Lexy Gavin-Mather raised 300,000 from under the gun, Marc Monllao three-bet shoved 1,300,000 from the small blind, Paulina Loeliger went into the tank for a short while before she made the call and Gavin-Mather folded.
Marc Monllao: K♠K♦ 
Paulina Loeliger: Q♠Q♦
Loeliger with only two outs could not hit as the board ran out 8♥7♣9♥2♣2♥, and Monllao doubled again through Loeliger.
The action was joined as Jamie Gold had Christian Wong all in preflop for roughly 2,000,000 in a blind versus blind battle.
Christian Wong: Q♥Q♦
Jamie Gold: J♦J♣
The K♦J♠5♠ flop saw Gold jump into the lead with a set, and when the A♥ turn and K♥ river completed the board, an apologetic Gold offered his opponent a hug while saying sorry for the bad beat, which was duly accepted.
Hiroto Nishijma raised to 300,000 in the hijack, and faced a three-bet to 1,000,000 from Hao Zhang in the cutoff. The action folded back to Nishijma, who moved all in for 2,450,000. That put Zhang deep into the tank, but after a while, he elected to call.
Hiroto Nishijma: A♠A♥
Hao Zhang: A♣K♥
It was the worst-case scenario for Zhang, who had come close to folding.
The 7♣Q♥3♥8♣A♦ board provided no drama, seeing Nishijma double, and Zhang was left with a short stack.
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Danielle McCauley made it 320,000 to play from early position and was looked up by Paulina Loeliger in the big blind.
The flop came A♣6♠8♦ and Loeliger check-called McCauley's 210,000 continuation-bet for the dealer to peel off the 10♠ as the turn.
Loeliger fired out for 300,000 and McCauley made the call.
On the 5♥ river Loeliger loaded up a second barrel of 1,500,000 and fired it out, McCauley snap-called and tabled AxJx but was crushed by Loeliger's A♠10♦ and two pair.
Marc Monllao opened shoved 685,000 from the button, Paulina Loeliger in the small blind made the call and the big blind folded.
Marc Monllao: K♠9♥
Paulina Loeliger: A♥6♠
The board ran out 3♥Q♥6♦2♣K♥ and the king of hearts on the river saved Monllao's tournament.
Jeevan Lobo raised to 250,000 from under the gun, and only Nirath Rean called in the big blind.
Rean checked in flow on the A♦6♠K♠ flop, and called when Lobo continued for 150,000.
The 9♥ turn saw Rean check for a second time, and Lobo barrelled for 550,000. Undeterred, Rean called.
When the A♥ completed the board, Rean checked one final time. Lobo loaded up a third barrel, sliding 2,275,000 into the middle. After taking some time to consider it, Rean called, but it was bad news. Lobo tabled 9♠9♦ for a full house, and Rean flipped over A♣8♠ to show the table his misfortune at rivering trips.
Gold, whose $12 million Main Event payday remains the second-largest in WSOP history, sits among the chip leaders with just 80 players remaining from 4,478 entries in the annual WSOP $500 SALUTE to Warriors event. This year's tournament will donate more than $180,000 to the USO, which supports the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families.
"My dad was in the service, so I always like to play this Salute to Warriors event," the former world champion explained. "It's never easy with 4,500 entries. I'll be happy if I just make the final table, and then of course I'll feel like I have to win it! One goal at a time."
Samuel Rannou raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, Sanjay Patel went all in from the button for 710,000, the blinds folded and Rannou made the call.
Sanjay Patel: K♥K♣
Samuel Rannou: A♥8♣
Sweaty start for Patel as Rannou flopped a straight draw on 10♣9♣J♦. The worst turn card for Patel as the 7♠ gave Rannou a straight.
Patel needed a queen to appear to survive for the higher straight, but no luck as the 5♣ was dealt on the river and he was eliminated.
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