In a limped pot, Steve Kelly and Preston Dean checked to the river on a board of K♣9♥8♣J♠2♣. Dean then led out for 600,000 from the big blind, and Kelly called in the cutoff.
Kelly turned over 8♠4♠ for a pair of eights, and Dean mucked.
Mitch Hogue raised to 1,000,000 under the gun and Jamie Meidinger moved all in for 4,800,000 in middle position. Steve Kelly instantly announced call when action got on him in the small blind, and Mitch Hogue tanked for several minutes before also committing his last 4,675,000.
Mitch Hogue: J♣10♣ 
Jamie Meidinger: A♥J♦
Steve Kelly: K♥K♦
Kelly had both players crushed with his kings, and the 10♠J♠K♣ flop gave him top set. The rest of the board ran out 5♦4♠ and Kelly scored the massive double knockout.
Preston Dean raised to 800,000 under the gun, Kyle Shipman moved all in for 2,600,000 in the small blind, and Dean snap-called.
Kyle Shipman: 8♣8♠
Preston Dean: Q♣Q♦
Dean had Shipman crushed with his queens, and the J♣J♠6♠10♦2♣ board kept him in the lead and sent Shipman to the rail in eighth place.
Preston Dean raised to 900,000 in early position and Jamie Meidinger called in the small blind.
Dean continued for 800,000 on the 9♦9♣7♥ and Meidinger already had the chips to call in his hand before Dean even put them in the pot.
Both players checked the Q♠ turn. The A♦ river was also checked, and Dean showed A♣8♦ for a rivered two pair. Meidinger flashed the Q♣ as he mucked.
"If you bet the turn, I'm out of there," Dean said.
"You haven't folded against me in...," Meidinger said.
"15 years," Kim Rasmussen completed the sentence.
"At least," Meidinger added.
Kyle Shipman moved all in for 950,000 in middle position and Kamden Keleher called in the big blind.
Kyle Shipman: Q♣Q♥
Kamden Keleher: 2♥2♣
Shipman had found two queens and had Keleher's deuces dominated. The board ran out 10♣J♥7♦7♥A♠ and Shipman doubled up.
Level: 29
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Riley Vareberg moved all in for 1,700,000 from under the gun and Mitch Hogue called in the small blind.
Riley Vareberg: Q♠Q♥
Mitch Hogue: A♠K♣
It was a classic flip, and Vareberg remained in the lead through the turn on a board of 6♠9♦5♦3♣ as he was poised to double. The river, though, brought the K♠ and Hogue spiked a pair to win the pot and bust Vareberg in ninth place.
Kim Rasmussen moved all in for 1,600,000 from middle position and Steve Kelly called on the button. Kamden Keleher then reshoved for 4,275,000 in the small blind.
Kelly spent several minutes in the tank, going through the numbers as he considered the decision. "Your math is mathing," Kyle Shipman joked. He eventually called to put both opponents at risk.
Kim Rasmussen: A♠9♣
Kamden Keleher: J♦J♥
Steve Kelly: J♠10♠
Keleher was ahead with his jacks as the flop came 6♣5♠5♥, but Rasmussen hit the A♥ on the turn to make two pair. "I can't win," Kelly said, and the river came the 6♠.
Rasmussen tripled up, while Keleher took the sizeable side pot off Kelly.
"Some days I feel like I'm 30, some days I feel like I'm 13," the 20-year-old Kamden Keleher said.
"That's terrible. Some days I feel like I'm 65. I feel frisky those days," Kim Rasmussen joked.
Meanwhile, Gil Temme had limped in from middle position as Preston Dean on the button and Shane Koenig in the small blind called. Steve Kelly then raised to 1,300,000 in the big blind, Temme moved all in for 2,750,000, and only Kelly called.
Gil Temme: 6♦6♠
Steve Kelly: A♦Q♠
Temme was racing for his tournament life, but the Q♥7♣5♣ flop gave Kelly top pair and the lead. The rest of the board ran out J♠10♦ and Temme was eliminated in 10th place.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamden Keleher | 4,100,000 | 14 |
| 2 | Mitch Hogue | 2,800,000 | 9 |
| 3 | Jamie Meidinger | 5,800,000 | 19 |
| 4 | Riley Vareberg | 2,000,000 | 7 |
| 5 | Gil Temme | 3,500,000 | 12 |
| 6 | Kyle Shipman | 2,500,000 | 8 |
| 7 | Kim Rasmussen | 1,400,000 | 5 |
| 8 | Preston Dean | 7,800,000 | 26 |
| 9 | Shane Koenig | 2,600,000 | 9 |
| 10 | Steve Kelly | 9,600,000 | 32 |
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