Conrado Francisco open-jammed a stack of 1,005,000 from the button and Wagner Wysotchanski three-bet to 2,000,000 in the small blind to get things heads-up.
Conrado Francisco: Q♠9♦
Wagner Wysotchanski: A♣K♥
Francisco couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out 9♣4♣K♦5♣6♥ to mark his elimination.
Kenny Hallaert raised to 215,000 and was called only by Charles Lee in the cutoff as they headed to the 10♦5♣4♠ flop. The continuation bet of Hallaert was for 375,000 and Lee called. Both checked the 2♦ turn and the 3♣ river brought a four-liner on the board.
Hallaert now bet 700,000 and Lee reluctantly folded.
At the same time one table over, Frank Flowers was in the tank out of the big blind on the 9♠2♠2♥7♠5♥ river. He made a bet worth 1,300,000 by Giovanni Pupo and tank.-called, but then mucked when he was shown A♠10♠ for the ace-high flush.
Heads-up on a board of 6♣4♣8♥Q♣, Noah Goldman bet 600,000 from under the gun and Sergio Veloso called in the big blind.
The river was the 4♥ and Goldman moved all in for 2,495,000. Veloso confirmed the amount and paused for a moment before calling.
Goldman instantly tapped the felt and got up from his seat before revealing A♣J♠ for just ace-high. Veloso had Q♠9♦ for two pair to win the pot and send Goldman to the rail.
Goldman paused to snap a photo of the board before making his exit. Arsenii Karmatckii also asked to take a photo. "Let me take a picture of you taking a picture," Derek Sudell joked with Karmatckii.
Will Kassouf raised to 250,000 in middle position with A♣10♥ and Hieu Le three-bet to 575,000 on his left with J♠J♣. The action folded back to Kassouf who made the call.
The flop fell J♥6♦4♣ and Kassouf stared down Le before turning his attention to the community cards.
"Where did that jack come from? Bingo! Jack in the box. Whoomp, there it is," were just a few phrases that spewed out of his mouth in quick succession. Both players checked and the 3♣ landed on the turn.
Kassouf checked again and Le dropped in a bet of 325,000. The clock was called on Kassouf for the twentieth time today but he called before the floor could get to the table.
The 8♠ completed the board and Kassouf announced all in. Le quickly called off his last 905,000 and earned a double up with a set of jacks.
Zarvan Tumboli opened to 200,000 before Adam Hendrix made it 475,000 two seats over. Tukboli jammed for around 2,000,000 more and Hendrix snap-called as the bigger stack.
Zarvan Tumboli: K♥K♣
Adam Hendrix: J♥J♣
Hendrix immediately took the lead, improving to a full house on the J♦5♥5♣ flop, and secured the pot after the 8♠ turn and 10♣ river.
The short-stacked Ben Jackson jammed for 815,000 from under the gun. The action folded to Benjamin Williams, who went into the tank. After counting his stack, and some time in the tank, he called.
Ben Jackson: A♦A♥
Benjamin Williams: J♥9♥
The aces were never troubled and Jackson doubled up after the Q♦5♥3♠4♣K♦ runout.
One orbit ago, Japan's Yuta Mutsuura had raised for most of his stack and claimed the blinds and big blind ante before losing the profit in the next two hands.
He then raised to 500,000 from under the gun next with less than that behind. Two seats over, Rahul Rastogi three-bet to 900,000 and the rest of the table got out of the way while Mutsuura called.
Yuta Mutsuura: 9♥7♥
Rahul Rastogi: 8♦8♠
The 7♠4♣3♥ flop gave Mutsuura some outs but he failed to improve further on the A♠ turn and Q♠ river.
Fabrice Bigot was all in for around 800,000 from the big blind against Nick Pupillo in the hijack on a flop of 8♥10♣6♦.
Fabrice Bigot: 9♣8♦
Nick Pupillo: Q♥9♠
Bigot had the best hand with a pair of eights against Pupillo's open-ended straight draw, but the board ran out 10♥9♥ to counterfeit Bigot's hand as both players made nines and tens with Pupillo having the better kicker.
The French pro was eliminated, but he is still represented at the table by fellow countrymen Thomas Eychenne, Arnaud Mattern, and Adrien Zychowski.
"There's only room for three French guys at the table," said Daniel Iachan.