♦
Kimpel had Shepherd crushed with his queens, and the 2♠9♥4♦K♥7♣ board kept him in the lead for the massive double up.
Enrico Di Franco three-bet to 7,500 on the button and was called by David Tanner in early position and Jason Batrous in middle position.
The flop came 10♠3♠J♥ and Batrous moved all in for 45,000. Di Franco snap-called, and Tanner got out of the way.
Jason Batrous: Q♣J♣
Enrico Di Franco: K♥K♠
Batrous had flopped top pair, but he had run right into Di Franco's kings. The board ran out 5♥5♠ and Batrous, who earlier today was the first player to climb up above 100,000, saw the rest of his stack vanish as he headed to the exit.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Caleb Powell bet 2,300 from early position on a flop of 3♥Q♠10♣ and Phuong Ta called in the cutoff, as did David Tanner in the big blind.
The turn was the 7♦ and Powell bet another 6,000. Both Ta and Tanner called once more, and the Q♥ fell on the river. Action then checked around to Ta, and he bet 13,000. Tanner and Powell both quickly folded, and Ta took the pot.
Mervan Kizgin moved all in for 6,500 from early position, another opponent on the button reshoved for 15,000, and Michael Robilotto had both players covered and at risk in the big blind.
Mervan Kizgin: K♦10♦
Button: 8♦7♠
Michael Robilotto: A♥A♣
"King-ten is going to crack aces," Kizgin confidently predicted, and the K♠Q♣3♠ flop gave him a pair. The turn was the 6♦, while the 4♠ river was no help as Robilotto stayed in the lead to send both opponents to the rail.
"We tried," Kizgin said.
Heads-up on a flop of 8♠5♠2♣, Harris Kent bet 2,400 from the cutoff and Antwan Prince called on the button.
The turn was the 3♥ and Kent bet another 4,500. Prince again called, and the 7♦ fell on the river. Both players checked, and Kent announced queen-high. Prince showed him A♦8♦ for top pair, and the 2023 champion of this event took down the pot.
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Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Players are going on another 15-minute break.
The field has grown to 79 entries so far, with around 54 players remaining.
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