With about 85,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, the action was on Charlie Carrel. Carrel was facing a 60,000-chip bet from his opponent, Chris Moore, who was on the button. Carrel tanked for just over four minutes, trying to get Moore to talk or open up. After announcing, "I'll decide in the next 23 seconds." Carrel called.
Moore tabled 
, and Carrel showed 
and took down another big pot to climb closer to being even.
Level: 44
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Taylor Paur raised the button to 9,000, and Adrian Mateos called.
Both players checked through the 
flop. The turn was the , and Mateos bet 25,000. Paur called. The river brought the 
, Mateos bet 100,000, and Paur folded.
After slipping down to roughly 150,000, this hand happened for Charlie Carrel:
With about 38,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, Chris Moore checked in the big blind. Carrel bet 25,000, and Moore called.
The river was the 
, and Moore check-called Carrel's bet of 64,000. Carrel tabled and took down the pot with a straight.
There was about 60,000 in the pot on a board of 
, and Jack Duong checked. Dario Sammartino bet 59,500, and Duong raised to 150,000. Sammartino raised all in, and Duong called.
Sammartino: 
Duong: 
Duong held a straight, and Sammartino held two-pair going to the river. The was no help to Sammartino, and he was eliminated in 15th place taking home $24,881.
Jack Duong advances to the Elite Eight and will enjoy a two-hour break while he waits to play the winner of the Jack Smith vs. Russell Thomas match.
Level: 43
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
Moritz Dietrich raised to 7,000 from the button, and Ryan Hughes called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
, and Hughes checked to Dietrich, who continued for 8,000. Hughes check-raised to 26,000, Dietrich called, and the fell on the turn. Hughes bet 22,000, Dietrich called, and the 
river completed the board. Hughes bet 90,000, Dietrich raised all in for 173,400, and Hughes called after some time in the tank.
Dietrich showed 
, while Hughes tabled for a set of threes to win the match and advance to the Elight Eight, where he will face the winner of Adrian Mateos and Taylor Paur.
Joe McKeehen was on the button and raised to 7,500. Ryan Fee was on the button and three-bet to 24,000. McKeehen called.
The flop was 
, and McKeehen check-called Fee's bet of 17,000. The turn was the 
, and both players checked to the river, which was the . Fee checked, and McKeehen fired out a bet of 64,000. Fee took about a minute and called.
McKeehen tabled 
, and Fee sent his cards into the muck.
About 35,000 was in the pot on a board of 
, and Russell Thomas bet 32,000. John Smith called. The river was the 
, Thomas bet 65,000, and Smith called.
Thomas: 
Smith:
Smith won with a pair of tens and took the chip lead.
Level: 42
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
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