Atanas Malinov pushed in his last 250,000 from the cutoff, which Chang Lee called in the big blind.
Atanas Malinov: Q♥10♥ 
Chang Lee: K♦2♠
Lee paired his king on the K♥5♣J♠ flop, pleading for low cards to avoid Malinov's straight draw coming in.
The J♦ turn and 7♣ river did not improve Malinov, and he said his goodbyes in 25th place. The remaining 24 players were redrawn across three tables.
Catching the action on the turn of a board that read 9♣8♣3♦K♦. Rafael Mota checked from the big blind and Seth Davies checked behind on the button.
Mota checked again when the 4♥ appeared on the river and Davies bet 715,000 with just 5,000 behind. Mota took a little time before making the call. Davies revealed top two pair with K♣9♥ and Mota mucked.
Rafael Mota opened in middle position to 125,000 and was met with an all-in by Brandon Wittmeyer for 625,000.
Mota took some time to consider his options, using one time bank before making the call.
Brandon Wittmeyer: Q♠Q♦
Rafael Mota: A♣7♣
The K♥Q♥2♣ flop was a great start for Wittmeyer, but Mota did have some back-door possibilities.
No such luck for Mota on the 5♥ turn and 2♦ river, and Wittmeyer scooped in a crucial pot.
Fahredin Mustafov got his last 530,000 or so in from the cutoff against Joe McKeehen under the gun.
Fahredin Mustafov: A♦Q♠
Joe McKeehen: 9♠9♦
Mustafov received no help from the K♥8♥K♣3♥J♥ board, seeing McKeehen's nines hold for the elimination.
Meanwhile, Georgios Sotripoulos was eliminated from the feature table to leave 25 players remaining.
Joe McKeehen raised to 120,000 from the cutoff with only Fahredin Mustafov calling out of the big blind.
The flop came down a monotone 4♥A♥10♥ and Mustafov check-called a bet of 80,000 from McKeehen.
The 7♠ turn and 5♥ river checked through and Mustafov turned over 10♣8♠ for a pair of tens. McKeehen had that beat with A♣5♠ for a rivered two pair to win the pot.
At the feature table, Charles Thomas was seen leaving his seat and was eliminated from the tournament.
Rafael Mota raised to 125,000 in the cutoff. Joe McKeehen called on the button, and Brandon Wittmeyer followed suit in the big blind. The 7♦3♣6♦ flop was checked to McKeehen, who fired 155,000.
Wittmeyer called, and Mota folded before the 4♦ turn went check-check. The 3♥ river saw Wittmeyer lead out for 575,000, just under half his stack. McKeehen let out a big sigh but quickly mucked his cards in defeat.
The counts listed below have been pulled from the WSOP+ App.
Level: 17
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
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