Jeremy Ausmus was all in and at risk for 67,500 preflop holding 
, and he was in rough shape against Bejamin Pollak's 
.
Pollak was drawing dead when the dealer fanned the remaining three aces - 
- on the flop, and the turn and river competed 
, 
respectively. Ausmus doubled to 138,500 chips, while Pollak fell to 45,500.
Brigette Lau raised to 7,000 on the button, Byron Kaverman moved all in for 57,500 out of the small blind, and Lau called.
Lau: 
Kaverman: 
Lau improved to Broadway as the board rolled out 
, and Kaverman hit the rail.
Samay Parikh checked to Igor Kurganov on a board of 
, and Kurganov fired out 36,500. Parikh called.
The 
completed the board, Parikh led out for 48,500, and Kurganov folded.
Parikh is up to 250,000, while Kurganov fell to 215,000.
Right after beating Jeremy Ausmus in a big pot, Samay Parikh was at it again, this time facing off with JC Tran.
Tran opened the cutoff for 6,500 and Parikh made it 15,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Tran made the call.
Both players checked the 
flop and the 
hit the turn. Tran bet out 14,000 and Parikh made the call.
The 
fell on the river and Tran bet out, what looked like, 21,500. Parikh instantly called by tossing in a single 1,000 chip. He didn't need to add the other 20,500 as his easily beat Tran's 
.
Scott Clements raised in late position, Marc-Andre Ladouceur moved all in for 40,500 on the button, and Clements called.
Ladouceur:
Clements: 
Ladouceur's hand held up as the board came 
, and he doubled through.
Markus Gonsalves opened the cutoff for 6,500 and Brian Green shoved his 38,000 to the middle from the button. Gonsalves thought about it for some time, but eventually did call.
Green: 
Gonsalves: 
Green was in front, but the turn would be a terrible card for him: 
. The 
on the river wasn't the coveted ace, and Green had to leave the tournament area.
Jeremy Ausmus raised to 6,000 in middle position, Benjamin Pollak reraised to 14,500 on the button, and Ausmus moved all in for effectively 59,000. Pollak called.
Ausmus:
Pollak:
Pollak was in great shape to double, and survived as the board came 
.
Nabih Zaczac was later eliminated from the table, and a short-stacked Josh Arieh exited as well.
After eliminating Chris Hunichen, Hiren "Sunny" Patel nearly notched another knockout, but Byron Kaverman found a fortuitous double up.
Patel raised to 6,500 from under the gun, Kaverman moved all in for 49,500 out of the small blind, and Patel called.
Patel: 
Kaverman:
Kaverman flopped a flush draw when the dealer fanned , and completed said flush on the turn (). Patel was drawing dead, and a meaningless 
completed the board.
Wade Townsend opened for 6,500, and called Nam Le's big blind shove for 40,500 after some pondering.
Townsend:
Le:
The board didn't improve anyone and Le left the tournament area: 
.
After a series of preflop bets and raises, Chris Hunichen was all in and at risk preflop for 150,000 or so with against Hiren "Sunny" Patel's .
Patel won the race as the board came 
, and the Chicagoan chipped up to 437,000. Hunichen hit the rail empty handed.
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