Action was picked up preflop with Jeremy Becker all in and at risk from middle position for roughly 65,000, and he was up against Vinicius Lima in late position.
Jeremy Becker: Q♣8♣ 
Vinicius Lima: A♦3♦
The dealer ran out a board of 4♠2♦4♦5♣8♠, ending Becker's impressive run in Event #53.
Hallaert raised in the cutoff to 12,000 and Kenny Hallaert decided to just call in the big blind, with 30,000 left behind.
The flop went 10♣5♥3♣ and Hallaert moved his last chips in the middle. Roff called and they tabled their cards:
Kenny Hallaert: 2♣8♣
Brian Roff: A♠J♣
Roff was still ahead on the 4♠ turn but a 8♥ showed up on the river to give a pair of eights to Hallaert and the small double up.
Ari Richelson opened for 15,000 under the gun and got called by Michael Mccullough in late position. Zheng Li in the big blind shoved all-in for 40,000. After asking for a count, Richelson called and so did Mccullough, putting Li in a tense position and making him look at his hole cards once again, rubbing it on the felt and visibly hoping he tripled up.
Both Richelson and Mccullough checked down the runout of 2♣3♣Q♦8♣8♦. Li turned over 5♦5♥ anxiously waiting for the other players to table their hands. Mccullough flipped over A♠J♦ and Richelson, hesitant to initially show, tabled K♥J♠ after he was told he should.
Li let out a small cheer of victory for tripling up, saying, "I finally have my first green chip [worth 25,000]."
Jonathan Seltzer was all in and at risk against Laith Edris.
Jonathan Seltzer: K♦Q♣
Laith Edris: 8♣8♦
Edris hit a set on the 9♠7♠8♠ flop and only improved on the A♥ turn and A♣ river, eliminating Seltzer from the tournament.
In a heads-up pot, the flop was J♠3♠3♣ when Marcio Zacconi checked from the small blind before raising to 27,000 a bet of 8,000 from Sergei Kislinskii. The latter made the call.
The 7♣ fell on the turn and Zacconi led out for 41,000. After a minute, Kislinskii made the call. The river was the 6♣ and this time Zacconi checked. Kislinskii fired 103,000 in the middle and Zacconi didn't take long to fold.
Juan Chaves was blinded into an all-in preflop. Benjamin Moon was coaxed into it after Changliang Deng shoved all in with the full board of 8♦7♦10♦7♥7♣ on display.
Juan Chaves: K♦9♥
Benjamin Moon: [x][x]
Changliang Deng: 8♣8♠
Moon thought about making the call for some time, and regretted it when he did. Deng was sitting on a full house and got the double knockout with it.
Joe McKeehen was all in for around 140,000 and at risk on the button against Keegan Westover in the big blind.
Joe McKeehen: A♥Q♥
Keegan Westover: A♦K♦
Westover was ahead, but McKeehen stole the pot after hitting a queen on the Q♠6♦4♠ flop and holding on the 4♣ turn and 10♥ river.
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Stephen Song raised to 12,000 from under the gun, and Antoine Goutard three-bet to 35,000 from the cutoff. Song made the call.
The dealer fanned a 5♣9♠9♣ flop. Song checked, Goutard bet 22,000, and Song called.
The turn was the K♥. Song checked once again. This time, Goutard bet 37,000. After taking some time, Song tossed his cards into the muck.
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