Doug Polk opened to 10,000 from the cutoff with 10♣6♣ and Raul Celaya defended from the big blind with 9♠7♥.
The flop came 7♦5♦9♣ and Celaya check-called a 13,000 bet from Polk.
Celaya checked the K♠ turn and Polk bet 38,000. Celaya shoved for 193,000 and Polk mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
307,000 | |
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285,000 | |
Lynda Hernandez defended her big blind against Isaac Baron and they got it in after the 9♣8♣5♠ flop with Hernandez at risk for 63,000.
Lynda Hernandez: 9♠8♠ 
Isaac Baron: 5♦5♥
The A♣ turn was a blank but the 8♦ river saved Hernandez with the superior full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
595,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
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145,000
85,000
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85,000 |
Arnaud Mattern raised to 11,000 and Nikolay Volper called one seat over on the button. Ryan Jones then jammed the big blind for 71,000 and Mattern reshoved to force out Volper.
Ryan Jones: A♣8♣
Arnaud Mattern: K♦Q♦
The 7♦6♦5♦ flop left Jones drawing dead to runner-runner straight flush, but the 3♣ turn sealed his fate to make the 4♠ river meaningless, as Mattern's flopped flush had already locked up the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
327,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
Busted |
Avery Grande opened to 11,000 from middle position before Ian Ivers jammed for 54,000 from the big blind. Grande confirmed the count before he put a stack into the middle to call.
Ian Ivers: A♣9♦
Avery Grande: K♥10♥
Ivers was ahead with ace-high but the Q♥8♠8♥ flop gave Grande a flush draw. However, it was the 10♦ turn that gave Grande the lead. Ivers could not find an ace on the 3♠ river as his Main Event dream must wait another year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
474,000
|
474,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
David Wang kicked off the action with a raise in middle position to 11,000. A big-stacked Oliver Braddock was sitting directly on his left and chose to three-bet to 33,000. When play returned to him, Wang made the call.
The dealer burned and turned three, revealing a 6♣7♣A♥ flop.
Wang checked in flow, but put in a check-raise to 68,000 after Braddock had continued for 20,000.
Braddock gave his response some thought before ultimately deciding to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
358,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Daniel Carney raised to 12,000 from middle position and on the button, Dominick Santalucia moved all in for 110,000 and Carney called.
Dominick Santalucia: A♠Q♥
Daniel Carney: A♦K♦
The board ran out 10♦7♣3♥8♠6♦ and the ace-king held up for Carney to eliminate Santalucia.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
495,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Julian Penza opened to 10,000 in early position and Felipe Davila three-bet jammed a stack of 108,000 from the next seat. Penza called.
Felipe Davila: K♥K♦
Julian Penza: Q♣Q♠
Davila was in great shape to double up and walked away from the table as the board ran out a safe 9♣4♥2♠5♠10♠ to earn him the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
92,500
|
92,500 |
|
120,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
Yuriy Boyko opened from middle position and found resistance quickly, as Jarod Ludemann three-bet to 33,000 from the hijack. Francisco Lopez upped the pressure with a four-bet to 80,000 in the cutoff. Unfazed, Boyko moved all in for 228,000.
Ludemann got out of the way, but Lopez took a moment to think it through.
“I know I’m ahead, but…” Boyko muttered as Lopez counted out his chips and eventually made the call.
Yuriy Boyko: K♣K♥
Francisco Lopez: A♣K♠
Lopez was dominated and couldn’t find the miracle ace as the board ran out 2♣5♦9♦10♦8♣, securing Boyko a crucial double-up with his pocket kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
502,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
|
340,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
130,000
312,000
|
312,000 |
Simon Burns just recalled a big pot that happened not so long ago, which resulted in the elimination of Matthew Wantman.
John Jankowski had raised to 11,000 preflop and got a call from Wantman, Derek Dufour, and the big blind. They went to a flop of 10♦9♦3x, where once the action got to Jankowski, he bet 60,000. Wantman then shoved, Dufour called, and Jankowski also called, creating a pot of around 500,000.
The players then took it to showdown on the A♦Q♦ runout, which put four to a flush out there.
Wantman flipped 9x9x for a set of nines, Dufour held 10x10x with a set of tens, and Jankowski took it down with AxAx with his set of aces!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
|
950,000
668,000
|
668,000 |
|
420,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
300,000
172,500
|
172,500 |
|
Busted | |
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Wu Guangbiao moved all in from the small blind for 64,000 and Milan Patel in the big blind looked down at his cards.
"Sorry bro," he said as he put in the chips to call.
Wu Guangbiao: K♣Q♦
Milan Patel: A♣A♠
No waiting for Patel as the flop of A♦7♠8♣ gave him top set and it held up on the 2♥3♣ runout to eliminate Guangbiao from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
689,000
223,500
|
223,500 |
|
Busted |
