Catherine Valdes moved all in for roughly 6,500,000 and was called by the big stack of Qiwen Chen to put her tournament at risk.
Catherine Valdes: A♠J♦
Qiwen Chen: Q♣Q♦
Valdes was in need of help, but when the board ran out Q♠J♥10♠8♠A♥, it was the flopped set for Chen that took the pot to send Valdes out in 14th place.
Ryan Riess moved all in for his last roughly 4,500,000 and was called by Qiwen Chen with a bigger stack.
Ryan Riess: K♥J♠
Qiwen Chen: A♣Q♣
When the board ran out A♥10♦5♦7♦9♦, it was the end of the road for Riess as he was sent to the rail in 15th place.
Kelly Holes moved all in and got looked up by Ta-wei Tou with a bigger stack to put her at risk.
Kelly Holes: 9♥9♠
Ta-wei Tou: Q♠Q♣
The board ran out K♣5♥4♦8♣2♠ and Tou's queens held up to send Holes out in 16th place.
Level: 36
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
After a flurry of all-ins on both tables, the hand was not recorded for Dian Shi as he got his stack in the middle and couldn't find improvement. He was eliminated in 17th place.
Ahmed Karrim got his last chips in the middle and was called by Adrian Troya with a bigger stack.
Ahmed Karrim: 10♠10♦
Adrian Troya: Q♦7♠
Karrim was ahead, but when the board ran out Q♠J♥J♠K♠7♦, it was the pair of queens that scored the pot to send Karrim to the exit in 18th place.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 667 | 1 | Anthony Potis | United States | 12,300,000 |
| 667 | 2 | Catherine Valdes | United States | 7,500,000 |
| 667 | 3 | Ryan Riess | United States | 5,000,000 |
| 667 | 4 | Xiang Lin | China | 3,800,000 |
| 667 | 5 | Qiwen Chen | China | 7,100,000 |
| 667 | 6 | Ahmed Karrim | South Africa | 2,000,000 |
| 667 | 7 | Dinesh Alt | Switzerland | 10,700,000 |
| 667 | 8 | Adrian Troya | Panama | 5,900,000 |
| 667 | 9 | Vito Branciforte | Italy | 11,200,000 |
| 668 | 1 | Dian Shi | China | 2,100,000 |
| 668 | 2 | Jesse Rosen | United States | 30,300,000 |
| 668 | 3 | Ta-wei Tou | Tiawan | 12,200,000 |
| 668 | 4 | Kelly Holes | United States | 5,000,000 |
| 668 | 5 | Michael Younan | United States | 15,400,000 |
| 668 | 6 | J.J. Liu | Tiawan | 14,600,000 |
| 668 | 7 | Matthew Elsby | United States | 15,500,000 |
| 668 | 8 | Cosmin Joldis | Romainia | 10,500,000 |
| 668 | 9 | Renji Mao | China | 21,500,000 |
Level: 35
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. The action will resume at approximately 5:55 p.m. local time.
In the final hand before dinner, Daniel Socorro was the next to hit the payout line.
Socorro hit the rail in 19th place, as the rest of the field was sent on a 60-minute break.
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