Nguyen brought it in and the player in seat 1 completed. Seat 3 raised, Nguyen called, and seat 1 called. On fourth street, the ace-seven bet, the next player called, and Nguyen called.
On fifth street, Nguyen bet with a pair of fours showing and both opponents called. On sixth street, Nguyen improved to two pair and bet. Seat 1 called and seat 3 went all in for 400 additional chips with a pair of queens showing. Nguyen and the remaining player called. On seventh street, Nguyen bet and seat 1 called.
Nguyen showed for fours full of deuces and his opponent mucked. The all-in player's hand was revealed; he had for just a pair of queens and was eliminated.
Zhenfeng He completed on third street and two players, including Andre Akkari, tagged along. He bet fourth street as well and received two calls.
The player in seat 6 made a pair of sevens on fifth street and led out. Akkari called, He raised, the initial better folded and Akkari called again. He kept firing on the remaining streets and Akkari paid it off.
He showed for a queen high straight and Akkari mucked his hand.
Multiple bets went in on third street, and on fourth street, Sue Byrd bet, and Marco Johnson called. On fifth street, Byrd bet again, and Johnson held his remaining 700 chips in his hand for several seconds and then put them forward to call all in for less.
Johnson showed in the hole, and Byrd had . Their hands did not change on sixth street, and Johnson needed to improve on seventh street to stay alive. His hand did not improve, and Byrd's pair of aces was best. Johnson was eliminated, and the two-time bracelet winner promptly made his exit.
A total of 298 players entered this event, which generated a total prize pool of $402,300. The top 45 players will be in the money, taking home a minimum payout of $2,258. On the line for first place is $96,907 in addition to a WSOP gold bracelet.
As the field approaches Level 8, there are 128 players remaining with three levels of play left before the bag-and-tag.
On sixth street, the player in Seat 1 bet with a pair of eights showing. The player in Seat 7 called, and Bohlman called in the next seat.
On seventh street, Bohlman and the player in Seat 1 put in another bet apiece, and Bohlman showed for two pair, aces and kings. That was good, and he took down the pot.
David Singer had the best hand showing on fifth street with king-high, and he bet. Chris Tryba raised, and Singer called. On sixth street, Singer check-called a bet from Tryba, leaving himself with a mere 700 behind.
Singer checked seventh street, and Tryba checked behind and instantly showed . The pair of aces was good, as Singer mucked his hand to end up dangerously short.