Michael Estes raised to 12,000 in the hijack, Michael Wright flatted in the cutoff, and Robert Hooton defended in the big blind.
The flop came 9♦8♣3♠ and it checked to Estes who continued with a bet of 10,000. Only Hooton called to see the Q♠ turn.
Hooton led out with a sizable bet of 40,000, prompting Estes to reluctantly toss his cards into the muck.
Action went heads-up to a flop of K♦4♦8♣ in a hand between Delilah Lerner in the small blind and Alec Friedman in the big blind.
Lerner check-called a bet of 6,000 from Friedman, bringing the 9♣ turn where she check-called again, this time for 8,000.
On the Q♠ river, Lerner checked for a third time and Friedman opted to check back. Lerner turned over K♣7♥ for a pair of kings to claim the pot.
Ryan Tepen opened the action with a raise from early position and Robert Hooton defended in the big blind.
The flop came 3♣Q♠10♥ and Hooton check-called a bet of 10,000 from Tepen.
On the 7♠ turn, Hooton led out for 10,000 and Tepen called, bringing the 5♥ river.
Hooton checked and Tepen thought for a brief moment before checking back. Hooton tabled Q♦10♣ for top two pair and Tepen mucked.
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Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Joshua Frisch raised to 10,000 on the button and the player in the big blind three-bet jammed for about ten big blinds to put himself at risk. Frisch thought for a brief moment before making the call.
Big blind: A♦8♦ 
Joshua Frisch: 3♠3♥
Frisch's pair of treys remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out 4♦K♣J♠4♥9♥.
The player on the button raised to 13,000 and Michael Wright three-bet jammed in the big blind for 53,000 to put himself at risk. The button thought for a moment before making the call.
Michael Wright: A♥K♠
Button: A♣9♣
The board ran out 4♦2♣2♠2♦Q♦ and Wright's kicker played to earn him the double up.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
The remaining players have been sent on another 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante.
John Kurfman raised to 9,000 on the button and Andrew Bakota defended in the big blind.
The flop came 7♠8♠6♥ and Bakota check-called a bet of 10,000 from Kurfman.
The 3♣ turn went check-check, bringing the 3♠ river where Bakota checked again. Kurfman bet 30,000 before Bakota moved all in to put Kurfman at risk who had about 55,000 behind.
"Can you beat five-high?" asked Kurfman, as he surrendered and tabled 5♣2♣.
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