Edward Han raised to 25,000 from under the gun and was called by Yingui Li in the big blind.
The flop came 10♥9♣7♣ and Li opted to check-call for 27,000. No betting action followed on the J♥ turn and 5♥ river as Li revealed the A♠10♠9♠2♠ for tens and nines, which was good enough to win the pot.
With the field closing in on the bubble, the knockouts have come quickly after dinner.
Jared Jaffee was all in against Randen Honigman and James Obst, with Honigman folding after the 5♦5♥7♦ flop. Jaffee was at risk heads-up, but his pocket queens could not catch up to Obst's A♣A♥A♦5♣ after the 9♥ turn and J♣ river completed his exit.
At the same time, Taylor Paur fell to the two pair and low of Yingui Li on a runout of 6♠5♥A♠3♦J♣.
Stephen Chidwick was also exiting the tournament area after falling to the A♣A♥7♥6♣ of Martin Zamani.
Down to the last 66,000 and on the button, John Monnette was all in and at risk against Ryan Rapaski.
John Monnette: 10♠9♣8♥4♥
Ryan Rapaski: A♠A♦K♣7♦
The 6♥6♦5♠ flop gave Monnette straight draws and he picked up more outs with the 10♦ turn. However, the 2♥ river brought no help as the aces of Rapaski held up and he held the superior low, too.
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
The 51 remaining players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break.
Play will resume just after 8:45 p.m. local time.
Ryan Hoenig raised to 28,000 and was called only by David Prociak as they headed to the K♠10♥5♠ flop. Both players invested another 25,000 to see the Q♥ turn and Hoenig checked. Prociak bet 100,000 for his opponent to check-call and the J♣ river then brought a four card straight on the board.
Hoenig checked to Prociak who bet 140,000 and the former quickly called. The cards of Prociak were never exposed but Hoenig flipped over his A♦Q♣J♦6♥ for Broadway to rake in the pot in the last hand before the dinner break.
On a flop of A♣Q♣4♥, Ky Nguyen was all-in for a mere 10,000 and looked up by Long Tran. Once the cards were flipped over, Phil Hellmuth bemoaned he had ace-queen-deuce.
Ky Nguyen: A♥Q♥9♣4♦
Long Tran: A♠10♣8♣2♣
The 2♠ turn and 4♠ river completed the board and Nguyen scored a full house. Another player at the table joked "the all-in specialist strikes again".
Not as fortunate was Allan Le, who had been eliminated a few minutes earlier from one table over.
An open raise preflop to 28,000 drew two callers, including David Prociak on the button. There was no betting on the 8♥5♥3♦ flop and the 3♥ turn paired the board. Two checks to Prociak triggered his bet of 68,000 and Stephen Deutsch was among the duo to fold as Prociak chipped up without a showdown.
John Monnette fired a bet of 38,000 from the small blind on the 10♦2♥7♠ flop, with Dzmitry Urbanovich making the call.
Monnette continued on the 3♦ turn and called instantly when Urbanovich committed the rest of his stack.
Dzmitry Urbanovich: A♦6♥4♥3♠
John Monnette: A♠6♠2♠2♦
Monnette's set of deuces on the flop left Urbanovich drawing thin, but he picked up the nut low and a wheel draw on the turn.
That draw was improbably completed on the 5♣ river, giving Urbanovich the scoop while leaving Monnette short.
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