Walter Ellis opened and it folded to Geoffrey Bowlsby in the big blind who shoved a short stack of 80,000 chips left.
Ellis tabled A♣8♣ while Bowlsby held Q♦10♦, and found no help throughout a board J♠5♥2♥A♦4♦ to make his way to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,320,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Busted |
Michael Holm raised to 55,000 from early position, Aviel Rubin three-bet to 175,000 from the button, and Brett Lim called for his stack, which was 165,000 from the big blind. Holm got out of the way reluctantly, and the race was on.
Brett Lim: 9♠9♦ 
Aviel Rubin: A♠K♠
A nine popped in the window when the dealer spread out A♥8♣9♥J♣10♠, and Lim survived with his set.
Holm claimed to have folded ace-queen and lamented that he would have hit the straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,525,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
880,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
380,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
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Debora Martin limped from middle position, Adam Agaev on the button raised all-in for 425,000 and Martin went into the tank before making the call.
Adam Agaev: K♥8♥
Debora Martin: A♣Q♥
The board of 9♠J♠2♦9♦9♣ didn't change anything so Agaev was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,140,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
|
Busted |
Brian Baron opened under the gun and called a raise from Richard Vielhak to go see a flop 7♠8♥10♠. Baron took the lead with a bet of 150,000 and faced a shove from Vielhak for a stack worth 430,000. After some thinking, Baron called:
Richard Vielhak: Q♥Q♣
Brian Baron: A♥J♣
Vielhak stayed ahead as the rest of the board showed 3♥3♠ and he doubled his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
|
1,120,000
655,000
|
655,000 |
Kenneth Asher raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Frederick Slater defended in the big blind.
The flop came 2♥J♦8♣ and Slater check-called a bet of 55,000 from Asher.
Both players checked on the 5♦ turn and the river landed the 6♠.
Slater led out with a bet of 110,000 and Asher gave up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
910,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
850,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
630,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Josef Gulas raised to 60,000 in early position, Kelvin Crawford called in the small blind and the big blind folded.
Action checked when the flop came 7♦J♥J♠. Crawford decided to lead for 100,000 when the Q♦ hit the turn but got raised to 300,000, Crawford snap folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,770,000
890,000
|
890,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,500,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
1,300,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
|
1,150,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
850,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
500,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
450,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
285,000
655,000
|
655,000 |
Jeffrey Petronack jammed for 405,000 from under the gun. Kengo Sakurai three-bet all in for 335,000 and all the other players folded.
Kengo Sakurai: J♠J♣
Jeffrey Petronack: 7♠7♣
Sakurai flopped a set and rivered a boat on 9♥J♥6♣A♥6♦ to secure a double up. Down to 90,000, Petronack was eliminated moments later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
830,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
|
Busted |
All the chips went in the middle preflop between Jason Reels and John Goodell, at risk for his last 330,000.
John Goodell: A♣Q♠
Jason Reels: Q♦Q♣
Goodell had the dominated hand and couldn't find any help throughout the board 10♣8♠4♠5♠2♣ and made his way to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
555,000
|
555,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Action was picked up on the flop, and Greg Collins was all in for 345,000 from the cutoff. The pot was about 60,000, and Richard Moscardelli was in the pot with the bigger stack. The flop was 7♦9♦5♦.
Greg Collins: 10♥10♠
Richard Moscardelli: A♣J♣
The turn 7♠ and the river 2♥ made Collins the winner of this race, and Richard Moscardelli with a short stack.
Richard Moscardelli stated, "We were racing, gotta win the races".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
910,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
|
75,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
Jeffrey Copeland opened under the gun to 50,000 and received calls from Manish Madan on the button and Joseph Daddario and Keith Block in the blinds to create a four-way pot.
The dealer showed a flop of K♥9♣5♦ and Daddario shoved for a remaining stack around 150,000. It was enough to make his opponents fold and grab the pot right away. Daddario revealed a K♣ before mucking his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
360,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
310,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
300,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
