Michael McFadden opened to 150,000 before seeing Kevin Kivela three-bet shove for not much more. After making the call, the cards were turned on their backs.
Kevin Kivela: A♣K♣
Michael McFadden: K♦K♥
The board ran out 3♠6♥2♠8♠2♥, sending Kivela to the rail in 15th place for $2,915 as the tournament breaks for dinner.
Guitong He went all-in from early position, only to be called by Peter Thai in the small blind and Sean Balfour in the big blind.
All three players saw a flop of A♣Q♣8♠. Thai bet 175,000 into Balfour and he called.
The turn brought the 2♠, which Thai checked. Balfour then went all-in, forcing Thai out of the pot.
Guitong He: 6♣6♠
Sean Balfour: 8♣8♠
He was drawing dead and the river was an inconsequential brick, eliminating He in 16th place for $2,915.
Meanwhile, Eric Zavodnik was eliminated in 17th place.
Kenneth Weinstein was all in and at risk after raising from the button and getting reraised by Peter Thai in the small blind, ultimately leading them both getting all-in preflop.
Kenneth Weinstein: J♣J♥
Peter Thai: A♦A♠
The flop brought the QxAx6x and a brick on the turn and river sent Weinstein to the payouts.
Benson Tam opened to 150,000 from under the gun. Action folded to Michael Gibbs in the cutoff who called for less.
Michael Gibbs: A♦8♥
Benson Tam: A♠J♥
The board of 2♣9♠6♣6♦5♦ was no help to Gibbs who was eliminated in 19th place for $2,411.
There was a three-way all-in preflop between Guitong He, Paul Blanchette, and Randall Blair - the latter being the player at risk.
Randall Blair: J♠10♥
Paul Blanchette: A♣Q♦
Guitong He: A♠K♣
The board ran out Q♠10♣6♠6♣5♣, awarding the pot to the eager Paul Blanchette, nearly tripled up. Randall Blair was eliminated in 20th place and awarded $2,411 for his deep run.
Kurt Haiss went all-in preflop off from a short stack and was called after an extended tank from Sean Balfour. Unfortunately for Balfour, he was unable to coax the blinds into coming along.
Kurt Haiss: Q♣J♥
Sean Balfour: A♦A♠
The board ran out K♣10♠J♠7♥K♠, leaving Haiss sweating until the river to no avail.
Jacob Norman shoved his last 125,000 from late position and was called by Mark Kawamoto and Lisa Eckstein.
Jacob Norman: J♠J♣
Mark Kawamoto: A♣6♠
Lisa Eckstein: A♥J♥
The flop came 4♠A♠A♦ and Kawamoto shoved and received a call from Eckstein.
The turn and river came 2♦ and 4♥ pairing the board a second time and splitting the pot between Kawamoto and Eckstein while Norman was eliminated in 22nd place for $2,411.
Mario Romera shoved his remaining chips in from the button and was isolated by Keith McCormack in the small blind.
Mario Romera: K♠J♦
Keith McCormack: 10♣8♣
The board ran out 8♠5♠2♥3♥Q♦ sending Romera to the rail in 23rd place for $2,411.
Jason Pupillo open-shoved for 330,000 from middle position and was called by Guitong He to his immediate left.
Jason Pupillo: A♣4♠
Guitong He: 10♥10♦
The board ran out 5♦8♦7♦K♠3♦ giving He a flush and sending Pupillo home in 24th place for $2,411.
Joshua Vallejo went all in from early position for 160,000. The small blind and big blind, who both covered, ended up going all in as well.
Joshua Vallejo: A♦Q♠
Michael Gibbs: A♠K♥
Joshua Honneger: A♥K♣
The board ran out Jx10x6x5x9x and left the blinds chopping up Vallejo's chips, eliminating him in 25th place for $2,411.
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