Shaun Deeb raised to 50,000 in middle position, and Per Hildebrand made the call in the cutoff.
Deeb stood pat, and Hildebrand followed by waving off a draw as well. Deeb then checked, and Hildebrand fired 125,000 into the middle.
After taking some time to study his opponent, Deeb let his hand go and Hildebrand took down the pot.
Robert French raised the button and John Cynn called from the big blind. Cynn drew two and French stood pat.
Cynn led out for 95,000, which French called. Cynn announced a ten-eight, and French instantly tabled 10x6x5x4x3x for a ten-six to pull in a much-needed pot.
Dan Shak raised the button to 50,000 and only Shaun Deeb called from the big blind.
Deeb drew two and Shak drew one.
Deeb checked and Shak bet 50,000. Deeb quickly called, and Shak announced a pair of fours. Deeb tabled Jx10x7x5x2x for jack-ten to take down the pot.
Shaun Deeb raised to 50,000 from the hijack, and Robert French replied with a three-bet to 120,000 in the cutoff. Naoya Kihara then moved all in for 755,000 from the big blind.
Deeb took some time before opting to let his hand go, and French followed with a fold.
"First time I've ever folded that hand," said Deeb as Kiahara collected the chips.
David Lin raised to 55,000 from early position and Robert French three-bet the small blind to 150,000. Lin four-bet to 425,000, which got French to fold.
The next hand, French opened the button to 55,000, and John Cynn called from the big blind.
Both drew two before Cynn led out for 105,000. French folded, giving up the pot to Cynn, and losing the second pot in a row.
The remaining eight players have taken their seats at the feature table, and action has resumed with blinds of 10,000/25,000.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 720,000 | 29 |
| 2 | David Lin | United States | 1,835,000 | 73 |
| 3 | Dan Shak | United States | 1,320,000 | 53 |
| 4 | Ryutaro Suzuki | Japan | 2,320,000 | 93 |
| 5 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,850,000 | 74 |
| 6 | Robert French | United States | 1,140,000 | 46 |
| 7 | Per Hildebrand | Sweden | 1,495,000 | 60 |
| 8 | John Cynn | United States | 1,220,000 | 49 |
The final eight players have been sent on a 20-minute break.
Naoya Kihara raised on the button to 60,000, making the call when Phil Hellmuth moved his short stack in from the big blind.
Phil Hellmuth: Qx9x5x2x 
Naoya Kihara: 7x5x3x
Hellmuth drew one, and Kihara took two cards. Kihara turned over Jx and 10x to make a jack, while Hellmuth flipped up his Kx while exiting in ninth place.
Phil Hellmuth raised to 60,000 before Robert French slid out a three-bet to 130,000. Hellmuth then moved all in, and French called off the rest of his stack.
Robert French: Jx7x5x3x2x
Phil Hellmuth: 8x6x4x2x
French stood pat with his made jack, while Hellmuth took a single card. Hellmuth peeled a queen, leaving him extremely short while giving French the doube-up.
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