There was a short stack player that moved all in for around 4,500 and Renato Nomura made the call. The players then turned over their hands with Nomura's opponent at risk.
Renato Nomura: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Nomura's kings held on for the pot, eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,200
9,200
|
9,200 |
Sarah Herring gets Matt Waxman perspective on some recent controversy at the Rio.
A first player limped and it was raised by the player from one seat over. Thomas Sholze moved all in from the button for 5,200 and the action folded back to the initial raiser who snap-called with a similar stack.
Sholze, holding 
, was facing 
in his opponent's hand, and the 
run out gave him a set of tens an eliminated his oppoennt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
On a raised pot, the flop showed 
and Ian Steinman was heads-up against the small blind player. The latter bet 1,000 and Steinman called from the cutoff position.
The turn brought the and went check-check. The river completed the board with a 
and the small blind bet 2,600, putting Steinman into a decision. He ended up calling but sent his hand into the muck when his opponent tabled 
for a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,600
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
||
A first player limped and Erik Cajelais raised it to 700. Allyn Shulman moved all in from the blinds for a stack of 3,975 and the initial limper announced call without seeing Shulman's all-in. Cajelais called as well and the two remaining active players checked on the flop 
. The turn also brought no betting action.
The river fell a and Cajelais folded after the first player bet 3,000. The latter turned over 
for two pair but Shulman, holding 
, won the hand with a set of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
12,500
8,300
|
8,300 |
|
|
||
The board read 
, Brock Wilson checked from middle position and a late position opponent bet 3,200 into a pot around 11,000.
The hijack opponent folded and Wilson thought for several moments before deciding to check-raise to 11,425. His opponent instantly folded and Wilson scooped in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,400
8,900
|
8,900 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,500
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
|
27,850
2,350
|
2,350 |
|
20,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
||
|
19,000
5,200
|
5,200 |
|
18,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
23,000
7,600
|
7,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
22,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
8,000
700
|
700 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
4,900
1,100
|
1,100 |
|
|
4,200
3,300
|
3,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Roman Rogovskyi bet 1,600 into a pot around 2,200, the board was showing 
and an opponent on the button made the call.
The river fell the , Rogovski bet 1,000, his opponent thought for a moment but made the call and Rogovskyi turned over 
for a rivered straight. His opponent mucked his hand and Rogovskyi took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,400
13,400
|
13,400 |
Kitty Kuo, who owns a WSOP ring and Tim Reilly, who finished 4th in THE MARATHON - $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em last year, just took a seat in this event. Sorel Mizzi re-entered and has a new fresh stack of 10,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
