Richard Ali raised from the hijack and Ben Zamani called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
, Zamani checked, Ali jammed for about 800,000 effective, and Zamani called all in with 
, leading Ali's 
.
The 
turn and 
river completed the board, giving Ali kings and eights to eliminate Zamani.
Jeff Siegal shoved from the hijack for just over a million and Richard Ali called from the big blind with a covering stack.
Jeff Siegal: 
Richard Ali: 
Ali had the preflop advantage and Siegal needed help from the deck to survive. The board ran out 
and Ali's queens held up for him to win the pot and end Siegal's run in this event.
Edouard Echinard ran ace-four into Benjamin Zamani's pocket kings and his stack suffered a devastating hit. Echinard shoved his last 150,000 shortly afterwards when he was in the hijack. Tristan Wade reshoved on the button and both players in the blinds released their hands.
Echinard showed 
and was up against . The 
board didn't rescue him and he left the tournament in 24th place.
Will Givens raised all in from early position for about 650,000 and Tobias Peters isolated from the hijack with 
, leading Givens' 
.
The board ran out 
, no help to Givens, ending his tournament in 25th place for $20,336.
Joshua Abady raised all in for about 1,100,000 from under the gun and Jimmy Poper isolated from the button with 
, leading Abady's 
.
The board ran out 
, no help to Abady, ending his tournament in 26th place for $20,336.
| Seat | Table 421 | Table 422 | Table 423 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brayden Gazlay | Nishant Sharma | Joe Cada |
| 2 | Mark Babekov | -- empty -- | Richard Cox |
| 3 | Leif Force | Edouard Echinard | Paawan Bansal |
| 4 | Will Givens | Joshua Abady | Jeff Siegal |
| 5 | Martin Finger | Benjamin Zamani | Avery Bass |
| 6 | Joshua Turner | Tristan Wade | Chris Conrad |
| 7 | Tobias Peters | Jeffrey Tanouye | Thi Nguyen |
| 8 | Eric Afriat | Richard Ali | Jonas Lauck |
| 9 | Sam Simmons | Jimmy Poper | Andrew Hedley |
Level: 31
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 15,000
Players have been sent on a 15-minute break. When they come back, they will immediately redraw for the last three tables.
Eric Afriat made it 175,000 in the cutoff and button Bob Shao three-bet for about three-quarters of his stack. Afriat moved all in and Shao stalled for a bit to secure a pay jump. Jonathan Tamayo busted in the meantime and Shao then made the call.
Afriat: 
Shao:
The board of 
shipped the big pot to Afriat while Shao walked away in 27th place.
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