David Dibernardi opened to 240,000 from early position and Hai Pham shoved for approximately 1,300,000 from middle position. Joe Serock called cold on the button and Dibernardi got out of the way.
Hai Pham: Q♦9♦
Joe Serock: K♥K♦
Pham would need some serious help to double up, but the 4♣4♠Q♣J♣J♦ runout wasn't enough and Serock collected the rest of Pham's chips with his kings.
Charles Russell has been on a bit of a heater over the last 30 minutes and has added yet more chips to his stack after eliminating Olivier Chaume.
Chaume shoved from middle position for 1,240,000 and Russell made the call from the big blind.
Olivier Chaume: A♦5♣
Charles Russell: A♥7♥
Chaume was slightly behind but there was a good chance that the hand ended in a chop, especially after the A♣8♥Q♦ flop. The 2♥ turn didn't help Chaume, and neither did the 4♦ river as Russell's kicker played.
Brian Rast raised to 250,000 on the button before Alex Greenblatt moved all in for 1,760,000 in the small blind. "This is a funny one," Rast said before calling.
Alex Greenblatt: J♠10♠
Brian Rast: A♦10♣
Rast had Greenblatt dominated as the flop came 6♦3♥8♥. The Q♦ turn gave Greenblatt a straight draw, but he missed on the 5♠ river as Rast took the pot to send Greenblatt to the rail.
Down to just 600,000 in chips and under the gun, William Byrnes moved all-in and was flat-called by Malo Latinois while the rest of the table folded.
William Byrnes: J♣3♣
Malo Latinois: A♥J♦
The A♦10♦5♥ flop left Byrnes on thin ice but he gained some hope with the 4♠ turn. A brick followed with the 9♥ river to send Byrnes to the payout desk.
Soon after, Oren Haziza and Troy Quenneville were also knocked out and the field dropped below 100 hopefuls a few minutes later.
Brandon Cantu opened to 240,00 from middle position, Kristen Foxen three-bet to 600,000 from the cutoff, then Cantu four-bet all-in for 2,125,000. Foxen didn't wait to call.
Brandon Cantu: A♥K♦
Kristen Foxen: A♦K♠
Both players had the same hand, so they split the pot on J♦2♣3♦6♥6♠.
James Tsou was already all in for approximately 1,700,000 from the small blind against Malcolm Franchi, who had Tsou slightly covered from the cutoff.
James Tsou: 9♥9♣
Malcolm Franchi: A♣Q♠
The 9♦10♦J♦ flop upgraded Tsou to a set of nines, but gave Franchi an open-ended straight draw.
The 6♦ turn changed nothing, but the 8♥ river filled Franchi's draw to end Tsou's Main Event run.
In a battle of the blinds, Joe Hamilton moved all-in with ace-four and Timo Trems called in the big blind with the A♠K♦.
Hamilton's rail was chanting for a four but it never came on the 9♠9♦2♥J♦6♥ runout as the kicker played for Trems to double.
On a flop of 5♠Q♦10♠, Iaron Lightbourne checked then raised to 825,000 after Jason James in the big blind bet 300,000.
James called, then on the 9♥ turn, Lightbourne bet 1,000,000. James called again to find the Q♥ river where Lightbourne announced "all-in" for 4,500,000 with J♦8♦ for a straight.
James went deep into the tank with K♥J♣ for a better straight, and made the call to scoop the pot.
Andrew Arbogast opened to 400,000 in the small blind and Veerab Zakarian defended his big blind.
Arbogast bet 200,000 on the flop of K♣8♠5♠ and Zakarian called. Arbogast sized up to 825,000 on the 10♠ turn and Zakarian again called.
Arbogast slowed down with a check on the 6♣ river and Zakarian slid out a bet of 2,350,000. Arbogast went in the tank and eventually slid his cards to the muck.
Rakan Abu-Saleh raised to 240,000 with 10♦8♦ from under the gun and he was only called by Kristen Foxen, who defended from the big blind with 9♥7♥.
Abu-Saleh continued for 375,000 after he hit two pair on the 8♣5♥10♣ flop. Foxen check-called and hit a straight with the 6♥ turn.
She led out for 700,000 and received a call, then fired a second barrel of 2,000,000 on the 7♦ river. Abu-Saleh folded.
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