Sebastian Pauli: 6xAx / 5xQxQx5x / 3x 
David Funkhouser: 6x2x / 7x5xAx2x / Kx
David Funkhouser completed and called when Sebastian Pauli put in his last 20,000 on his direct left.
Funkhouser made a seven-six by fifth street, with Pauli then drawing dead on sixth street to set up the stone bubble.
Ren Lin: 6x4xAx/8x2x2x3x
Christian Roberts: 9x7xAx/6x3x5xQx
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx/5x6x6x - folded on fifth street
Brian Rast: XxXx/Kx4x - folded on fourth street
Four ways on fourth street, Daniel Negreanu bet and was called by Ren Lin and Christian Roberts.
Roberts led out for a bet on fifth street after both Negreanu and Lin paired up and only Lin called.
Action checked through on sixth street and Roberts checked again on seventh — prompting a bet from Lin. Roberts then check-raised and Lin paused before saying, "Ok, I just call. I have a six," and revealing his hole cards. Roberts showed a seven and Lin was sent the pot.
"You have the second nuts! You have to re-raise!" Negreanu scolded Lin. "He can't have a wheel there. I try to teach you."
"Don't listen to him Ren," Roberts replied.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 654 | 1 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 370,000 | 15 |
| 654 | 2 | Brian Yoon | United States | 535,000 | 22 |
| 654 | 3 | George Alexander | United States | 140,000 | 6 |
| 654 | 4 | Ray Fishman | United States | 600,000 | 25 |
| 654 | 5 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 560,000 | 23 |
| 654 | 6 | Ryutaro Suzuki | Japan | 220,000 | 9 |
| 654 | 7 | Ali Eslami | United States | 750,000 | 31 |
| 654 | 8 | Nikolay Ponomarev | United Kingdom | 235,000 | 10 |
| 655 | 1 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela | 185,000 | 8 |
| 655 | 2 | Brian Rast | United States | 310,000 | 13 |
| 655 | 3 | Max Hoffman | United States | 360,000 | 15 |
| 655 | 4 | James Obst | Australia | 220,000 | 9 |
| 655 | 5 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 210,000 | 9 |
| 655 | 6 | Ren Lin | China | 190,000 | 8 |
| 655 | 7 | David Steicke | Australia | 260,000 | 11 |
| 655 | 8 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russian Federation | 585,000 | 24 |
| 658 | 1 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 300,000 | 13 |
| 658 | 2 | David Funkhouser | United States | 208,000 | 9 |
| 658 | 3 | Sebastian Pauli | Germany | 82,000 | 3 |
| 658 | 4 | David Lin | United States | 595,000 | 25 |
| 658 | 5 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 484,000 | 20 |
| 658 | 6 | Boyd Burnett | United States | 197,000 | 8 |
| 658 | 7 | Matthew Schreiber | United States | 161,000 | 7 |
| 658 | 8 | John Monnette | United States | 118,000 | 5 |
Yuri Dzivielevski: Jx8x3x/5x10x8x10x
Ren Lin: 7x6x4x/6x5xKxKx
Heads-up on fourth street, Yuri Dzivielevski called bets from Ren Lin on fourth and fifth and then Dzivielevski bet on sixth after both players caught a pair. Lin called.
Action checked down on seventh and Dzivielevski showed Jx8x3x for a jack-low.
"Yuri!" Lin shouted as he revealed 7x6x4x for a king before mucking — conceding the pot to Dzivielevski.
At other tables, Yaniv Birman and Max Pescatori were eliminated to set up the three-table redraw.
Boyd Burnett: 5x3x3x / 3xAx5xAx
Ali Eslami: XxXx / 8x4x - folded on fourth street
Max Hoffman: 10x8x2x / 9x10xAx10x
Ali Eslami completed and was called by Max Hoffman and Boyd Burnett.
Burnett picked up an ace on fourth street and bet. Eslami folded while Hoffman called.
Hoffman then proceeded to call down Boyd across each betting round.
Boyd frustratingly turned over his hand, where he was unable to make a low meaning Hoffman's T-9-8-2-A was good for the pot.
Level: 16
Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000
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The remaining 26 players have been sent on a 60-minute break.
Action will get back underway at approximately 7:35 p.m. local time.
Ryutaro Suzuki: 8x2xAx/4x4x3xKx
James Obst: XxXx/8x8x10xAx/Xx
Ryutaro Suzuki completed and was called by James Obst for a heads-up pot.
Obst called bets from Suzuki on fourth and fifth street and then Suzuki called a bet from Obst after drawing a king on sixth.
Both players checked on seventh and Suzuki showed 8x2xAx for an eight. Obst mucked his hand upon seeing it and Suzuki added to his stack.
Sebastian Pauli: XxXx / 5x9xKxQx - folded on sixth street
Joao Vieira: XxXx / 7x8x7x2x
Joao Vieira completed and Sebastian Pauli called.
Pauli called bets across fourth and fifth street but conceded the pot on sixth street.
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