The action folded to Ren Lin in the small blind, who moved all in, covering the stack of Casey Hatmaker in the big blind. Hatmaker took a look at his cards and called, putting his remaining 790,000 into the middle.
Casey Hatmaker: A♣J♦ 
Ren Lin: K♠4♠
Hatmaker paired up on the Q♣J♥8♣ flop, with the A♥ turn improving him further yet, giving him two pair.
The 5♥ river was a blank, and Lin slid 790,000 one seat to his left.
It was a battle of the blinds when Xiaohu Liu from the small blind and Kamel Mokhammad from the big blind got the chips in the middle, with Mokhammad fighting for his tournament life.
Kamel Mokhammad: Q♥5♠
Xiaohu Liu: A♥6♥
Mokhammad needed help from the board, but the cavalry never arrived when it ran out 3♠K♦J♥9♠4♦ to eliminate Mokhammad in 11th place.
Mokhammad earned $29,844 for his finish.
Myles Mullaly opened the button to 120,000 and Peter Mugar defended from the big blind.
Mugar check-called Mullaly's continuation-bet of 130,000 on the 8♠3♣7♦ flop.
A 5♥ came on the turn and Mugar checked for a second time. Mullaly bet 425,000 with just one T-5,000 chip in his stack. Mugar jammed, and Mullaly tossed his last chip to put himself at risk.
Myles Mullaly: 10♠10♥
Peter Mugar: 5♠3♠
Mugar had taken the lead with bottom two pair, and Mullaly needed some help on the river to keep his chances of making the final table alive.
A 5♦ rolled off to complete the board, giving Mugar a boat, and sending Mullaly to the rail in 11th place.
Peter Mugar raised to 140,000 from the cutoff, and only Anatoly Nikitin called in the big blind.
On a 2♦4♣10♣ flop, Nikitin executed a check-raise. After sending the action to Mugar, who bet 80,000, Nikitin made it 200,000, which Mugar called.
The Q♥ turn saw Nikitin slow down, this time check-calling when Mugar put 375,000 into the middle.
Nikitin then retook the betting lead on the flush-completing 3♣ river, putting 225,000 into the pot. Mugar called and was able to beat the Q♠8♣ of Nikitin with his own pair of queens, as he flipped over K♦Q♦.
Casey Hatmaker jammed for 465,000 from the small blind and Xiaohu Liu gave him a spin out of the big blind.
Casey Hatmaker: Q♦5♦
Xiaohu Liu: A♣4♣
Hatmaker's queen-high stayed in second place on the 8♠2♦7♣ flop, but the Q♠ turn changed that as he hit a pair to take the lead.
The 2♠ river was safe for Hatmaker and he earned the much-needed double-up at the expense of Liu.
Brian Gates raised to 125,000 from middle position only for Zexiang Sun to three-bet out of the cutoff to 375,000. When it got back around to Gates, he ripped it for around 1,200,000, and Sun snap called.
Brian Gates: A♥K♦
Zexiang Sun: A♦A♣
Gates was on the wrong end of a cooler and needed a lot of help from the dealer to survive and deliver the bad beat on Sun.
No help came on the Q♦Q♥7♠2♦A♠ runout as Sun improved to a full house, and Gates was next casualy of the event in 13th place.
Ivan Ruban put in a raise to 125,000 from middle position, which received a call from Peter Mugar in the cutoff and Daniyal Gheba in the big blind.
Both Gheba and Ruban checked to Mugar, who bet 125,000 on the 8♦2♦6♦ flop. Gheba folded, but Ruban stuck around.
Ruban checked once again on the 10♣, but Mugar didn't slow down. This time, he put a more substantial 400,000 in the middle. Undeterred, Ruban called again.
The 4♣ completed the board, and Ruban checked in flow. Mugar loaded up the third barrel and fired it all, moving all in for 1,155,000. Ruban spent some time in the tank, mulling over his options before he opted to surrender the pot and returned his cards to the dealer.
Ren Lin opened from early position to 120,000 before Yifu He shipped it for 1,125,000. Lin wasted little time making the call to put He at risk.
Yifu He: 7♣7♥
Ren Lin: Q♣Q♥
He needed a seven from heaven, but it did not answer the call as the board ran out 5♠3♦10♣9♠3♠ to eliminate He in 14th place.
He earned $23,761 for his finish.
Daniyal Gheba raised from under the gun to 120,000 and Benjamin Williams shoved his short stack into the middle from the small blind. Gheba called and the players turned over their cards.
Benjamin Williams: Q♠J♦
Daniyal Gheba: A♣8♥
Williams was behind the ace-high of Gheba, but anything could happen with five cards to come.
Neither player improved on the 10♦2♦6♥8♣K♣ runout, and Williams headed to the cashier's desk to collect his 15th-place prize.
Updated chip counts following the break. All chip counts are according to the WSOP LIVE app.
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