Anthony Zinno bet a flop of K♠8♣Q♦ and Dario Alioto made the call.
The 4♥ came on the tun and Zinno bet again, putting Alioto at risk if he called. He flicked it in easily and tabled his hand.
Dario Alioto: Q♣Q♠ 
Anthony Zinno: J♠10♥
Alioto had flopped top set but Zino had straight outs to burst the bubble but fate favored Alioto when the 10♣ completed the board.
Erick Lindgren jammed for 15,000 from under the gun. He was called by David Lieberman in the cutoff and by Daniel Negreanu in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 8♦8♠10♦. Lieberman raised and Negreanu check-folded.
Erick Lindgren: A♠J♠
David Lieberman: K♦10♥
The Q♣3♥ runout kept Lieberman in the lead with two pair so Lindgren was eliminated. The 19 remaining players are now on the bubble.
Jeremy Ausmus opened and Dario Alioto put in a third bet preflop. Ausmus put in the fourth bet and Alioto called.
The two saw the 8♦8♣K♣ and Ausmus bet, Alioto called.
The turn peeled the 4♥ and Ausmus' bet was called again.
The 9♥ rolled off the deck and Ausmus fired a third bullet. Alioto called and saw Ausmus had flopped huge.
Ausmus tabled the K♦K♥ for kings full and raked in a healthy pot during hand-for-hand play.
Scott Bohlman raised from the button and Dzmitry Urbanovich defended from the big blind.
Urbanovich check-called the 10♣4♠9♣ flop and the 2♣ turn, but went into the tank after Bohlman raised the 10♦ river.
After a few seconds, Urbanovich eventually made the call with Q♥J♣, catching Bohlman bluffing with J♦7♣.
Anthony Zinno bet out on a board reading K♦5♥5♣5♦8♥ and Jeremy Ausmus went into the tank before eventually making the call.
Zinno tabled A♠K♣ for fives full of kings and Ausmus mucked his hand.
Anthony Zinno raised and Jeremy Ausmus put in a third bet on his direct left. Zinno made the call.
The 2♥Q♦8♦ hit the felt and both players checked.
The turn brought the 7♠ and Zinno bet, Ausmus called.
The 4♥ saw both players slow down with a check.
During this hand it became clear they would be going hand-for-hand the next hand and only two more competitors in the field will leave empty handed.
With 20 players remaining and only 18 spots making the money, two more eliminations are needed to reach the money.
According to the tournament director, one table was playing slower than the others, so he decided to begin hand-for-hand play now.
Hand 1:
Heads up to a flop of 7♦5♠Q♦, Anthony Zinno check-called a bet from Viktor Blom.
The turn fell the J♣ and Zinno check-called again.
The board completed with the 5♦ and Zinno took the initiative with a bet and Blom tank-called.
Zinno tabled Q♥2♠ and it was good enough to take the pot.
Hand 2:
Max Hoffman raised and Viktor Blom put in a third bet. Hoffman called.
Together they saw the K♥4♥5♣ fan out and Hoffman folded to Blom's bet.
Heads-up on a flop of J♦3♠A♠, Scott Bohlman, under the gun, raised and Pedro Neves check-called from the big blind.
Neves checked the A♣ turn, Bohlman raised, and Neves went into the tank before going all in for 14,000.
Pedro Neves: Q♠10♥
Scott Bohlman: A♥7♣
Neves ran into trips but was lucky enough to hit the K♠ river for a straight and doubled up.
On the very next hand, Chris Hunichen opened from middle position, Angelo Karimalis three-bet from the cutoff, Neves in the small blind called, then Hunichen jammed for 43,000. He was called twice.
Neves and Karimalis checked the 2♦A♠Q♥ flop leading to the 5♠ turn where Neves raised. Karimalis called, and called again after Neves bet the A♥ river.
Neves immediately flipped over A♣J♣ for trips. Karimalis had a lower kicker with A♦10♠, while Hunichen was eliminated with 9♥8♥.
David Lieberman limped in the small blind and John Hennigan checked his option in the big.
The flop fanned out 7♠4♦2♦. Lieberman check-called a bet from Hennigan.
The turn brought the J♥ and another check-call brought the A♦ river.
Liberman took the betting lead and Hennigan quickly called, declaring two pair. Lieberman tabled K♦3♦ for the flush and took the pot down.
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