Josh McCully got his 230,000 remaining chips in from the small blind, being put at risk by Kane Kalas in the hijack.
Josh McCully: A♠A♥8♠4♣ 
Kane Kalas: K♥Q♦J♣2♥
Kalas flopped a pair and a straight draw on 5♥10♦J♠ for a bunch of outs. The 6♦ turn remained safe for McCully, but the Q♣ river provided his opponent with two pair.
McCully was sent to the payout desk, while Kalas chipped up to a stack of nearly 35 big blinds.
Action was picked up as Jesse Stanley was all in against Andrew Pham.
Jesse Stanley: K♥K♣8♦8♣
Andrew Pham: A♥A♦10♥7♠
It was a great start for Stanley, as he flopped a set on 8♠3♦10♦. He held as the board ran out 6♣5♦ and took his chip count to 750,000.
Aaron Duczak raised to 60,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Miguel Capriles in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came 5♥7♣8♣ and Capriles led out for 100,000 which was enough to put Duczak all in who made the call for his tournament life.
Aaron Duczak: 10♥9♥8♠6♠
Miguel Capriles: A♣7♠4♣5♠
Duczak needed help to stay alive but got none on the 2♠ turn and when the 7♥ peeled off on the river to fill Capriles up Duczak was sent to the cage.
Jesse Lonis and David Eller were heads up on the J♥7♣3♦A♣9♠ river. With a gargantuan pot of 1,100,000 already in the middle, Lonis checked from middle position to Eller on the button.
Eller then slid in a bet of 410,000, sending Lonis deep into the tank. Lonis assembled calling chips and, after a while, pushed them over the line to call.
Lonis asked if Eller had pocket aces, and showed J♦J♣10♣7♥ for three jacks once Eller replied he did not have top set.
Chip counts pulled from the WSOP LIVE app.
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
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The 46 remaining players have been sent on another 15-minute break.
Action was picked up as Robert Mizrachi was all in against Max Stenberg on a flop of 4♠9♣10♦.
Robert Mizrachi: J♣10♠9♦3♠
Max Stenberg: K♦K♣8♠5♠
Mizrachi with two pair on the flop improved to a full house by the river as the board ran out A♥9♠, and he doubled.
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