Stefan Dimitrov put his final 370,000 in the middle and was called by Nan Chen to be at risk.
Stefan Dimitrov: 7♠7♣
Nan Chen: A♣10♦
Dimitrov was ahead as they went into the race. The flop kept Dimitrov in first position as it fanned out 8♦9♦2♠.
The Q♣ turn gave Chen some additional outs, and the J♠ river was the dagger as it improved Chen to a straight and eliminated Dimitrov.
James Obst was all-in and at risk from the cutoff for 600,000 and was up against Vladislav Donchev in middle position.
James Obst: A♦Q♥
Vladislav Donchev: A♠K♠
The board ran out 9♥2♦K♣6♣K♦, sending Obst to the payout desk.
Liviu-Rodrig Bartha opened the action with a raise to 80,000 from middle position, which was called by David Bagheri in the cutoff.
Jesse Kertland then shoved for 580,000, and Liviu-Rodrig Bartha reshoved. Frustratedly, Bagheri mucked A♥Q♣ face up, and got even more frustrated upon seeing the tabled cards.
Jesse Kertland: K♥Q♥
Liviu-Rodrig Bartha: K♠Q♠
Bagheri carried on rambling as the 5♣A♦J♦ saw his mucked cards improve even more, however the 2♦3♦ runout improbably gave Bartha the nuts, sending Kertland home nastily. "But you mucked the ace of diamonds!" joked a tablemate with Bagheri as he double checked the board to make sure.
Nikhil Gera raised all-in for 330,000 from early position. Dustin Ethridge called from the cutoff for 345,000 to put Gera at risk.
Nikhil Gera: K♣9♦
Dustin Ethridge: A♥K♣
Ethridge's hand dominated Gera's hand before the runout, and Ethridge stayed ahead on the 5♥2♥J♠10♠2♠ board.
Alexander Duvall raised from middle position to 60,000 and Chijen Chu flat-called from late position. Justin Fawcett then moved all-in from the cutoff for less than Duvall. Chu folded instantly.
Justin Fawcett: A♥K♦
Alexander Duvall: K♣K♠
The 10♦3♣6♣ flop gave no help to Fawcett but the J♥ on the turn did give him some extra outs. None of them came however, with the 4♦ on the river, and Fawcett was sent packing.
Pei Li shoved on the small blind, covering Christian Wyss in the big, who made the call.
Christian Wyss: K♠J♣
Pei Li: J♥6♥
The 3♥5♥J♠ flop brought a huge sweat, and the 9♥ turn confirmed Wyss' elimination. The 7♠ river was inconsequential.
Samuel Litman jammed from the cutoff. Konstantin Held called to put Litman at risk.
Samuel Litman: K♥10♥
Konstantin Held: A♦Q♠
Litman fell further behind on the J♣A♠J♦ flop. The 9♦ did not improve his chances, and the 5♥ peeled on the river to eliminate Litman from the tournament.
Albert Ng raised from the hijack. Garrett Bueler went all in from the big blind with 80,000 chips. Ng called.
Garrett Bueler: Q♥9♦
Albert Ng: Q♦Q♠
The phone number runout couldn't save Bueler, as the board fell 7♠9♥4♣2♣5♣ giving Ng the win with the pocket queens, and sending Bueler to the payout desk.
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