The action was picked up with a player being all in for a stack around 230,000, with 
in his hand, against Darren Elias who had him covered, holding 
.
Elias managed to find a board 
, giving him trips on the river to take down the large pot and bust his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
||
After three other all-ins survived, Ralph Wong shoved 12 big blinds from the cutoff and was called by Brian Green in the small blind.
Ralph Wong: 
Brian Green: 
The flop of 
was safe for Wong, but the turn gave Green the best hand. The 
river changed nothing, and Wong was eliminated on the bubble.
The remaining 203 players earn a minimum of $4,804.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
A player open-shoved in the hijack with a stack around 350,000 and Justin Liberto called all in in the small blind for 233,000 chips.
Justin Liberto: 
Opponent: 
Liberto didn't get any bad surprise throughout the board 
and got the double up he needed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Players have been sent on a 15-minute break. The tournament clock shows 204 players remaining, one away from the money.
Joining the action on the 
board David Pham bet 17,000. He was raised by Martin Pineiro who made it 93,000. Pham thought for a while before making the call. Pineiro showed 
and Pham quickly mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
635,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
|
250,000
-187,000
|
-187,000 |
|
||
With the tournament field quickly whittled down to 204 players and with only one player needing to bust before the tournament is in the money, the tournament director instructed the dealers to complete the hand they were on and to hold up for hand-for-hand play.
In a raised pot, the flop showed 
when the small blind checked to Alex Foxen who bet 8,000. His opponent called.
The turn brought the 
but this time the small blind check-folded after Foxen fired 31,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
With the board reading 
and over 180,000 already in the middle, Landon Tice forced his opponent all-in with a river bet over twice the pot.
After a few minutes, Tice got the fold and built his stack back to nearly 500,000.
At the next table, Dario Sammartino was unable to survive with his last 10,000 chips and exited just before the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
495,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Nacho Barbero raised before calling the all-in three-bet from the player in the big blind for a stack around 120,000. Barbero tabled and was in a typical flip situation, facing 
in his opponent's hand.
The dealer fanned a board 
, giving a pair of queens to Barbero to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
