Heads-up action to the A♦A♣2♦ flop saw Monika Hrabec lead out for 1,000 from the small blind. Jean-Noel Thorel tossed in a call from the big blind, and the 4♦ turn hit the felt.
Hrabec continued for 3,000, earning another call from Thorel. The J♥ river produced another bet from Hrabec, this time for 10,000.
Thorel did not take long to let his hand go, and Hrabec raked in the chips.
Brandon Steven opened to 3,000 and Eric Wasserson three-bet to 10,000.
Sameh Elamawy four-bet to 31,000 and Steven five-bet 115,000. Wasserson folded and Elamawy six-bet for 250,000.
Steven called for 191,000 and was all in.
Brandon Steven: A♦K♦ 
Sameh Elamawy: J♠J♥
The J♣10♠3♠J♦5♣ was all Elamawy, who turned quads and eliminated Steven.
Nick Schulman opened to 2,500 and Artur Martirosian called.
Jesse Lonis three-bet to 10,000 and Adrian Mateos four-bet to 26,000. Schulman folded and Martirosian made it 68,000.
Both opponents folded.
Alex Kulev opened to 2,500 on the button, with only Jason Koon making the call in the small blind.
The dealer fanned out the A♠3♠2♠ flop, and Koon checked. Kulev continued for 1,500, and the call was made.
Both players checked through the 7♣ turn, and the 8♥ river completed the board. Koon led out for 5,000, taking down the pot as Kulev slid his cards to the dealer.
Nick Schulman raised to 2,500 on the button, and Artur Martirosian stuck in a call from the small blind.
Martirosian checked to the 5♦2♠K♣ flop, and made another call after Schulman continued for 1,000. Another check from Martirosian followed the 8♥ turn, and Schulman tossed out a bet of 7,500.
That produced a quick fold from Martirosian, as Schulman collected the pot.
Alex Foxen raised to 2,500 and Mikita Badziakouski three-bet to 8,500. Foxen called and the pair checked the 10♠7♦6♠ flop.
The turn was the 4♥. Foxen bet 15,000 and Badziakouski called. The river was the 10♦ and Foxen bet 49,500. Badziakouski called again, and won the hand with A♣10♥ for trip tens.
The first two players out of the Triton Invitational, invitee Tom Heung and poker pro Dejan Kaladjurdjevic, have each posted another quarter of a million dollars and reentered the fray.
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic raised to 2,500 and Artur Martirosian defended his big blind.
Both players checked the 8♣7♣6♥ flop and the turn was the 6♠. Martirosian bet 2,000 and Kaladjurdjevic raised to 7,000. Martirosian three-bet to 24,000 and Kaladjurdjevic called.
The river was the 10♠. Martirosian bet 40,000 and Kaladjurdjevic raised to 125,000. Martirosian three-bet to 272,000 and Kaladjurdjevic called.
Martirosian tabled 8♥8♦ for a full house and Kaladjurdjevic mucked, left with just 4,000.
On the very next hand, he ran A♦10♥ into the A♥J♣ of Daniel Negreanu and was eliminated after the board came K♦7♦4♦7♥8♣.
Santhosh Suvarna raised, Biao Ding three-bet and Talal Shakerchi four-bet from the small blind.
Both opponents called and Shakerchi continued for 15,000 on the A♣9♠4♠ flop. Suvarna was the only caller. The turn was the J♣ and Shakerchi bet 32,000. Suvarna folded.
Philip Sternheimer opened to 2,500 from early position and was called by Brian Luo. Tom Heung three-bet to 11,000 from the button and Sternheimer four-bet to 45,000.
Luo folded, and Heung called. The flop was J♣5♣4♥. Sternheimer check-called 30,000, and the turn was the 9♦.
Sternheimer checked again, and Heung continued for 55,000. Sternheimer shoved, and Heung called, covered by just 3,000.
Tom Heung: K♠K♦
Philip Sternheimer: A♦A♠
The Q♣ rolled off on the river, and Heung became the first elimination from the $250,000 Triton Invitational.
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