Zhen Cai opened the action from middle position with a raise to 16,000. The small blind moved all in for 95,000 and Cai made the call.
Small Blind: 8♣8♥ 
Zhen Cai: Q♠Q♣
The board came down 2♠J♥9♦3♦6♣ earning Cai the pot and an elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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312,000 |
Nicholas Marchington raised from a middle position for most of his stack, leaving only a few chips behind. Dicky Tsang moved all in from the button and Marchington made the call.
Nicholas Marchington: 8♥8♣
Dicky Tsang: A♥J♥
Marchington was looking to hold, but Tsang hit a Jack on the 3♥Q♦4♥J♠10♠ runout to secure him the pot.
Marchington was eliminated before the bubble, with around 260 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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151,000
151,000
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151,000 |
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Busted |
Action was picked up on a J♦10♠Q♦ flop with 65,000 chips in the middle. The hijack player was all in and Joseph McGowan was playing a side pot from middle position against the small blind.
The small blind fired 25,000 before McGowan moved all in. The small blind called all in for another 65,000 chips and was ahead for the time being.
Hijack: A♥Q♠
Small Blind: A♣A♦
Joseph McGowan: K♠J♣
The turn 3♠ rolled off before the river 9♠ hit the felt and McGowan got there with a straight, to send both his opponents packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
The under-the-gun player open-jammed his 38,000-chip stack into the middle and action folded around to Jun Lai in the big blind. He made the call, and had his opponent covered.
Under-the-Gun Player: K♦9♥
Jun Lai: A♠J♠
The board ran out 8♦5♠9♦J♥6♠ and Lai caught a jack on the turn to eliminate his opponent and chip up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Chris Walach recalled the hand to PokerNews that secured him a Double Knockout.
Chris Walach had both Erik Seidel and Vanessa Kade on his table.
Erik Seidel: AxQx
Vanessa Kade:
Chris Walach: JxJx
Walach recalled that his pocket jack's held, and that he managed to knock out both Seidel and Kade from the tournament in a single hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Mark Dube was all in and at risk from middle position for roughly 30,000 and was up against Cole Ferraro on the button.
Mark Dube: K♣Q♣
Cole Ferraro: A♦A♠
The board ran out 7♦5♦6♣7♠Q♠ eliminating Dube from Event #99
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Erick Lindgren's table again saw a huge multi-way pot, but this time four players committed their stacks preflop.
Martin McCloskey raised from early position and induced a ton of action as the cutoff called, as did David Williams. Erick Lindgren shoved for 5,200, which both McCloskey and the cutoff called. Williams shoved for over 30,000, then McCloskey and the cutoff both put their stacks into the middle.
Erick Lindgren: 8♥5♠
Cutoff: Q♣9♦
David Williams: A♥5♦
Martin McCloskey: A♦J♠
McCloskey would eliminate three players if his ace-jack held up, but it was Williams who took the main pot as he paired his five on the K♣5♣7♠2♦6♠ runout, which eliminated the cutoff and Lindgren, and left McCloskey with a very small stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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92,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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2,300
36,700
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36,700 |
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Busted | |
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