John Richards opened 36,000 in early position, and Scott Ball called next to act before Matthew Stone and Abdul Almagableh came along in the blinds.
The action checked to the A♦Q♣2♠3♦K♠ river, where the action checked once again to Richards who put out a bet of 55,000. Only Ball made the call.
Richards whipped over Q♠J♦10♥4♠ for a straight and Ball mucked his hand.
On a heads-up turn of 3♥10♥J♣8♦, John Zable and William McMahan got their chips into the middle, with Zable covering.
William McMahan: A♠A♥8♣9♣
John Zable: J♥9♦5♥2♦
McMahan was in the lead with his aces, and he and Zable shared the same straight draw, but he still needed to dodge a heart or any of Zable's danglers for two-pair.
Fortunately for McMahan, the river was the 8♠, giving him trip eights to take the pot for the double.
All of the chips went in the middle before the flop and George Abdallah was at risk for his last 96,000 against Chino Rheem.
George Abdallah: J♣J♠10♦9♠
Chino Rheem: K♦K♠8♥2♣
"I told you I was gambling," Abdallah said as the cards were turned face up.
The gamble paid off as the A♠Q♥9♦7♦K♥ runout gave Abdallah a straight to double through Rheem.
After checking through the flop 4♣K♠K♥, Zani Resulaska and Greg Himmelbrand get it all in on the turn 8♥, with Resulaska at risk.
Zani Resulaska: A♠K♦10♠9♦
Greg Himmelbrand:10♣9♥8♦8♠
Himmelbrand was in the lead with his eights full of kings, but Resulaska could still hit any of his cards for a bigger boat. Unfortunately, the river was the blank Q♠ and he was sent to the rail while Himmelbrand chipped up to 1,700,000.
John Richards had 40,000 across the line before Scott Ball raised to 100,000 next to act. The action folded around to Corey Hochman and he jammed for 176,000. Richards got out of the way, and Ball made the call.
Corey Hochman: A♣A♥Q♦6♦
Scott Ball: J♣10♣10♦9♦
The K♦Q♠2♠ flop gave Ball a wrap but Hochman's aces were still in the lead. The 8♥ hit the turn changing nothing, but the A♦ river wasn't what Hockman needed as Ball made Broadway.
With a player already all-in preflop, James Chen and two other players checked through to the river 10♣6♦Q♣J♦A♦, which saw a bet of 100,000 from Chen into the pot of around 300,000.
His opponents quickly tossed in their cards and the all-in player tabled A♥A♠Q♥3♠ for a rivered set of aces, but the Chen rolled over 7♦5♥4♦2♥ for a rivered flush to take down the pot, eliminating the player.
Players are on a 15-minute break.
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