Dean Hutchison opened to 800,000 in middle position and Daniel Vampan three-bet jammed a stack of 6,430,000 from the button. Hutchison couldn't handle the heat and got out of the kitchen.
Richard Ryder raised to 800,000 from under the gun and Daniel Holzner called from the cutoff before the button and blinds got out of the way.
The flop was 5♦A♦2♦ and Ryder check-called a bet of 500,000 from Holzner.
Both players checked the 9♠ turn to see the 3♥ on the river. Ryder fired 1,000,000 and then called when Holzner made it 2,400,000. Holzner turned over A♠4♣ to take the pot with a straight and Ryder showed the losing A♣10♠ before it went into the muck.
Juan Maceiras raised to 800,000 from under the gun and Eric Schneider called on the button.
Both players checked the 10♦4♥J♣ flop and the 3♥ fell on the turn. Maceiras then led out for 1,200,000 and Schneider called.
The 2♥ came on the river and Maceiras bet another 2,000,000. Schneider then raised to 6,000,000 — nearly his entire remaining stack — and Maceiras snap-folded.
The action folded to Toby Lewis in the small blind who made it 1,400,000 to go. Gabi Livshitz called from the big blind and the flop came J♠9♥5♣. Lewis led out with a bet of 2,000,000 and Livshitz called.
The turn brought the 2♦ and Lewis checked this time. Livshitz fired out a bet of 6,000,000 and Lewis check-raised all in. Livshitz called off the additional 1,975,000 chips in his stack and the cards were tabled.
Gabi Livshitz: Q♥10♥
Toby Lewis: A♣A♦
The river was the A♠ and Livshitz missed his straight draw. Lewis scooped the pot with a set of aces and Livshitz was eliminated.
Juan Maceiras Lapido opened to 800,000 in middle position and Jack O'Neill called in the hijack before Ruslan Prydryk called in the small blind.
The flop of 7♦4♠10♣ checked through and the same action took place on the J♠ turn. Prydryk then bet 1,700,000 on the 10♠ turn and Maceiras Lapido and O'Neill both folded.
Adam Walton made it 800,000 to go and Christopher Kimmel three-bet to what appeared to be 1,800,000 on the button over on the righthand feature table.
"How much did you start with?" Walton inquired before pushing all in a few seconds later. Kimmel snap-called for around 14 million.
Christopher Kimmel: K♥K♦
Adam Walton: A♦K♠
Walton's rowdy rail demanded for an ace and got their wish granted on the A♠6♦2♣ flop. Kimmel had one out left but failed to hit a miracle on the 10♥ turn and 5♥ river, bowing out in 27th place for $280,100).
Gabi Livshitz raised to 800,000 from under the gun and Jan-Peter Jachtmann flat-called from the cutoff. The flop fell 7♥4♥4♣ and Livshitz started with a check. Jachtmann made a large bet of 2,500,000 and Livshitz moved all in for 6,675,000.
Jachtmann went into the tank for over two minutes and threw his 6♠6♦ face up into the muck. He made the correct fold as Livshitz had A♠7♠.
Adam Walton raised to 800,000 from the cutoff before Anirban Das made it 2,350,000 from the button. The blinds got out of the way and Walton called to see a flop.
The flop was K♠10♠7♣ and Walton check-called a bet of 1,675,000 from Das. Walton checked in the dark before the 6♣ fell on the turn and Das checked back.
The river was 2♦ and Walton fired 2,650,000. Das called and turned over K♣J♥ to take the pot with a flopped pair of kings.
"Nice call," Walton said as he flashed one card from his losing hand and tossed it in the muck.
Jose Aguilera raised to 850,000 from middle position and received calls by Dean Hutchison in the cutoff and big blind Daniel Vampan.
The flop came 10♣8♥8♠ and Aguilera continued for 800,000. Both opponents called to see the 5♣ turn, where Aguilera bet another 2,200,000.
Hutchison called and Vampan got out of the way. The river came the 3♠ and Aguilera slowed down and checked. Hutchison slid forward two towers of chips for a bet of 4,700,000 and Aguilera confirmed the amount before he called.
Hutchison slammed down 8♣8♦ for flopped quads as he took the massive pot.
Daniel Scroggins opened to 800,000 from under the gun and Daniel Holzner called in the hijack as Richard Ryder came along from the big blind.
Ryder and Scroggins checked on the K♣3♠A♥ flop and Holzner bet 1,100,000. Both his opponents called. The duo checked again on the 6♣ turn and Holzner bet 1,400,000 this time. Both called again.
The 10♠ river completed the board and Ryder opted to lead all in for around 4,500,000. Scroggins folded and Holzner went in the tank for several minutes before folding.
An excited Ryder flipped over an apparent bluff with K♥J♠ for just a pair of kings and ran to his rail to celebrate. Ryder's celebration resulted in a bent jack of spades that needed to be replaced.
"Sorry," Ryder told the table.
"It's ok. It's the Main," a tablemate replied.
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