After a raise to 80,000 ahead of him, Liang Xu moved all-in for 245,000 from the cutoff. Alex Foxen then reshoved for 1,300,000 from the button, which folded out the original raiser.
Liang Xu: Q♦J♦
Alex Foxen: A♣K♠
Xu found no help from the deck, as the 5♣9♥2♠7♥2♥ board saw him fall inside the money.
On the very first shuffle of hand-for-hand play, Christoph Vogelsang raised to 80,000 on the button, and Hannes Jeschka three-bet to 240,000 from the big blind. Vogelsang then put Jeschka all-in for 885,000, and Jeschka called.
Hannes Jeschka: A♥Q♥
Christoph Vogelsang: A♣K♣
The 8♠6♥J♠5♦4♠ board offered Jeschka no relief, and he was left to wait in hope that the second all-in player would also bust, in order to split the 31st-place prize.
The second player at risk on the bubble was Samuel Mullur.
After Chahnhoon Jung raised to 90,000 from the cutoff, Mullur three-bet to 525,000 on the button, leaving 80,000 behind. Jung then put him all-in, and Mullur called.
Samuel Mullur: 8♦8♣
Chahnhoon Jung: A♠K♦
The J♣5♥7♠A♠2♥ board favoured Jung, with his turned top pair confirming that two players fell on the bubble.
As a result, Jeschka and Mullur chopped the first spot in the money, taking $86,500 each.
When the action folded to Duc Anh Nguyen in the cutoff, he moved all-in for 470,000. Defeng Chen couldn't get his calling chips in quickly enough when it was his turn to act, and the big blind subsequently folded.
Duc Anh Nguyen: A♥5♦
Defeng Chen: A♣K♣
Despite picking up a straight, the J♦2♥4♣K♥10♠ board never improved for Nguyen, whose elimination brought the tournament two spots from the money.
Mehdi Chaoui moved all-in for 330,000 from under the gun, and Isaac Haxton called in the small blind.
Mehdi Chaoui: 7♠7♥
Isaac Haxton: K♠K♦
Chaoui didn't connect with the 3♠3♥5♠ flop, and the Q♥ turn left him with just two outs. Alas, the 10♣ completed the board, and Chaoui's Main Event was over.
At a neighbouring table, Ye Wang also lost his stack.