In a preflop confrontation a player in the cutoff was all in for around 60,000 and up against Andrew Johnson who was in the hijack with a covering stack.
Cutoff: K♦K♥ 
Andrew Johnson: A♦Q♠
Johnson was in excellent shape to double up and remained ahead on the 10♣8♠2♠ flop. Johnson picked up a gutshot on the J♥ turn which came in on the K♣ river to send his opponent to the rail and take the pot.
Action folded around to the cutoff player who moved all in for his last 42,000. Matt Bretzfield called in the small blind and the big blind mucked his hand.
Cutoff: 10♣10♥
Matt Bretzfield: A♥A♦
The board ran out J♦6♣Q♥6♥8♣ and Bretzfield stacked his opponent while chipping up nicely.
A player in middle position open-jammed her 46,000-chip stack into the middle and action folded around to Martin Kabrhel in the big blind who made the call.
Middle Position: A♥K♠
Martin Kabrhel: Q♥J♦
With live cards, Kabrhel caught a piece on Q♣10♣4♣10♦6♦ and it was good enough to eliminate his opponent and add to his table leading stack.
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Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Players are headed to a 20-minute break. Action will resume at Level 16 with blinds of 3,000-6,000.
Both middle position and the cutoff limped in for 5,000 before Frank DeGeorge moved all in for 62,000 from the small blind. Middle position went into the tank but eventually made the call for 62,000 total. The cutoff released his cards back to the dealer and players went off to a full board.
Middle Position: A♥J♥
Frank DeGeorge: K♠K♣
The dealer put out 7♠Q♦9♥2♥J♦ and DeGeorge faded an Ace and backdoor hearts to stack his opponent and chip up.
Antonio Lopez opened the action with a raise to 11,000 from early position. The small blind moved all in for his last 39,000 and Lopez made the call.
Small Blind: 3♥3♣
Antonio Lopez: A♠Q♥
A fair fight, the dealer spread a Q♦K♣5♦J♥2♠ board and Lopez found an Ace to eliminate his opponent.
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