Scott Horvath opened for 425,000 in middle position and got an all-in shove from Kartik Ved in the small blind. for 3,480,000. Horvath called taking them to showdown.
Kartik Ved: A♣Q♦ 
Scott Horvath: A♠Q♣
With exactly the same hand, players just waited for the dealer to complete the board which ran out J♠Q♥2♣J♦8♠ so they could move on to the next hand.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Horvath | United States | 5,350,000 | 27 |
| 2 | Liubomyr Melnyk | United States | 5,500,000 | 28 |
| 3 | Shawn Daniels | United States | 14,300,000 | 72 |
| 4 | Kai Cohen | United States | 6,850,000 | 34 |
| 5 | Yannick Capocetti | Argentina | 2,850,000 | 14 |
| 6 | Kartik Ved | India | 2,350,000 | 12 |
| 7 | Malcolm Franchi | France | 14,850,000 | 74 |
| 8 | Antonio Vargas | United States | 17,970,000 | 90 |
| 9 | Donovan Dicken | United States | 6,400,000 | 32 |
| 10 | Michael Plesa | Canada | 4,700,000 | 24 |
Michael Bahls opened to 500,000 on the button and Shawn Daniels three-bet in the small blind. Bahls then four-bet jammed and Daniels called with more.
Michael Bahls: A♠A♣
Shawn Daniels: Q♥J♦
Bahls had the goods and was in good shape to double, but the flop of 9♠7♦K♣ had Daniels calling for a "ten ball" before the board finished out 5♣10♥ to bring him a straight as he cracked aces for the second time today.
"It's over," Bahls said glumly.
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
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The remaining 11 players have been sent on another 15-minute break, which will be a color-up break.
Qing Sun open-shoved on the button for 2,400,000 and was called by big blind Shawn Daniels, taking them to showdown.
Qing Sun: 6♦6♥
Shawn Daniels: Q♦Q♠
It looked quite grim for Sun, who got on his feet the moment the hands were shown. The board ran J♥2♦9♥7♦4♠, sealing Sun's elimination.
As the dealer pushed the chips in Daniels' direction, Sun wished him good luck and wished him to take the event down.
Donovan Dicken, under the gun, opened to 300,000 and got called by the player to his left, Antonio Vargas.
After action folded around, the dealer fanned out 6♠5♠8♣, and Dicken continued with 300,000. Vargas went beyond and made it 800,000. Dicken called to see another card, which turned out to be the 6♦, pairing the board.
Dicken, unfazed by the increasing heat, check-called Vargas' 1,825,000 bet. Finally, on the river 4♥, Vargas fired another 1,650,000 into the massive pot, sending Dicken to the tank.
After a few seconds, he declared a call, prompting Vargas to table 9♦6♥ for trips. Dicken mucked his hand, visibly frustrated.
Daniel Marcus was all in against the bigger-stacked Antonio Vargas.
Daniel Marcus: QxQx
Antonio Vargas: Kx9x
Marcus was in great shape to double, but, according to those at the table, the board ran out with two nines to give Vargas trips. Marcus was sent to the rail in 13th place, ending a series of rapid-fire eliminations.
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
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