Daniel Hirose raised to 5,000 under the gun. Nicolas Praud, seated to his immediate left, shoved all in.
Bruno Fuentes called from the small blind.
Hirose and Fuentes checked the flop of Q♦J♦7♥. When the 5♠ hit on the turn, Fuentes bet 20,000.
Hirose quickly folded, leaving Praud and Fuentes heads-up going to the river.
Nicolas Praud: A♣Q♥
Bruno Fuentes: A♦A♥
Praud needed a queen, but got the 3♣ instead and his Main Event was over.
Pablo Garcia opened to 3,000 from middle position and Matthew Higgins called from the hijack. Both Luis Carmona and Abbas Moradi also called from the button and big blind, respectively.
The J♠J♣2♣ flop was checked to Higgins who bet 6,000 and only Garcia called.
The 4♥ was turned and Garcia check-called a 11,000 bet from Higgins.
Garcia check-called a 6,500 bet from Higgins on the 9♠ river.
Higgins showed A♣J♦ having flopped trips. Garcia mucked his hand and passed the pot to Higgins.
Ciaran Duffy opened the action with a raise on the button to 3,000. Only Jerry Wong made the call, defending his big blind.
The dealer burned and turned three, revealing a Q♦J♥Q♣ flop. Wong started with a check, but when Duffy continued for 2,000, Wong check-raised to 5,000. Duffy called, and the two took a turn.
Wong checked for a second time on the 10♦ turn, which saw Duffy place a bet of 8,500. Wong, though, executed the double check-raise, moving all in covering his opponent.
A frustrated Duffy folded his hand, showing he had the A♠ in the process.
Loni Hui opened to 3,500 from under the gun and picked up a caller along the way. Romain Locquet three-bet to 21,000 from the small blind and only Hui called.
The flop came A♦6♣6♦ and both players checked to the 5♣ on the turn and the 9♠ on the river. Locquet checked for the third time and Hui quickly knuckled it back. Locquet tabled K♥Q♥ but Hui turned over J♥J♣ to scoop the pot.
Following an open, Jason Mann three-bet to 10,500 on the button. Then, in the small blind, Mikolaj Zawadzki jammed for 104,500. The action folded back to Mann who confirmed the count and pondered his decision for over a minute before he cut out the chips to call and put them into the middle.
Mikolaj Zawadzki: K♠K♦
Jason Mann: A♣K♥
It was a cooler scenario between two premium hands as the A♥10♠8♣ flop valued Mann into the lead as he spiked his ace. Zawadzki failed to hit the one-outer on the 7♥Q♠ runout as he was sent to the rail in brutal fashion and Mann collected a massive pot.
Three players were looking at a board of 5♦8♦A♥10♠. Byungeun Shin checked from early position, Payam Ataie checked from the hijack, but Jeffrey Cullis bet 11,500 from the button. Shin called while Ataie folded.
When the K♦ appeared on the river, Shin led out for 18,000. Cullis only had around 25,000 remaining in his stack, and after doing a bit of inventory, he reluctantly called.
Shin revealed the nuts with A♦6♦ to win the pot. Cullis was eliminated a few hands later and is no longer a participant in the Main Event.
Raul Garza was all in and at risk for his remaining 15,500 chips from the small blind and up against Jean-Serge Baril in a late position who had him well covered.
Raul Garza: 8♣8♥
Jean-Serge Baril: A♥10♠
Garza was ahead on the 3♠Q♠Q♦ flop and held on the 6♦ turn.
The 10♥ river saw Garza floored and he was eliminated late into the penultimate level of the day.
Heads-up to the 10♠6♦3♥2♣ turn, Thomas Ward checked from the big blind to Jason Hickey in the hijack. Hickey bet 4,500, which Ward raised to 16,000. Hickey clicked it back to 29,000, and Ward called.
The 3♦ river was checked by both players. Ward turned over 10♥6♥, and his tens and sixes were good enough to rake in the pot.
Thanh “Jimmy” Lam opened to 11,500 on the button. Seated immediately to his left and in the small blind was Doug Polk who jammed all in for around 32,000, saying, "I'm all-in Jimmy. We'll dance into the night."
When action came back to him, Lam looked at the ceiling and said, "What a bad time to bluff," but asked for a count. Polk was stating he finally caught him.
Lam went "Pull it in," which was music to Polk's ears, stating it was the best three universal words in poker. After the chips were pulled in after his bet, he calculated his risk-reward ratio and said, "20 to win 70" and immediately called, putting Polk's tournament life at risk and taking them to showdown.
Doug Polk: K♠K♣
Thanh Lam: K♥3♥
The board ran 4♠3♠Q♥J♦4♦. Polk's kings held. Polk doubled through Lam, saying that his second thought today would be Jimmy, without whom he wouldn't find himself in this great spot today.
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