The dealer was counting stacks with a completed board of Q♠Q♥5♠3♦3♥ already showing.
Methavee Taveekitvatee was all in from the cutoff, facing off against Evan Lindemann in early position.
Methavee Taveekitvatee: 10♥10♦ 
Evan Lindemann: A♠K♠
The classic race saw Taveekitvatee's pocket tens hold, earning a big double through Lindemann.
Russel Banzon in early position found himself at risk for 1,315,000 against Antoine Sankari under the gun.
Russel Banzon: A♦K♣
Antoine Sankari: A♥J♥
After a flop of 8♥A♣5♠, Sankari hit two pair with the J♦ turn. The 3♥ landed on the river and Banzon, who was slightly covered, was sent to the rail.
David Miscikowski opened to 160,000 from under the gun. Viet Vo to his left three-bet all in for 345,000, and he was called by both Greg Ostrander in the next seat and Miscikowski.
Miscikowski checked a flop of J♦3♣6♦. Ostrander bet and made Miscikowski fold.
Viet Vo: A♣9♠
Greg Ostrander: A♥Q♠
Vo didn't hit the nine he needed on the 2♥J♥ runout, and he was sent to the rail.
John Juanda opened from the hijack before Qiao Du in the cutoff three-bet to 450,000. Juanda four-bet to 1,250,000, then Du went deep into the tank and moved all-in. Juanda quickly called, being the player at risk for 1,940,000.
John Juanda: A♦Q♥
Qiao Du: K♥K♠
Juanda ran into kings and stood up. But after the 7♣4♥J♣ flop and the 5♣ turn, Juanda hit the A♥ river to sit back down and double up.
Evan Lindemann in the cutoff jammed for 300,000 and he was called by Chris Moorman on the button.
Evan Lindemann: K♥7♠
Chris Moorman: A♦8♥
Moorman hit top pair on 2♥5♥3♦A♠9♦, leaving no chance for Lindemann.
Alexandre Arnold opened to 160,000 from under the gun, and Igor Popyk made the call in the cutoff. Methavee Taveekitvatee then three-bet to 550,000, and Arnold responded by four-betting all in.
Popyk folded, while Taveekitvatee made the quick call for her tournament life.
Methavee Taveekitvatee: K♣K♦
Alexandre Arnold: Q♣Q♥
Taveekitvatee was on the right side of the cooler, holding through the 7♥10♠4♣2♥9♦ runout to double up through Arnold.
Igor Popyk raised to 160,000 from the hijack, and Alexandre Arnold made the call defending his big blind.
Arnold moved his short stack into the middle on the 8♥J♥9♦ flop, and Popyk snapped it off.
Alexandre Arnold: 9♣4♥
Igor Popyk: Q♠J♦
Popyk's pair of jacks faced no further danger on the 8♠ turn or 3♣ river, sending Arnold to the rail.
Igor Popyk opened to 160,000 from the button before Andrew Moreno in the small blind three-bet to 760,000.
Methavee Taveekitvatee in the big blind went into the tank and four-bet to 1,400,000. Popyk quickly folded but Moreno eventually moved all-in for 7,000,000. Taveekitvatee folded.
Brian Batt jammed for approximately 1,000,000 from the button. Qiao Du in the big blind went deep into the tank and called.
Brian Batt: K♥Q♥
Qiao Du: A♦J♣
The board ran out 4♣7♠A♣2♠7♣ and Batt was eliminated.
| Table | Seat | Team | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 548 | 1 | Dustin Murphy | United States | 3,300,000 | 33 |
| 548 | 2 | Methavee Taveekitvatee | Thailand | 4,750,000 | 48 |
| 548 | 3 | John Juanda | Indonesia | 3,875,000 | 39 |
| 548 | 4 | Qiao Du | China | 2,700,000 | 27 |
| 548 | 5 | Zilong Zhang | China | 4,700,000 | 47 |
| 548 | 6 | Ohad Freund | Israel | 1,580,000 | 16 |
| 548 | 7 | Andrew Moreno | United States | 9,000,000 | 90 |
| 548 | 8 | Antoine Sankari | Canada | 2,900,000 | 29 |
| 548 | 9 | Walter Treccarichi | Italy | 3,375,000 | 34 |
| 549 | 1 | Martin Jacobson | Sweden | 2,400,000 | 24 |
| 549 | 2 | Asi Moshe | Israel | 7,400,000 | 74 |
| 549 | 3 | David Miscikowski | United States | 7,100,000 | 71 |
| 549 | 4 | Chris Moorman | United Kingdom | 3,200,000 | 32 |
| 549 | 5 | Gabriel Karlsson | Sweden | 845,000 | 8 |
| 549 | 6 | Greg Ostrander | United States | 2,450,000 | 25 |
| 549 | 7 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 2,600,000 | 26 |
| 549 | 8 | Dohyeok Kim | South Korea | 2,900,000 | 29 |
| 549 | 9 | Igor Popyk | Ukraine | 6,600,000 | 66 |
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