Dylan Linde had called an all in bet from Eric Salazar, who was behind and at-risk.
Eric Salazar: 
Dylan Linde: 
The board ran out 
and Salazar was the first elimination at the final table, a ninth place finish for $8,060.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | 760,000 |
|
Busted |
| Seat | Name | Chip Count | Final Table Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Linde | 1,740,000 | 35 |
| 2 | Eric Siegel | 925,000 | 19 |
| 3 | Kfir Nahum | 1,530,000 | 31 |
| 4 | Jared Kingery | 1,180,000 | 24 |
| 5 | Eric Salazar | 550,000 | 11 |
| 6 | Jeff Madsen | 1,070,000 | 21 |
| 7 | Nghia Nguyen | 760,000 | 15 |
| 8 | Saad Ghanem | 825,000 | 17 |
| 9 | Noam Muallem | 3,025,000 | 61 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,025,000 | -475,000 |
|
|
1,740,000 | 590,000 |
|
1,530,000 | 880,000 |
|
1,180,000 | -420,000 |
|
1,070,000 | -30,000 |
|
925,000 | 185,000 |
|
825,000 | -255,000 |
|
760,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
550,000 | -210,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Christopher Hovey moved all in preflop and was snap-called by chip leader Noam Muallem.
Christopher Hovey: 
Noam Muallem: 
The board came out 
, giving Hovey some life with a gut-shot straight draw and a flush draw. But the river 
sealed his fate, a 10th place finish for $8,060. Muallem extended his chip lead as the tournament heads to the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000 | 500,000 |
|
Busted |
Dustin Lee was all in and at risk for his short stack preflop against Eric Salazar, who was well out in front.
Dustin Lee: 
Eric Salazar:
The board came out 
and the best hand held up, leaving Lee without any chips. He finished in 11th place for $6,716.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
760,000 | 285,000 |
|
Busted |
Moments after the break, Jeff Madsen raised to 85,000 before Gerald Cunniff moved all in for around 290,000. Madsen snap-called and was out in front.
Gerald Cunniff:
Jeff Madsen:
The board came out 
and Madsen, a four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, took down the pot. Cunniff was out in 12th place ($6,716).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | 370,000 |
|
Busted |
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Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
The remaining 12 players are now on another 15-minute break.
Action was heads up with a big pot over 300,000 and a full board of 
. Gerald Cunniff bet 175,000 and Dylan Linde responded with a shove for his last 350,000.
Cunniff went into the tank and used two time banks before he finally called and turned over 
for the straight. Linde, however, turned over 
for the flush to take the big pot and move above 1,000,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000 | 570,000 |
|
|
560,000 | -540,000 |
