Jake Daniels was on the button with 
on the felt, facing a bet of 5,000 from a middle-position opponent. Daniels called and the river was a 
. The first player bet 14,000 and Daniels popped in a raise to 37,800. After about a minute of thought, his opponent gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
136,000 | 19,900 |
There was around 20,000 in the middle and the board was reading 
when Robert Render checked from the big blind. Norberto Lopez fired 11,000 and Render check-called.
The 
filled up the board and Render checked once more. Lopez went deep into the tank for a few minutes.
"This is such a typical call," Render whispered.
""There is too much in the pot," Render added a couple of minutes later throwing in chips in the middle.
His opponent tabled for a straight and Render shook his head and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 75,800 |
|
|
180,000 | 54,000 |
Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles raised to 5,000 from early position and was called by three players.
The flop was 
and the blinds checked to Witteles who continued for 10,000. Only a player in middle position called.
The turn was the 
and Witteles check-called 15,000 from his opponent.
The river was the and both players checked.
Witteles showed 
for a pair of jacks, his opponent mucked and Witteles won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
313,000 | 58,200 |
Roland Deslippe raised from late position over on the third feature table and called the shove of Randall Emmett in the cutoff for the last 27,000.
Randall Emmett: 
Roland Deslippe:
The board ran out 
and Emmett missed out on his two overcards and gutshot to hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
83,000 | 22,200 |
|
Busted |
Jake Daniels opened for 4,500 in middle position and got action out of the cutoff. On the 
flop, Daniels bet 5,300 and got called. He bet 13,700 on the turn and got called once again. On the 
river, both players checked and Daniels took showdown with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
116,100 | -10,400 |
The action folded around to the player in the hijack who limped, Alex Foxen was next to act in the cutoff and raised it up to 6,500, the button and blinds folded while the cutoff made the call.
The flop came 
and after Foxen's opponent checked he fired out 6,000, which is opponent quickly folded to.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,300 | 26,300 |
Andre Akkari three-bet an open raise to 13,700 and quickly called the shove of the initial raiser to turn over . The player at risk held 
and the board came 
to see the better hand prevail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000 | 90,000 |
The flop fell 
, and three players checked including 2016 WSOP Main Event champion Qui Nguyen.
The 
hit the turn, and again, the action checked through with the revealed on the river.
The big blind and hijack players checked before Nguyen bet 25,000. One player folded before Nguyen received a call and revealed 
for a straight, which was good enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000 | -10,000 |
|
430,000 | |
|
295,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
290,000 | 130,000 |
|
220,000 | 106,000 |
|
150,000 | 45,000 |
|
20,000 | -98,000 |
Allen Kessler opened early to 5,100 and got called by the player on his left before action folded to the big blind. The player there ripped it in for 35,500. Kessler got the count and dropped in 80,100, folding out the other player. Kessler turned over 
and was fading .
The 
flop had Kessler calling for no spade. Paint fell on the turn and river but it was the then the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000 | 30,000 |
