Milad Hajihabib moved all in from early position. He was called on the button by Josep Galindo.
Hajihabib was in trouble with the 
against the 
of Galindo.
The board would not save Hajihabib as it ran out 
and he was gone in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,000,000 | |
|
Busted |
Armen Poghosyan was down to his last two big blinds when he called Richard Bai's all-in shove with 
.
Bai had 
and the board provided no help to Poghosyan, who was knocked out in 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000,000
10,000,000
|
10,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Ryan Laplante moved all-in for 13,000,000 and was called by Adrian Buckley.
Ryan Laplante: 
Adrian Buckley: 
Buckley's pocket jacks remained the best hand on a 
board. Laplante falls short of his second World Series of Poker bracelet.
We are now down to the final two tables with 18 players remaining. They are guaranteed $22,227.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Jesus Delgadillo became the first victim of the final two tables as he pushed his short stack into the middle preflop and was vanquished shortly after the redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
In a blind versus blind battle, Scotty Smith and Derrick Stoebe got all their chips in the middle pre-flop.
Scotty Smith:
Derrick Stoebe: 
Smith was all in for about 10,000,000. Stoebe ended up making a straight on a board of 
, sending Smith home in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000,000
12,000,000
|
12,000,000 |
|
|
Busted |
It was a blind on blind situation as Giuliano Lentini moved all in from the big blind over the raise from Josep Galindo in the small blind. Galindo waited a while, before the floor warned him about stalling and he made the call right after.
Galindo had the and was looking to fade the of Lentini.
The flop came 
to send Lentini into the lead. The turn was the and the river the 
to end Galindo's run in 16th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,800,000
12,800,000
|
12,800,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Long Ma raised to 5,500,000 from early position. The action folded to Edward Cummins, who defended from the big blind.
The flop came down the 
. Cummins open-jammed for 15,700,000. Ma immediately looked distressed and held his cards up to clearly visible to himself. After several moments he put his cards face down again ad tanked more, playing with his chips. Eventually, he spiked the chips into the middle for the call.
Ma had the and was ahead against the draw of Cummins. The turn was the and the river came the 
to miss the diamonds and to finish off Cummins in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000,000
14,000,000
|
14,000,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Alex Vazquez raised from the hijack to 5,000,000 and called after Brent Philbin three-bet all in for 25,000,000 from the small blind.
Brent Philbin:
Alex Vazquez: 
Philbin's hopes of winning the coin flip and staying alive in the tournament were quickly dashed when Vazquez flopped a set on 
.
The board ran out 
and Philbin was eliminated.
Vazquez stacked up 70,000,000 after the hand
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000,000
20,500,000
|
20,500,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Richard Bai opened the action with a raise to 4,500,000. Mike Eddy moved all-in for just over 50,000,000 when the action got to him. It folded back around to Bai who went into the tank for quite a while.
After a few minutes of thinking, Bai asked Eddy "Why did you go all-in?"
Eddy replied, "because I don't want these to get cracked."
Bai ultimately made the call.
Richard Bai:
Mike Eddy:
The board ran out 
. Pocket kings held sending Bai to the payout cage. Eddy now has over 100,000,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000,000
100,000,000
|
100,000,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Two hands after they chopped an all in, Jacob Thompson and Alex Vazquez found themselves tangled in another pot.
Vazquez opened to 5,200,000 and called when Thompson shoved his last 28,000,000 in the middle.
Jacob Thompson:
Alex Vazquez, 
There would be little suspense for this coin flip, as the 
flop gave Vazquez a set and left Thompson looking for a miracle runner-runner to stay alive.
Thompson was drawing dead after the turn and hit the rail in 12th place after the river completed the board.
Meanwhile, Vazquez pushed his stack above 100,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
102,000,000
27,000,000
|
27,000,000 |
|
|
Busted |
