Nick Schulman raised from middle position and found one caller in Ronnie Bardah from the big blind.
Bardah check-raised a bet from Schulman on the 4♦10♠2♥ flop and Schulman called.
The turn brought the J♣ and Bardah continued for a bet. Schulman raised and, undeterred, Bardah made it three bets to go.
Schulman pondered for a bit, but eventually decided to let his hand go — conceding the pot to Bardah.
Ronnie Bardah raised from under-the-gun and was three-bet by Nick Schulman in middle position. Nozomu Shimizu called cold in the big blind and Bardah came along as well.
Action checked to Schulman on the 8♥K♠Q♣ flop and he bet. Only Shimizu called.
Shimizu check-folded facing a second bet from Schulman on the 2♥ turn and Schulman tabled A♦A♠ as he scooped the pot.
Action was heads up with 2♠6♣10♦Q♠ on the board when Josh Arieh checked to Daniel Idema in the next seat over. Idema bet and Arieh responded with a raise. Idema raised again and Arieh called to see 7♥ on the river.
Arieh check-called a bet and Idema turned over Q♠Q♦ to take the pot with a turned set of queens. Arieh tossed the losing hand in the muck.
Nick Schulman raised from middle position and was three-bet by Josh Arieh in the hijack. Action folded back to Schulman, who called.
Schulman check-called bets from Arieh on the J♦7♣Q♦ flop and A♥ turn, but then check-raised a final bet from Arieh on the 7♥ river.
Arieh called and Schulman turned over A♠J♠ for aces and jacks. Arieh couldn't beat it and sent his hand into the muck.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Hillman | United States | 250,000 | 10 |
| 2 | Nick Schulman | United States | 380,000 | 15 |
| 3 | Joe McKeehen | United States | 2,200,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Josh Arieh | United States | 1,650,000 | 66 |
| 5 | Daniel Idema | Canada | 550,000 | 22 |
| 6 | Nick Pupillo | United States | 580,000 | 23 |
| 7 | Nozomu Shimizu | Japan | 440,000 | 18 |
| 8 | Ronnie Bardah | United States | 675,000 | 27 |
| 9 | Kevin Song | United States | 525,000 | 21 |
Robert Como was standing up with all of his chips at risk while Nozomu Shimizu was the one to go for the knockout. The board read JxQx7xAx and Como had 10x10x showing against the 7x7x of Shimizu.
The river was a 6x and Shimizu took the pot and scored an elimination with a set of sevens when Como missed the Broadway draw. Como exits the tournament in 10th place for $24,428.
The final nine players will now break into an unofficial final table.
Daniel Idema raised from the cutoff and was three-bet by Josh Arieh in the small blind. Idema called.
Idema called a bet from Arieh on the 10♠2♦10♥ flop and 9♥ turn. Arieh then check-called a bet from Idema on the K♣ river.
Idema tabled QxJx for a straight and Arieh mucked — sending the pot Idema's way.
Level: 19
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 0
The final ten players are now on a 10-minute break.
Action was heads up with 7♠9♠5♥3♣9♦ on the board when Ben Yu and Nozomu Shimizu traded bets to put Yu all in. Yu turned over 10♣9♣ for three nines, but Shimizu showed K♠9♥ to take the pot with the better kicker.
Yu exits in 11th place for $24,428.
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