Adam Gonzales opened to 75,000 and Richard Tygum min-raised in position. Daniel Lu went all in for about 220,000 from the big blind and Gonzales folded. Tygum called and turned over . Lu had .
The flop came in Tygum's favor with no ace or king, but the turn was the and Tygum couldn't find a jack on the river so Lu would double up.
Taylor Black opened cutoff to 40,000 and got called by the next two players. Marvin Rettenmaier moved all in from the big blind for 310,000 and everyone folded quickly.
Lang Nguyen bet 115,000 in middle position on a board of and Gary Otake called on his left. On the river, Nguyen slid in a bet of 185,000 and Otake immediately called.
"I'm on a heater for sure," Nguyen said, revealing for a set.
Donald Thurman shoved for 70,000 over a limp from Gary Otake, and small blind Chengce Jiang put in 210,000, isolating Thurman.
Thurman:
Jiang:
Thurman got up to exit but Patrick Eskandar reminded him there were plenty of spades in the deck. Two hit on the flop, but Thurman didn't need any more as he had a straight. The turn brought some outs for Jiang, and the river made him an ace-high straight for the win.
Cory Smith was eliminated by Aaron Massey on the final hand before dinner break when he shoved all in with eight-high from the small blind and Massey called with . Massey caught a kind on the flop and added a quick 200,000 to his stack before dinner.
Below are the rest of the chip counts as the players are currently on dinner break.
The dinner break is over and cards are in the air with four levels to play before the players bag for the final day. There are currently 34 players remaining.