Lily Kiletto raised and called the all-in of a short-stack for 27,600 with , only to see turned over by her opponent. Kiletto spiked a two-outer on the board to score the knockout.
Shortly afterward, another player busted to reduce the field to 53.
After the flop, Duy Ho managed to get his stack of 79,300 chips in with and got called by an opponent with the . Both the turn and the river blanked and Ho doubled up.
Loren Klein was the initial raiser and got called by Ari Engel one seat over. Klein kept betting throughout the hand on a board, and ultimately made it 28,800 to go on the river. "You really want me to fold?" asked Engel with a smile. He kept thinking about his decision; Klein called the clock on him.
Ultimately, Engel mucked his cards just before the end of the level.
On the last hand before break, Peter Tobias opened to 5,000 from the button, Eddy Sabat called from the small blind and Will Givens called from the big blind. The flop was and Sabat led for 8,200; Givens folded and Tobias called. The turn was the and Sabat bet 13,000. Tobias made the call and they saw a fall on the river.
Sabat checked and Tobias bet 20,000. Sabat thought for a few minutes before finally making the call. Tobias tabled and Sabat mucked.
David Schaerf was all in preflop and at risk for his last 55,000 with and got called by Antony Hallam with the . The highest card on the board was the on the river and all red cards, eliminating Schaerf in the process.