Pei Chen opened the action with a raise to 3,500 from under the gun. Kevin Kanda three-bet to 14,000 from middle position before Chen four-bet to 34,000. Kanda five-bet to 60,000 and Chen moved all in for 169,500. Kanda went into the tank but eventually mucked.
Chen increased his stack dramatically, totaling over 300,000 without having to see a single community card.
Ebony Kenney opened to 3,000 from the hijack and Matthew Higgins called in the big blind.
The flop rolled out 10♦8♣3♠ and Higgins check calls a bet of 2,500 from Kenney.
Both player check the turn 9♦ to the river 6♣ where Higgins checked over to Kenney who moved all in for 29,000 effective which Higgins called to put himself at risk.
Matthew Higgins: Jx10x 
Ebony Kenney: A♣7♣
The river had brought Kenney a ten-high straight and she eliminated the six-time WSOPC champion from the tournament.
The cards were all but rushed away as a larger double was sent over to Tobias Matuschek. It appears that the German was all-in with A♦K♣ versus 4♣4♥ and he spiked a king right away on the flop to double.
Assorted counts from nearby tables can be found below.
Karthik Ramakrishnan was all in for his last 33,000 from the cutoff and up against an opponent in early position.
Karthik Ramakrishnan: J♦J♠
Opponent: 8♣8♦
The board ran out 9♥10♠5♣Q♥4♣ and Ramakrishnan's jacks stayed in the lead to earn him a double up.
A few hands later, a player in the cutoff raised to 4,000 before Ramakrishnan three-bet to 12,000 in the small blind. His opponent then moved all in for 34,000 and Ramakrishnan called.
All-In Player: J♣J♠
Karthik Ramakrishnan: Q♠Q♦
Ramakrishnan was up against jacks this time, but he again had the higher pocket pair as his opponent didn't find any help on the A♦4♦5♥9♠K♠ board. Ramakrishnan took down another pot to send his opponent to the rail and increase his stack past 100,000 in just two hands.
Jason Klapman raised to 3,000 under the gun and was called by Ebony Kenny in the cutoff. Then Mateusz Moolhuizen three-bet to 11,000, before a player in the big blind four-bet to 31,000. Klapman called all in for 29,000, as Kenny and Moolhuzien folded.
Jason Klapman: A♠A♥
Big Blind: K♠K♥
It was the ultimate cooler as Klapman was in great position for a double up. The board ran out 6♠A♦2♥Q♠7♦ to improve Klapman to a set of aces, and secure the double up.
A player in middle position opened to 3,500 and action folded around to Arnaud Enselme, who shoved for 14,000 total. His opponent called and a showdown was held.
Arnaud Enselme: A♠Q♠
Opponent: K♥J♥
Enselme held a slight lead, and the 3♠J♦7♠5♠4♥ runout left him best with a flush to score the double up.
Waheed Ashraf had seen his stack plummet to around 30,000 before the dinner break but he has since added some chips. In the latest hand, the Brit was all-in for 56,000 on the A♠10♣7♣7♠ turn while on the button. His sole remaining opponent in the hijack sensed he was being out-kicked and eventually folded the A♣Q♦.
"Why did you fold that?" Ashraf asked and then slid his cards towards his opponent, asking the dealer "can he look at them?"
The dealer replied "you can show them" and Ashraf indeed rolled over the A♦K♥.
Andreas Ioakimides raised in first position to 3,500 which saw action fold around back to Ioakimides who moved all in for 41,500 total and his opponent called.
Andreas Ioakimides: K♣K♦
Opponent: Q♠Q♥
The board ran out 6♥5♦3♥A♦8♣ and the kings held up for Ioakimides to double up.
Men Nguyen made it 4,000 to go from under the gun and got two callers from the cutoff and the big blind.
On the J♥3♠6♥ flop, it checked to Nguyen who fired 10,000, and only the big blind called.
When the 4♥ landed on the turn, the big blind led out for 7,000, and Nguyen made a quick call.
A board-pairing 4♦ landed on the river and after the big blind checked, Nguyen rechecked his cards before he checked back.
The big blind tabled 6♦5♥ for a pair of sixes, but Nguyen flipped Q♦Q♠ for a higher pair.
With a record-breaking turnout, the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event has solidified its place in history as the poker tournament with the largest prize pool ever.
After the final tally of entries was confirmed at 10,112 players, besting last year's record of 10,043, the prize pool was announced as $94,041,600.
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