The action was picked up with Monika Zukowicz all in from the cutoff and Hartt Stearns making the call on the button, sending the cards to showdown.
Monika Zukowicz: K♥10♣
Hartt Stearns: Q♠Q♥
Zukowicz picked up a pair on the 10♥3♠J♠3♦A♦ runout, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Stearns’ queens. With no further help from the board, her tournament run came to an end.
Guy Leathley raised to 30,000 in early position before George Wang moved all in for 185,000 in middle position. Stephanie Morris was in the hijack and asked for a count as she took a minute before folding. Action then went on John Wasnock in the big blind who reshoved, and Leathley got out of the way.
George Wang: 5♣5♥
John Wasnock: K♦K♠
Wasnock had woken up with two kings, and the J♣4♣3♦8♥A♣ board offered no reprieve for Wang as he was sent to the rail.
"If you don't raise, I call him and I call him," Morris said to Leathley, pointing over at Wang's empty seat and Wasnock. Morris then admitted she folded two queens.
Justin Liberto opened from early position, and Jonathan Wang committed his final few chips from the big blind to be at risk.
Jonathan Wang: J♦7♥
Justin Liberto: Q♥Q♣
Wang had run into a monster hand, and Liberto's ladies made a full house on the 2♣3♥3♣2♦Q♠ board to secure the elimination.
Koray Korkmaz open-shoved all-in for 150,000 in late position and got called by Simon Levy on the button, taking them to showdown.
Koray Korkmaz: K♣J♠
Simon Levy: A♦10♠
Already ahead, Levy's lead got strengthened on the flop of Q♠10♥4♦ but Korkmaz had a chance as his outs increased with an open-ended straight draw. The turn 8♦ didn't change anything and the river 2♠ sealed Korkmaz fate. Korkmaz headed out to the payout counter as Levy scooped the pot.
In a blind-versus-blind clash, Nathan Strange moved all in from the small blind and was called by Kohei Arai in the big blind.
Nathan Strange: K♦Q♠
Kohei Arai: A♣K♣
The flop came K♠10♦5♥, giving both players top pair, but Arai held the superior kicker. The 6♥ turn and 2♦ river brought no help for Strange, and he was eliminated as Arai scooped up the pot.
Joseph Baghdalian raised to 30,000 under the gun before Humberto Lopes Galindo three-bet to 80,000 in early position. Baghdalian called and they saw a flop of K♣4♠J♠.
Lopes Galindo continued for 80,000 and Baghdalian called. The turn was the 7♥ and Lopes Galindo moved all in for 325,000. Baghdalian snap-called.
Lopes Galindo showed K♠Q♣ for top pair, but Baghdalian had turned a set holding 7♠7♣. Lopes Galindo was already drawing dead and the 2♠ river was a mere formality as he was sent to the rail.
Andres Gonzalez, the lone remaining member of last year's final table still in the field, is also at this table.
Kevin Nee committed his last 175,000 from the big blind against Hyunsick Jang on the button, and was at risk.
Kevin Nee: J♠J♦
Hyunsick Jang: K♠K♣
The board ran out an inconsequential 6♠3♠10♥A♣5♦, spelling Nee's elimination.
Joshua Kay opened to 30,000 from the hijack and Rohit Mariwalla three-bet to 85,000 from the button. Kay called.
The flop came 4♣6♥9♦. Kay checked and Mariwalla bet 35,000. Kay shoved for 265,000 and Mariwalla called with a covering stack to put him at risk.
Joshua Kay: 10♠9♠
Rohit Mariwalla: K♠K♥
Kay had top pair but was behind Mariwalla who had an overpair. Mariwalla stayed in front on the 8♥5♥ runout to take the pot while Kay was sent to the rail.
Michael Hawker raised under the gun to 40,000, Daniel Holmes announced all in from the hijack for 175,000. Hawker went deep into the tank, and he said "I calculate that I have about 40% chance of winning,” then called after around two minutes of tanking.
Daniel Holmes: A♦K♦
Michael Hawker: 9♦9♠
The board ran out 5♥10♥10♣10♠4♦, and Holmes was eliminated not before Hawker jumped out of his seat to celebrate so all the ballroom could hear.
Action folded to Pablo Garcia in the small blind who raised to 40,000. Aaron Barone called in the big blind.
Garcia continued for 25,000 on the J♦5♠2♥ flop and Barone called. Both players then checked the Q♣ turn.
The river was the 6♣ and Garcia moved all in. Barone had around 175,000 remaining and tanked for several minutes until eventually letting go of his hand.
At another table, Steven Snyder had four-bet to 230,000 in middle position and Donald Johnson called in the small blind. Johnson then moved all in for 300,000 on the 4♦10♥7♠ flop. "If you have aces, you're good," Snyder told him as he quickly called.
Donald Johnson: J♠J♦
Steven Snyder: K♦K♣
Johnson didn't have aces, but instead found himself dominated by Snyder's kings. The board ran out 8♦2♣ and Johnson was eliminated.
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