On the secondary side feature table, Todd Witteles was all-in and at risk with the A♣8♠. Shang Dai had him dominated with the A♦J♥ and the kicker played after the board ran out Q♥4♥2♦K♦9♦.
With Michael Mizrachi making his way to the payout cage, PokerNews caught up with his former table who recounted his bust-out hand.
The under-the-gun player raised to 30,000, Dean Lyall two spots to their left called and Michael Mizrachi defended in the big blind.
The flop of 9x7x4x checked through to the 10x on the turn. Mizrachi took the lead for 50,000, the original raiser folded and Lyall raised enough to put 'The Grinder' all in for his tournament life. Mizrachi called.
Michael Mizrachi: Jx10x
Dean Lyall: 9x9x
The rivered Jx couldn't help Mizrachi and he was sent to the rail.
Jordan Westmorland raised 30,000 in early position and Nikita Luther called from a couple of spots to his left before Thien Chung Wu three-bet to 150,000 in the cutoff. Westmorland mucked his hand but Luther stuck around.
The dealer fanned a flop of A♠J♠5♥, and Luther checked to Chung Wu. Wu announced all-in for 665,000 and Luther snap-called, dropping a stack of greens across the line.
Thien Chung Wu: A♣K♦
Nikita Luther: A♦J♥
Wu flopped top pair, top kicker but it was no good against Luther's top two pair. Wu couldn't find one of the last remaining kings as the board completed with the 7♠ on the turn and the 6♣ on the river.
Dario Sammartino and Ryan Garcia got all of their chips in the middle preflop and it was Garcia at risk for a little over 200,000.
Ryan Garcia: A♠3♣
Dario Sammartino: 10♥10♦
Garcia was in search of an ace but it could not be found on the 8♠7♥6♥ flop. The 6♣ paired the board on the turn and the J♣ hit the river, sending Garcia for the "talk of shame" with Jeff Platt.
Jordan Westmorland raised to 40,000 and picked up calls from Eliran Zipati and Tim Van Loo in the blinds.
The flop gave 7♥8♠3♥ and it checked to Westmorland who continued for 50,000. Only Zipati stayed interested and called.
A J♠ showed up on the turn and Zipati checked again. Westmorland bet 175,000 and Zipati replied with a shove for a stack around 400,000. Westmorland snap-called:
Eliran Zipati: K♠Q♠
Jordan Westmorland: 7♠7♦
Zipati was in desperate shape for a double up, and Westmorland improved his hand into a full house on the J♣ river to send Zipati to the payout desk.
Renan Aziz raised with the 5♠5♦ and Nicholas Rigby called from one seat over with the K♣4♣, Jordan Grant defended with just the A♥ showing. On a flop of 6♦3♠2♣, Grant check-folded when Aziz bet 45,000 and Rigby raised to 225,000.
Aziz gave it some thought before pushing all-in for 410,000 and Rigby instantly asked for a count. He then made the call with five imminent outs to put Aziz at risk.
The K♠ struck on the turn to improve Rigby and Aziz was eliminated on the blank A♣ river.
Action was picked up with Marcel Baskharon all in and at risk preflop against Michail Tastanis, who had him slightly covered.
Marcel Baskharon: K♥K♣
Michail Tastanis: Q♥Q♦
The flop came 7♦K♠10♦ and an overjoyed Baskharon got up from his seat. The rest of the board ran out 5♠9♥ and Baskharon secured a massive double up while Tastanis was left with a very short stack.
Tastanis would be eliminated a few hands later.
Steven Watts was all-in out of the big blind with the K♦10♦ by the time the live stream action switched over from an interview with Nikita Luther in the Grand Ballroom. He was dominated by Nicholas Rigby on the button with the K♠J♠ and fell further behind on the J♥7♥4♣ flop.
It was allover on the 7♣ turn to make the 3♥ river a formality.
Brad Anderson moved all in from under the gun for 200,000, and it folded to Richard Seymour in the hijack who made the call. Andrew Wu moved all in for 345,000 total on the button, and the action was back on Seymour, who went deep in the tank.
After much consideration, Seymour reluctantly tossed in the extra 145,000, and the cards were on their backs.
Brad Anderson: 10♥9♥
Andrew Wu: A♦K♦
Richard Seymour: K♥Q♣
Wu was in the lead preflop, but the tables turned when the flop came 10♣5♥3♥ to give Anderson top pair and a flush draw. The Q♥ turn improved Anderson to a flush.
However, when the river fell the 6♥, it was the fourth heart that scored Seymour a bigger flush to send both Wu and Anderson to the payout desk.
With Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier's seat empty, his former table recounted his bust house hand.
Grospellier was short-stacked for most of the remaining level and eventually moved all in for his remaining chips from the cutoff. Adam Grovenstein in the big blind called.
Bertrand Grospellier: A♦Q♦
Adam Grovenstein: 8x8x
The board ran out with no help for Grospellier. The pocket eights of Grovenstein held and "ElkY" was sent to the rail.
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