JC Tran opened to 48,000 from middle position and Najib Kamand three-bet all in for 138,000 from the hijack. Tran called and showed 
which was behind Kamand's 
.
Kamand retained his lead through the 
flop. The 
came on the turn and the 
finished the board on the river, securing a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000 | -90,000 |
|
318,000 | 176,000 |
Valentyn Shabelnyk raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Adam Kornuth shipped all in for 157,000 from the small blind. It folded back to Shabelnyk and he made the call with 
. Kornuth held the 
and was in need of some help.
Kornuth found exactly that on the flop of 
. The board finished with the 
and the 
and Kornuth was able to scoop the double
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,350,000 | -50,000 |
|
346,000 | 146,000 |
Kevin Huddleston raised to 35,000 from under the gun and Valentyn made it 76,000 from middle position. It folded back to Huddleston who four-bet to 225,000 and Shabelnyk responded by announcing all in. Huddleston called for his tournament life and the hands were tabled:
Huddleston: 
Shabelnyk: 
The board came 
and Huddleston was sent to the rail in 18th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000 | 390,000 |
|
Busted |
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 447 | 1 | Huy Quach |
| 447 | 2 | JC Tran |
| 447 | 3 | Michael Aron |
| 447 | 4 | Najib Kamand |
| 447 | 5 | Cherish Andrews |
| 447 | 6 | Dwyte Pilgrim |
| 447 | 7 | Carter Phillips |
| 447 | 8 | Maximilian Lehmanski |
| 447 | 9 | Jean Marc Thomas |
| 454 | 1 | Jerrimie Pacheco |
| 454 | 2 | Joe Cada |
| 454 | 3 | Patrick Karschamroon |
| 454 | 4 | Tom Chambers |
| 454 | 5 | Jim Kasputis Jr |
| 454 | 6 | Kevin Huddleston |
| 454 | 7 | Adam Kornuth |
| 454 | 8 | Jonathan Poche |
| 454 | 9 | Valentyn Shabelnyk |
Adam Kornuth raised to 37,000 before the flop only to find Maximillian Lehmanski re-raise to 86,000. The flop fell 
and Lehmanski pushed out a bet of 81,000. After tanking, Kornuth called and the two saw a 
turn.
Other tables had finished their hands before the re-draw and now a crowd was building around the table as Lehmanski moved 128,000 into the middle. Kornuth called once again and the completed the board. This time Lehmanski checked to Kornuth who made a 130,000 bet. Lehmanski announced that he was all in and Kornuth shook his head and mucked his hand.
Taking down this massive pot brings Lehmanski up to 1,300,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | 392,000 |
|
|
200,000 | -430,000 |
Valentyn Shabelnyk opened to 32,000 under the gun and was called by Cherish Andrews in the hijack. John Nelson was in the big blind and he three-bet to 85,000. Both Shabelnyk and Andrews called to see the 
flop.
Nelson checked it to Shabelnyk who bet 105,000, chasing Andrews out. Nelson, however, raised all in for 462,000 total. Shabelnyk took about 60 seconds before he called with 
. Nelson tabled a dominating 
, but the turn and river gave Shabelnyk a flush to win the pot, score the elimination, and take the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,010,000 | 619,000 |
|
Busted |
Action folded around to Adam Kornuth on the button and he pushed out a raise. The small blind got out of the way and Kevin Huddleston moved all in for his last 234,000 from the big blind. Kornuth called and the hands were turned over:
Kornuth: 
Huddleston: 
The board fell 
and Huddleston's jacks were able to hold, awarding him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
630,000 | -262,000 |
|
|
480,000 | 242,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Cards are in the air here at Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em!
While this is the seating draw for the start of the day, after one bust out there will be a total redraw for the final 18.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 448 | 1 | Najib Kamand | 142,000 |
| 448 | 2 | --empty-- | -- |
| 448 | 3 | Jim Kasputis Jr. | 457,000 |
| 448 | 4 | Dwyte Pilgrim | 293,000 |
| 448 | 5 | --empty-- | -- |
| 448 | 6 | --empty-- | -- |
| 448 | 7 | Joe Cada | 1,869,000 |
| 448 | 8 | Michael Aron | 1,745,000 |
| 448 | 9 | Jerrimie Pacheco | 291,000 |
| 449 | 1 | Valentyn Shabelnyk | 1,391,000 |
| 449 | 2 | --empty-- | -- |
| 449 | 3 | Cherish Andrews | 1,383,000 |
| 449 | 4 | Jonathan Poche | 491,000 |
| 449 | 5 | Huy Quach | 410,000 |
| 449 | 6 | Patrick Karschamroon | 188,000 |
| 449 | 7 | John Nelson | 550,000 |
| 449 | 8 | Jean Thomas | 180,000 |
| 449 | 9 | --empty-- | -- |
| 447 | 1 | Kevin Huddleston | 238,000 |
| 447 | 2 | Maximilian Lehmanski | 908,000 |
| 447 | 3 | --empty-- | -- |
| 447 | 4 | Tom Chambers | 302,000 |
| 447 | 5 | --empty-- | -- |
| 447 | 6 | --empty-- | -- |
| 447 | 7 | JC Tran | 339,000 |
| 447 | 8 | Adam Kornuth | 892,000 |
| 447 | 9 | Carter Phillips | 586,000 |
