On the turn with the board reading 
and roughly 25,000 in the middle, Maged Botros checked from the small blind over to Matt Waxman under the gun who bet 13,500.
Botros responded with a check-raise to 30,000, and after a lengthy deliberation, Waxman folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 22,400 |
|
64,100 | -34,800 |
The board read 
and there was already around 45,000 in the middle. John Smith had bet 15,100 from the hijack and Shaun Deeb was up for the decision. After considering all his options, Deeb called.
The 
completed the board and both Smith and Deeb checked. Smith showed 
for the flopped pair of eights and that was enough to get Deeb to muck his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | -38,300 |
|
170,000 | 39,900 |
James Kasputis was all in for roughly his last 25,000 against Jordan Cristos.
Kasputis: 
Cristos: 
The board ran out 
and Kasputis was eliminated from the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000 | 1,000 |
|
Busted |
A player in middle position opened to 5,100, Tom Hall called from the button, and after a bit of time in the tank, JC Tran three-bet shoved from the small blind. The original raiser folded and Hall did the same shortly thereafter.
"I know I'm supposed to raise there," said Tran as the dealer pushed the pot his way. "I'm good at flips."
He showed 
and he stacked his newly acquired chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
276,500 | 276,500 |
|
68,000 | 37,000 |
With around 21,000 in the middle and the completed board reading 
, the action was on Kao Saechao in the big blind. Saechao led out for 13,000 and Kruk pushed in a raise to 44,000.
Saechao thought for a minute and then shoved all in for 132,700. Kruk leaned back in his seat in disbelief and needed some time to think. A few minutes later, Kruk made the call and Saechao turned over 
for the nut flush. Kruk's cards went to the muck and Saechao earned a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
287,000 | 123,800 |
|
174,000 | -196,500 |
Peter Tarsiewicz opened to 4,000 from early position. Mike Heshmati, on the button, called, along with the big blind.
The flop came 
. The big blind checked. Tarsiewicz bet 4,500. Heshmati raised to 17,000. The big blind folded. Tarsiewiz took a few seconds of reflection before moving all in for around 40,000. His opponent quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 1,300 |
|
|
65,000 | -60,600 |
Three players saw the turn on the 
board and the action checked around. The river was the 
and Frank Flowers led out with a bet of 22,000 into a main pot of about 40,000. Matt Russell called and after giving it some thought the player on the button folded.
"Just a jack" said Flowers and Russell turned over his 
to take the pot. "Your call made me fold ace queen" said the player on the button as Russell stacked his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
385,000 | -24,200 |
|
170,000 | 79,000 |
Picking up the action after what looked like a three-bet on the button from Arden Cho to 13,700, action folded to the Joe Cada in the big blind. Cada thought for a bit then moved all in with his stack for 85,500 and Cho dropped into the tank.
"I think it's a flip," Cho says, still thinking through the hand. She shuffled some chips in her hand as she contemplated the call.
"I think I have the best hand," Cho said after about a minute. As she spoke she pushed her cards forward and let go of her hand.
With that, the former Main Event champion took down the pot and chipped up to a bit over 100,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000 | -38,700 |
|
100,000 | 6,200 |
Chino Rheem opened to 4,200 from early position and Keith Gustafson called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Gustafson check-called a bet of 5,000 from Rheem.
The turn was the 
and Gustafson checked again. Rheem tossed in a bet of 7,500 but Gustafson stuck around to see the 
on the river. Gustafson checked one more time and Rheem splashed in 25,000. Gustafson thought for a brief moment and made the call. Rheem tabled 
but it wasn't enough to beat Gustafson's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
348,600 | -42,200 |
|
|
118,500 | 36,900 |
Lauren Kling doubled a second time while Adam Goldberg was unable to beat the of Jason Casale on a board of 
to depart from the very same table. Justin Kotula vanished and his former seat was filled by Barny Boatman while Stephen Ekin was ousted by Ralph Perry.
Ekin was all in preflop with the and Perry turned over . The 
flop made things all but official and Ekin was drawing dead on the turn, the river was a formality.
William Kassouf chipped up slightly early on, winning a pot off Alex DiFelice, and the clock was already called on the Brit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | 30,000 |
|
125,000 | -82,900 |
|
110,000 | -12,200 |
|
105,000 | 55,000 |
|
90,000 | 16,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
