Adam Hendrix raised to 850,000 on the button as Sebastian Schulze picked up A♦Q♦ in the big blind. He three-bet to 3,000,000, and Hendrix came back with a four-bet to 5,400,000.
Schulze then moved all in for 14,825,000 and Hendrix snap-folded 10♦6♦.
After jamming over Leo Margets’ open with queens, and getting her to fold nines, Jarod Minghini went for it again the very next hand, this time with A♠J♥ after Michael Mizrachi had opened to 925,000 holding Q♠Q♣.
Mizrachi quickly called the 7,250,000 shove, and the two were off to a showdown.
The flop came A♥9♦K♥, bringing Minghini into the lead with a pair of aces.
The 3♥ on the turn, and the 10♦ river sealed the deal, giving Minghini a double-up while Mizrachi could only shake his head in frustration.
Muhamet Perati opened to 800,000 in early position and Eric Afriat three-bet to 2,800,000 in the hijack. Joseph Ozimok was in the small blind and shoved all in for 10,500,000. Perati quickly folded but Afriat asked for a count and gave it some thought before folding.
On the next hand, John Wasnock ripped all in for 5,100,000 in the cutoff and Joseph Ozimok called on the button. The blinds folded and the two hands were tabled.
John Wasnock: Q♠Q♥
Joseph Ozimok: 7♠7♥
The board ran out J♣5♣3♥8♥8♣ and Wasnock clapped his hands after he held on for a double up.
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.
After three all-in attempts since joining the table, Theo Tran moved in for a fourth time, this time from the button holding K♦10♠. Michael Mizrachi, in the big blind, called him with Q♣Q♦, putting Tran at risk.
The flop came 10♦3♦A♦, giving Tran a pair and some backdoor possibilities. The K♥ on the turn improved him to two pair, but with the board still not safe, Tran stayed cautious.
When the K♣ hit the river, there was no more doubt. Tran locked up the double with a full house and finally secured a much-needed boost to his stack.
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.
Will Kassouf was in the big blind and still serving his penalty as action folded around to Kenny Hallaert who moved all in from the button. Giovanni Pupo took a few minutes before calling for his last 4,850,000 in the small blind.
Giovanni Pupo: K♥5♥
Kenny Hallaert: K♠9♣
Pupo desperately needed to come from behind to survive, while Hallaert seemed utterly unconcerned and went along eating his dinner.
The 4♣3♠3♦ flop left open the possibility of a chop, while the turn was the 3♣. The A♠ river meant both players were playing the trip threes with ace-king kicker, and they chopped the pot.
Will Kassouf was having another heated discussion with tournament director Dennis Jones. "Alright, I'm all in," he said as he shoved for his last 3,500,000 in early position, going right back to arguing. The rest of the table folded and Kassouf showed A♠J♦.
"You call the clock on me after 30 seconds. I let the rest of you play an 11-minute hand. I don't call the clock once, because I'm not a little bitch like the rest of you," Kassouf told his tablemates. That comment made Jones hand him another one-round penalty, threatening to make it two rounds if he continued.
"Enjoy your one round. When I come back, you're all finished. God bless America," Kassouf shouted as he was escorted by security away from the table.
In the meantime, Adam Hendrix had opened to 800,000 in middle position with K♠J♦ and Kenny Hallaert called in the small blind.
Hendrix bet 800,000 on the J♥7♠3♣ flop and Hallaert called. Hendrix then bet 3,000,000 on the 2♥ turn, and Hallaert quickly folded K♦Q♣.
