With two players seeing a flop of A♦7♦2♠ Bernard Vu was all in from the big blind, having started the hand with around 300,000. He was up against Brandon Crawford who covered him from the small blind.
Bernard Vu: A♣J♣J♦3♠ 
Brandon Crawford: A♠8♦8♠7♠
Crawford was ahead with two pair against Vu's top pair. The rest of the board ran out 10♦6♣ confirming Vu's elimination.
With 40 players remaining spread across five tables, some of the contenders in the mix are tanking on the pay jump bubble. Erik Seidel however wasted little time to raise the pot to 105,000 from an early position. Ken Fishman called from the big blind and checked the A♥Q♥J♠ flop. Seidel jammed for 240,000 - exactly the size of the pot - and Fishman folded.
The action folded to Andreas Zampas who made it 90,000 to go from the small blind. Eric Wang shoved all in for 240,000 in the big blind and Zampas called.
Eric Wang: K♣J♠J♣4♠
Andreas Zampas: J♥9♣4♥3♥
The flop came A♦K♥Q♠ and Wang was well out front with a pair of kings. The 8♦ and 7♥ runout changed nothing and Wang doubled up.
The cards were on their backs already when Arunas Sapitavicius was all-in and at risk against David Paredes.
On the 9♠6♥5♣ flop, Sapitavicius was already trailing with his A♠A♣4♦2♠ as Paredes' 6♠5♦4♥3♦ had flopped two pair with the straight draw on top. Sapitavicius picked up more outs with the K♠ turn but the 7♦ river only improved Paredes to a straight.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Eric Wang raised to 85,000 from the hijack and was called by Ben Lamb in the cutoff and Isaac Kempton in the big blind.
"They're coming after me," Wang said.
The flop came 2♣A♣10♣ and it was checked to Lamb, who put 50,000 into the middle. Kempton quickly folded and Wang said, "Why you gotta do this to me?" before folding his hand as well.
"That may have been the easiest steal of Ben's life," Kempton added as Lamb collected the pot.
With three players seeing a board of A♥6♣5♠ Javier Francort checked from the big blind and Alex Livingston bet 125,000 from early position. Dominykas Karmazinas called from the hijack while Francort got out of the way.
Livingston bet 480,000 on the 10♠ turn and Karmazinas shoved, covering Livingston who had started the hand with around 1,200,000. Livingston called and was at risk.
Alex Livingston: A♣K♠10♣5♥
Dominykas Karmazinas: A♠A♦7♣7♥
Livingston had top two pair but was drawing dead against Karmazinas' top set and after the 6♦ river fell he exited the tournament area.
Brandon Crawford opened to 65,000 in middle position and was called by Bernard Vu on his left. Pedro Marques raised the pot to 295,000 in the cutoff and the action folded back to Crawford who called. Vu got out of the way and the flop of A♥4♦2♠ hit the felt. Both players checked and the 9♠ landed on the turn. Crawford announced all in and Marques called off his last 175,000 chips.
Pedro Marques: K♠K♥10♠4♥
Brandon Crawford: A♣10♣5♠3♠
Crawford flopped a straight but Marques was still drawing live with the best flush draw. The 10♥ bricked out on the river and Marques was eliminated in the opening level.
In a single-raised pot to the K♣7♦5♠ flop, Ryan Hoenig was all-in against Robert Mizrachi and revealed a draw with the Q♣J♣8♥6♥ for the open-ended straight draw. Mizrachi's K♥9♥8♦7♣ for two pair and a straight blocker were ahead and remained that way throughout the 3♠ turn as well as the Q♥ river.
Javier Francort raised to 85,000 and Scott Bohlman then reraised the pot. It folded back to Francort who eventually reraised and Bohlman called all-in for 355,000.
Scott Bohlman: K♥K♣6♥4♦
Javier Francort: Q♥J♥J♠3♣
The Q♠10♠8♣2♣5♣ board kept the superior pocket pair in the lead and the 2025 WSOP Player of the Year contender doubled.
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