Thomas Cazayous moved all of his chips in for 215,000 in middle position, and Taylor Paur re-shoved behind with the dominant stack, and everyone else folded.
Thomas Cazayous: 10♣9♣ 
Taylor Paur: A♣K♥
The board was favorable for Cazayous with 8♦5♥9♦Q♣4♠, and he doubled to remain in contention for his second bracelet.
Around 230,000 was already in the middle as Uri Reichenstein and Dong Chen went to the turn on a board of 5♦9♠6♥10♦. Reichenstein then bet 160,000 from middle position and Chen called in the hijack.
The river was the 3♠ and Reichenstein bet 540,000. Chen took a minute before calling as Reichenstein turned over 10♠10♥ for a set to win the big pot.
"I thought you had two pair. I'm disappointed," tablemate Frederic Normand said to him after the hand.
"I don't play hands as weak as two pair," Reichenstein replied.
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Christian Roberts raised to 30,000 under the gun and Anton Smirnov called in middle position. Jiaming Zhao then three-bet to 85,000 in the cutoff and Roberts four-bet to 200,000.
Smirnov put in a five-bet to 455,000, leaving himself around 40,000 behind, and Zhao gave it some thought before eventually folding. Roberts then moved all in and Smirnov took a few minutes until the clock was called. His timer had nearly reached zero when he committed his last chips.
Anton Smirnov: A♦K♥
Christian Roberts: A♥A♣
"No. 1," a tablemate said as Roberts turned over two aces. The 10♠J♣9♠ flop gave Smirnov some hope with a straight draw, but he improved no further on the 10♥ turn and J♦ river and was sent to the rail.
"Second place?" Roberts asked Zhao after the hand, who admitted he folded two queens.
"Second place. We're playing too deep," Roberts added.
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
The remaining 48 players are going on the last 15-minute break of the day. There are two more hour-long levels left to play tonight.
Kharlin Sued raised to 20,000 from late position and the action folded to Taylor Paur who three-bet to 100,000. Sued raised all in and Paur snap called.
Taylor Paur: A♥A♦
Kharin Sued: K♣K♦
The board came 6♦4♥Q♥ which brought no help for Sued. The turn card was the A♠ which improved Paur to top set and had Sued drawing dead. The river was a meaningless 9♠, confirming Paur's double-up.
Sued remarked "He played two hands all day, aces both times, and he made a set each time." In which Paur smirked and laughed while raking in the pot.
Paul Snead raised to 28,000 in early position, Blake Bohn moved all in for 200,000 from the button, and Snead snap-called.
Blake Bohn: 5♣5♦
Paul Snead: A♠A♦
Snead had woken up with aces and had Bohn crushed and at risk until the flop brought 9♣K♥5♠ to give Bohn a set. The rest of the board ran out 10♥7♦ and Snead shook his head as he was forced to give up the pot.
Monty Mardon announced he was all in for 128,000 from middle position, Justin Saliba also moved all in from the small blind and the big blind folded.
Monty Mardon: K♥5♥
Justin Saliba: K♦J♦
The flop came 2♣7♠10♦. The 10♥ on the turn gave Mardon some hope to chop the pot but no such luck came when the 4♥ fell on the river and he was eliminated. Saliba playing nearly 800,000.
Jared Ward was all in for 200,000 from the button as Jiaming Zhao put him at risk in the hijack.
Jared Ward: J♠J♥
Jiaming Zhao: K♠K♦
Zhao was a big favorite with his two kings as the K♣10♠Q♦ flop gave him top set, but Ward spiked a straight on the 9♠ turn. Zhao began shouting out for help going to the river, which came the Q♣ to give him a full house and send Ward to the rail.
"The cheering worked," a tablemate said to Zhao after the hand.
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