Jarod Ludemann raised to 30,000 under the gun and Dong Chen called in the small blind. Taylor Paur then moved all in for 180,000 in the big blind, Ludemann reshoved, and Chen got out of the way.
Taylor Paur: 6♦6♠ 
Jarod Ludemann: A♦Q♣
Paur was racing for his tournament life but fell behind on the Q♥Q♠4♠ flop as Ludemann made trips. The rest of the board came 10♠9♣ and Paur was sent to the rail.
Christopher Conrad moved all in for 160,000 from the cutoff and Pavlin Karakikov called in the big blind.
Christopher Conrad: A♣2♠
Pavlin Karakikov: J♣J♠
Conrad was looking for an ace to overcome Karakikov's jacks, but he found no help on the K♦10♦6♠3♠10♠ board and was sent to the rail.
The action was joined with over 500,000 in the pot and the board reading A♥5♠9♠5♦2♠, Paul Snead put out a sizeable river bet of 325,000.
Joshua Remitio went into the tank for two to three minutes before he made the call with A♦Q♠ for top pair. Snead flipped over 10♥3♥ for total air and the pot was pushed to Remitio.
Andrew Kim raised to 35,000 on the button and Ichun Chiu called in the big blind.
Kim continued for 20,000 on the 6♦7♥J♣ flop and Chiu called. The turn was the A♥ and Kim bet another 80,000. Chiu again called.
The 9♥ fell on the river and Kim bet 165,000. Chiu then moved all in and Kim snap-called for 455,000. Chiu could only show K♠Q♥ for king-high, while Kim had 10♥3♥ for a flush to win the pot and double up.
Michael Moncek raised to 30,000 from middle position, and Antonio Galiana three-bet to 90,000 from the cutoff. The flop came out with 9♦K♠6♣, and Moncek check-called a bet of 90,000 from Galiana.
Both players checked down to the river when it ran out with the Q♣ and the 5♣.
Moncek tabled 8♣8♠ for the second-best hand as Galiana flipped over Q♥10♥ for the win with a pair of queens.
Thomas Cazayous raised to 30,000 under the gun and Frank Lagodich three-bet to 75,000 in the hijack. Renji Mao four-bet to 200,000 in the small blind and Cazayous moved all in for 320,000. Lagodich then reshoved for 700,000 and Mao snap-called.
Thomas Cazayous: K♠K♦
Frank Lagodich: K♥K♣
Renji Mao: A♥A♦
Both Cazayous and Lagodich showed down kings, but they were both drawing thin against Mao's two aces. The board ran out 10♣8♥5♦5♥3♥ and both Cazayous and Lagodich headed to the rail.
Action folded to Christian Roberts who moved all in from the small blind. John Kim was in the big blind and called for his last 120,000.
John Kim: J♦7♦
Christian Roberts: K♦10♥
"I said jack-high or better," Kim said as the flop came K♥Q♠Q♥, giving Roberts two pair. "That's not a good start," Kim added.
The rest of the board ran out 7♥6♦ and Kim was sent to the rail.
Ethan Yau raised to 30,000 from early position only to see Bradley Gafford three-bet to 80,000 from middle position.
Yau tanked for a while before he announced all in. Gafford snap called.
Bradley Gafford: 10♠10♥
Ethan Yau: AxQx
Gafford was ahead with his pocket tens and needed to fade an ace or a queen.
No help came for Yau on the 7♠4♥2♦9♥8♥ runout and Gafford got a full double-up.
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