Ren Lin continued his assault on the bubble, raising to 50,000 from the cutoff. Jesse Lonis responded by moving all in on the button, with a stack bigger than that of Lin, and both players in the blinds.
The action folded to Lin, who let Lonis know that he knew he didn't have a strong hand, but still chose to fold, flipping his A♠ over as he did.
With just three eliminations until the bubble bursts, Ren Lin opened to 40,000 on the button. Brek Schutten called in the big blind, leaving just 110,000 behind.
The dealer spread a 6♥7♣A♠ flop, and when Schutten checked, Lin's continuation bet of 20,000 was enough to claim the pot.
Zachary Camp opened to 40,000 from middle position and Orpen Kisacikoglu defended the big blind.
The J♠3♥5♠ flop was check-called by Kisacikoglu after Camp bet 25,000.
A K♣ was turned and both opted to check to the 3♦ river. Kisacikoglu bet out 80,000 but was denied the pot after Camp jammed, covering Kisacikoglu's remaining 150,000 stack.
Kisacikoglu went into the tank, but eventually mucked his hand, sitting back with exactly starting stack.
Eric Wasserson open-jammed from the cutoff for 320,000 and Yulian Bogdanov re-jammed for around 1,000,000. As soon as Bogdanov moved in his stack, Wasserson said "Oh S***". No further players joined the pot and the pair went to showdown.
Eric Wasserson: A♠J♥
Yulian Bogdanov: K♦K♣
Wasserson got lucky seeing an ace on the 6♣3♥A♥ flop and held to secure the pot after seeing the 5♥ and 9♠ complete the board. Bogdanov counted out the double from his stack, passing across around 1/3 of his chips to his neighbour.
Shannon Shorr raised to 40,000 under the gun. Kristen Foxen in the big blind was the only caller.
After the flop hit 4♣9♦10♥, Foxen checked-called Shorr's bet of 55,000.
Both players checked the turn of the 3♠, then Foxen lead out with a 175,000 bet on the 5♦ river.
Shorr thought about it for a bit, then looked her up.
He was right.
Foxen showed J♦8♣. Shorr flipped over A♦J♠.
Zachary Grech raised to 40,000 from early position, Thomas Muehloecker called on the button and the blinds folded.
Both players checked on the flop of 2♦5♦8♦. Grech checked again on the 7♥ then Muehloecker fired out a bet of 65,000, Grech called.
Muehloecker did not slow down on the Q♣ river and he fired out a another bet of 210,000, Grech took a few moments before he decided to fold.
Johannes Straver moved all in on the button for 80,000 and was put at risk by Turbo Nguyen.
Johannes Straver: K♥J♦
Turbo Nguyen: A♥J♥
If Straver were to survive, he would need some help from the deck, as he got his short-stack all-in dominated.
Help was unforthcoming, as the Q♣8♠Q♦5♥8♥ board gave both players two pair, but Nguyen held onto the lead with his superior kicker.
The action folded to Chad Eveslage on the button, who moved all in for 90,000. Stephen Chidwick raised in the small blind for some isolation, which worked, as the big blind folded.
Chad Eveslage: A♦8♠
Stephen Chidwick: 9♥9♣
Eveslage paired his eight on the 8♥K♣Q♥ flop, but that was as good as it got, with the Q♠ turn and 2♠ river confirming his elimination.
Edward Pak moved all in for 330,000 from early position, and was called by Brian Rast in the big blind.
Edward Pak: A♠9♠
Brian Rast: A♣Q♦
The 8♥9♥10♥ flop saw a reversal in fortunes as Pak took the lead. The 4♦ turn and K♠ river offered no saving grace for Rast, who paid Pak his double up.
Kristen Foxen raised to 50,000 from the curtoff. Sam Soverel shoved all-in with his final 110,000 chips from the big blind.
Foxen made the call.
Sam Soverel: A♥K♥
Kristen Foxen: 10♦9♦
The runout favored Soverel, as the final board of 5♠K♠2♣J♠J♥ delivered two pair and the much-needed double-up, just six spots from the bubble.
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