Joining the action on the 
turn, Paul Dhaliwal bet 250,000 out of the blinds and Jeff Madsen called to see the 
on the river. Both checked and Dhaliwal tabled 
, Madsen mucked jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
||
|
3,200,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
There was a raise to 60,000 in early position and Xixiang Luo three-bet to 175,000 in the next seat. Sergei Petrushevskii called from the small blind and the initial raiser folded. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Petrushevskii checked again and Luo opted for another free card as well. The river brought the 
and Petrushevskii fired out a bet of 315,000. Luo thought for over two minutes and eventually made the call. Petrushevskii turned over 
for a set of tens and Luo mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,680,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
||
|
1,600,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
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In a battle of the blinds, Quan Zhou got his short stack in and Jon Turner made the call from the big blind.
Quan Zhou: 
Jon Turner: 
The 
flop left Zhou on thin ice and he was drawing dead on the turn, which made the 
river a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,875,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Coming back from the dinner break, Brian Yoon instantly got involved in a big hand with Laurids Nielsen. Yoon made a big fold on the river facing a bet of 555,000 from Nielsen with the pot already being over the 1,000,000 chip mark.
In the next hand, Yoon raised it up from under the gun and was called by Nicholas Danias on the button. The flop fell 
and Yoon check-called a bet of 70,000 from Danias.
The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Yoon checked for the third time and Danias fired out a bet of 275,000. Yoon thought for a moment and then made the call. Danias showed 
for a counterfeit pair while Yoon held 
to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
2,630,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
||
|
2,150,000
1,320,000
|
1,320,000 |
Sean Mills opened from early position to 65,000 and was called by the player in the hijack. Yuri Dzivielevski three-bet from the cutoff to 230,000 and action folded back to Mills, who put in a four-bet to 610,000. The hijack got out of the way and Dzivielevski called.
The flop came 
and Mills continued with a bet of 350,000. Dzivielevski called. The turn fell and Mills checked. Dzivielevski bet 450,000 and Mills ultimately folded his hand. With the pot, Dzivielevski has catapulted north of the four million-chip with room to spare.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,400,000
2,990,000
|
2,990,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,800,000
1,470,000
|
1,470,000 |
Brad Albrinck raised to 65,000 from the button and Laurids Nielsen shoved in the big blind with the bigger stack. Albrinck quickly called for the 515,000 he had behind.
Brad Albrinck: 
Laurids Nielsen: 
The board ran out 
for Nielsen to river a full house to eliminate Albrinck from the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Busted |
Oliver Bithell checked from middle position on 
and Todd Brunson bet 85,000 into about 200,000 from the hijack. Bithell woke up with a check-raise to 230,000 and Brunson peeled, bringing an . Bithell bet 150,000 and Brunson called. On the 
river, Bithell set Brunson in for about 580,000. The high-stakes grinder tanked about a minute and released.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000 | |
|
580,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
Picking up the action in the midst of the preflop raises, Corey Burbick had 200,000 committed from middle position and Gabe Patgorski reraised to 500,000 from the cutoff. Burbick called.
The flop was and Burbick check-called 250,000 from Patgorski.
The turn was the , Burbick checked, Patgorski bet 425,000, Burbick check-raised all in for 1,980,000 and Patgorski tanked for a bit before he folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,060,000
2,190,000
|
2,190,000 |
|
3,800,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
The action folded to William McMahon in middle position who shoved all in for his last 445,000. Reed Hensel was on his left and asked for a count before making the call. The rest of the table folded and the cards were on their backs.
Reed Hensel:
William McMahon:
McMahon was in a dominating position and looking to double up. The flop of changed nothing but the on the turn gave Hensel exactly what he needed. The river was the and McMahon stood up from his seat and headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,850,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
Busted |
