Patrick Eskandar raised to 1,100 from early position and was called by Dao Nguyen in middle position and Jonathan Hsu out of the big blind.
The monotone flop of 5♦7♦6♦ was checked by Hsu. Eskandar fired a continuation bet of 1,600 and only Nguyen called.
Eskandar checked the 2♣ on the turn and then folded to a bet of 3,300 from Nguyen
With a flop of Q♦9♠7♥ on the felt, the big blind checked to Ana Marquez who fired a bet of 3,000 into the pot of 5,000. The cutoff called, and the big blind mucked his hand.
The 4♠ fell on the turn and Marquez didn't slow down, tossing 7,000 into the middle. The cutoff thought about it for a few moments before surrendering the pot.
Action was caught on a flop of Q♥J♦2♠, in a hand between Paul Clements, who was under the gun and Mason Hinkle, in early position.
Clements check-called a bet of 3,000 from Hinkle, bringing the 7♦ turn. Clements check-called again, this time for 6,500 and the river landed the 5♣.
Clements checked once more and Hinkle fired out a bet of 10,000, prompting Clements to muck his hand.
At two nearby tables, Dan Heimiller and Dan Sepiol were seen leaving the tournament area, having recently been eliminated.
With about 20,000 in the pot already, John Loveless was seen getting his last 21,200 in the middle against the button and both hands were tossed on their backs.
John Loveless: Q♣Q♦ 
Button: J♥10♣
Loveless was facing elimination as he ran into two pair but the 9♠ river improved him to a straight to stay alive.
Ashley "Ash Kardash" Morales was left with a short stack after losing a big pot with pocket queens and picked up some chips just now. She called a raise to 1,100 by the hijack and then called another bet worth 1,500 on the 10♠2♠2♥ flop. They checked the 7♦ turn and 9♥ river for the hijack to announce ace-five.
Morales had the superior kicker with the A♠J♥ to win the pot. "I needed that one," she exclaimed in table chat.
Manuel Fritz was three-way on a flop of A♠3♥K♣, with around 13,500 chips in the middle. The action checked to Fritz in the hijack, who bet 3,000. The player under the gun folded before his opponent in early position called.
On the Q♠ turn, Fritz shipped his remaining 9,000 in the middle and received a quick fold from his opponent's 10x10x.
There were 4,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 2♥9♥J♥ when Humberto Brenes bet 4,000, and Matt Berkey was the only player to call.
Both checked the 3♦ turn to see the 5♦ fall on the river. Berkey bet 8,500, and Brenes thought for a moment before he called.
Berkey tabled 5♥5♠ for a rivered set, and Brenes flashed a jack to the table then continued to hold onto his cards in disbelief at the fact he had been rivered. Eventually, Brenes mucked but kept staring at his opponent while the pot was pushed in Berkey's direction.
Gary Tomes got his chips into the middle on the Q♦10♣2♣9♦ turn and tabled his K♦Q♣ for top pair and a gutshot. He was drawing to a chop only as Marc DeSantis had turned the nut straight with the K♣J♠. The river was a blank and that sent the chips over to DeSantis.
James Kohl opened 1,200 under the gun and both Chris Grigorian in the small blind and Cord Garcia in the big blind made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of Q♥8♥3♣, and the action checked to Kohl as tossed a bet of 3,200 into the middle. Both Grigorian and Garcia made the call.
When the 3♠ fell on the turn, Grigorian checked and Garcia fired 7,500. Kohl called, but Grigorian mucked his hand.
The dealer dropped the Q♣ on the river and both players tapped the table. Kohl quickly tabled K♥K♦ and Garcia tossed his cards face down toward the dealer.
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