Narcis Nedelcu opened to 6,500 from the button and Leon Sturm defended from the big blind.
The flop came J♦5♦K♦. Sturm checked and Nedelcu bet 3,500. Sturm check-raised to 10,000 only for Nedelcu to click it to 16,500. Sturm called.
Sturm check-called a 5,000 bet from Nedelcu on the A♠ turn before both players checked the 10♠ river. Nedelcu had top pair with A♥3♣ while Sturm had two pair with J♣5♣ to win the hand.
Action was picked up with Emery Martindale three-betting to 19,600 from the big blind, facing a raise from Mark Grimm in the cutoff. Grimm wasn’t backing down and responded with a four-bet to 55,500. Martindale took a moment, then made the call to see a flop.
The 2♠10♦8♥ flop saw Martindale check it over to Grimm, who continued with a small bet of 15,000. Martindale made the call, keeping things interesting.
Both players slowed down on the Q♠ turn, checking it through.
When the 4♠ hit the river, Martindale shifted gears and led out for 35,000. Grimm glanced at his cards and took a long look at his remaining stack, but ultimately decided to fold, conceding a healthy pot to Martindale.
Jon Kyte raised from the cutoff and Pat Lyons called in the small blind, Justin Smith defended the big blind. They checked the K♥8♦5♥ flop to the K♠ turn on which Smith bet 6,000. Only Kyte called and then checked behind the 7♦ on the river. Smith tabled the 4♠4♦ to win the hand and Lyons sighed "I would have made a full house with pocket sevens".
Action was picked as Nadya Magnus put Claudio Elizalde all in on a board of 10♠6♥Q♦7♠2♦, both had checked on the flop, Magnus bet 16,000 on the turn and shoved 110,000 on the river after Elizalde checked.
Elizalde took his time before he eventually made the hero call. Magnus tabled K♥K♦ for an over pair to the board, and Elizalde tabled 10♥9♥ for second pair.
Robert Ashelm raised from early position to 5,500 and Yuan Yu shoved his short stack of 18,000 in from the cutoff. When it got back to Ashelm, he called.
Yuan Yu: K♥Q♦ 
Robert Ashelm: K♠8♠
Yu was well in the lead and extended it after he paired his queen on the 3♦5♦Q♥ flop. An 8♣ on the did give Yu a sweat, but he survived when the J♥ completed the runout.
On a board of 10♥2♣7♥A♥, Zhengpeng Liu checked from under the gun only to face a bet of 20,000 by Gregg Pugh out of the cutoff. Liu check-shoved for Pugh's remaining 64,000, causing Pugh to mull it over briefly before making the call for his tournament life.
Gregg Pugh: 5♥4♥
Zhengpeng Liu: A♣10♣
Pugh's baby flush was in the lead against the top two pair of Liu. Pugh got a clean river in the form of the 9♦ and he doubled up, while Liu was left with just 35,000.
Felipe Campins opened from early position and Matija Dobric three-bet to 15,000 on the button.
Campins then four-bet to 40,500 as the action got back around and Dobric folded.
Jason Wheeler opened to 5,500 from under the gun, Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 30,000 from the button, Wheeler shoved with a covering stack and Negreanu, who had 16,000 behind, called and was at risk.
Daniel Negreanu: K♠K♥
Jason Wheeler: A♠Q♦
Negreanu remained ahead with pocket kings on the 3♠3♣2♣5♥3♦ runout to double up through Wheeler.
Bryan Shay opened on the button to 5,000 but met resistance in the form of a three-bet by Thien Tran in the big blind. Tran had raised to 17,500, and Shay made the call.
The dealer then provided a monotone 4♠7♠3♠ flop, and Tran continued for 13,000. Again, Shay came along with a call.
The Q♣ turn saw sparks fly. Tran elected to check, and Shay took over the betting lead with a bet of 27,000. Tran immediately moved all in, and Shay called.
It was Shay who had the shorter stack and, as such, was at risk of elimination.
Bryan Shay: A♦Q♠
Thien Tran: A♠A♣
It was a sorry situation for Shay, whose spade draw wasn't even live and could only hit a queen to survive.
The deck smiled upon him, though, as the dealer burned and turned the Q♥, not only keeping him alive, but giving him twice as many chips to continue with.
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