Action folded to Paul Gibbons in the hijack who shoved his remaining 3,500,000 in the middle. Next to him sat Leo Margets in the cutoff and she made the call, with no other player wanting to join.
Paul Gibbons: K♠K♥
Leo Margets: A♥Q♦
When the flop came down 6♦9♥A♣ and Gibbons saw the ace giving Margets the better pair he smashed a chip on the table and it fell on the floor.
The 5♣ turn and the 9♦ offered no help for Gibbons and he was sent to the rail.
From under the gun, Chad Power made his move and committed the last 650,000 after he had secured the pay jump. Tony Gregg then three-bet to 1,400,000 and he also called the shove by Adrien Zychowski for 3,800,000.
Chad Power: A♠Q♣
Adrien Zychowski: 7♥7♦
Tony Gregg: A♥K♦
The K♥8♣5♠ flop vaulted Gregg into the lead, which he retained on the Q♦ turn. Power needed a queen survive while Zychowski was looking for a seven. Neither came with the 9♥ river to send Power and Zychowski to the rail for $300,000 each.
Kenny Hallaert raised to 850,000 in the cutoff as action went on Will Kassouf in the small blind. Pedro Padilha called the clock after just a few seconds had passed.
"Does he get a warning for calling the clock after five seconds? I'll give you $10,000 if I don't have a hand. You give me $10,000 if I have a hand. Put your money where your mouth is," Kassouf told him.
He eventually tossed in his last 2,700,000 and Hallaert called.
Will Kassouf: 7♠7♦
Kenny Hallaert: K♥5♥
"He's raising with king-five, and he's calling my shove. PokerStars professional, sponsored player," Kassouf said after Hallaert revealed his hand. The A♣J♠10♦ flop gave Hallaert a straight draw, while he spiked the K♣ on the turn to take the lead.
"Queen on the river. Disgusting. Seven or a queen, dealer's choice," Kassouf pleaded, but he missed the J♥ river and was sent to the rail.
"King-five. Well played. Absolute disgrace. F**king joke. You're all pathetic," Kassouf said while the rail began chanting "Na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye,"
"See you next year. I'll remember all of your faces next year, and I'm going to bash you up," Kassouf added, including a few more choice words for tournament officials.
On the first hand back from break, Giovanni Pupo moved all in for 5,050,000 in middle position and Adam Hendrix called on the button. Murilo Milhomem then reshoved for 8,150,000 in the small blind and Hendrix snap-called to put both opponents at risk.
Giovanni Pupo: K♠J♣
Murilo Milhomem: A♠K♣
Adam Hendrix: K♥K♦
"We need an ace. Ace. Ace. Ace," Milhomem chanted as he ran over to his rail. Hendrix stood up from his seat and rested his head on the chair in anticipation as the flop came J♠10♥5♣, keeping him in the lead with his kings but giving Pupo a pair and Milhomem a straight draw.
"No queen, jack, or ace," Hendrix said, and the 6♣ fell on the turn. The river was the 6♦ and Hendrix scooped the pot to score the double knockout, sending Pupo and Milhomem to the rail in 32nd and 31st place, respectively.
Lautaro Guerra kicked things off from under the gun with an all-in of 5,550,000. Action folded to Theo Tran in middle position, who went all-in himself for 1,925,000. Nobody else joined, so the cards went on their backs.
Theo Tran: K♥8♠
Lautaro Guerra: A♦10♠
The board ran out of 9♣J♣7♥5♦J♦, offering no help for Tran, and he was eliminated.
Eric Afriat moved all in for his last 725,000 on the button. Nazar Buhaiov called in the big blind and Afriat voiced what he would like to see happen.
"Isolate me," he said with action still pending. No isolation took place as John Wasnock came along from the big blind as well.
The flop came 4♣3♣2♥ and Afriat started to pack up his card protectors as the two players checked in the dry side pot. The turn was the 7♠ and the action checked through to the A♣ on the river.
Buhaiov finally led out with a bet of 500,000 and Afriat started to walk away from the table. Wasnock mucked his hand and Buhaiov flipped over Q♦5♦ for a straight. Afriat returned to table his 10♠9♥ and then wished everyone good luck before departing.
Braxton Dunaway opened from middle position to 1,000,000 and Nazar Buhaiov three-bet the button to 2,400,000. When it got back to Dunaway, he called.
On the Q♦10♠3♣ flop, Dunaway checked and Buhaiov bet 2,200,000. Dunaway called to see the 5♦ hit the turn, and again tapped the table. Buhaiov then shoved for around 6,500,000, and Dunaway beat him into the pot.
Nazar Buhaiov: K♥J♠
Braxton Dunaway: 5♠5♣
Dunaway turned a set of fives and had Buhaiov's Main Event life hanging by a thread. Buhaiov needed an ace or a nine to make a straight, but the 3♥ river wasn't what he needed, which ended his run in 28th.
On the right hand feature side, Joshua Beckenstein pushed all-in for 6,800,000 in the cutoff and Stefan Nemetz went all-in over the top for 9,900,000 on the button to isolate.
Joshua Beckenstein: A♣9♦
Stefan Nemetz: A♦K♣
The rail of Beckenstein shouted for a nine but the J♠4♠4♣3♣10♣ runout ensured that the kicker played for Nemetz. Beckenstein was ousted in 27th place for $300,000 and that locked up a pay jump to $360,000 for all other contenders still in the mix.
Diego Ponce raised to 1,000,000 under the gun and Richard Freitas called in middle position. Pedro Padilha then moved all in for 10,250,000 in the hijack and Ponce folded, but Freitas snap-called to put his countryman at risk.
Pedro Padilha: A♥K♣
Richard Freitas: A♠A♦
Padilha had shoved right into Freitas' aces as the flop came K♦8♥4♣, giving him a glimmer of hope with top pair. The 4♦ turn was no help and Padilha was looking for one of the last two kings in the deck to stay alive, but he missed the 9♣ river and was eliminated in 26th place.