Matt Vengrin opened to 3,500 from the cutoff and found one caller in Eric Froehlich in the small blind.
Froehlich check-called a 3,500 bet from Vengrin on the K♣2♠4♠ flop and a 10,000 bet from Vengrin on the 9♣ turn.
However, Froehlich check-folded after a lengthy tank facing a 45,000 barrel from Vengrin on the J♠ river — sending an nice pot Vengrin's way.
Matthew Moss opened to 3,500 from the cutoff and Vincent Picardi three-bet to 10,000 on the button. Randy Jacks called from the small blind and Moss also paid the extra to see the 3♦3♥5♦ flop.
All action checked around to see the 6♥ turn and Jacks checked. Moss bet 11,000 and only Picardi called.
A 5♣ river saw Moss bet 25,000 which was too much for Picardi and he mucked his hand, giving Moss a good chip up.
On a heads-up flop of K♠5♦4♠, Sargon Guliana check-raised all in for 27,500 in the big blind. Pierre-Alexandre Lessard in the cutoff had bet 3,500 and asked for an exact count, then called a few seconds later with the far larger stack.
Sargon Guliana: A♠J♠ 
Pierre-Alexandre Lessard: A♦5♠
No spade or jack came on the 6♦ turn as well as the Q♥ river and that spelled the end for Giuliana.
Kazuki Sogabe opened to 3,000 from early position and was called by Caio Sobral from the next seat over. Jason Graeb from the hijack and Scott Downes from the cutoff also called to create a four-handed pot.
The 2♥K♥6♦ flop led to a check from Sogabe. Sobral chose to bet 4,000 and was called by Graeb, while the other two players folded.
Both remaining players checked the A♠ turn and the 9♥ river.
Graeb showed 8♠8♣, which was good enough as Sobral folded his hand to award the pot to Graeb.
Martin Ward was spotted on his way out and the New Zealander said, "I got it in ahead but he flopped it." Ward was at risk with 8♦8♥ against the A♣K♣ of Matheus Almeida and fell behind right away to miss out on a deeper run.
Another short stack at risk was Justin Manjares for the last 21,000 with K♠J♦ on the button against the 9♣5♣ of Brian Robinson out of the big blind on a K♥5♠4♣ flop. The 7♠ turn and Q♥ river were both blanks for Manjares to survive.
Joseph McMahon limp called from middle position. Kamil Filali and David Lazowski did likewise from the button and small blind, respectively.
That opened the door for James Mitich to shove all in for 26,000 chips.
"He's all in," said Jacob Mitich, speaking for his dad, who was in a wheelchair and needed assistance to pick up cards and move chips.
McMahon called while Filali and Lazowski got out of the way.
James Mitich: J♥10♥
Joseph McMahon: K♣K♦
Mitich trailed and got none of the flop 9♥2♣5♠. He did pick up a straight draw on the 7♣ turn, but the A♣ on the river put an end to his tournament.
Players at the table gave a nice applause to the father-son duo.
"He did better than me," the younger Mitich said.
Alex Kim got the action started with an open to 3,000 from early position. Gary Horn called out of the small blind before Kim Schinco came along from the big blind.
Horn led out for 4,000 on the 8♣7♥K♦ flop. Schinco declined to continue with a fold, but Kim obliged with a call.
The 4♥ turn led to a bet of 6,000 by Horn. Kim once again made the call.
Horn slowed down with a check on the 2♠ river. Kim put out a large bet of 85,000 in response. Horn gave it brief consideration before he made the fold as Kim took in the chips.
There was a pot of roughly 60,000 on a board reading 9♦10♦A♠6♠2♣.
Roeland Peeks who was in middle position put Nicola Karl all in from the big blind for 72,000.
Karl went deep into the tank before he eventually called and tabled A♦J♣ and it was good. Peeks quickly flashed his cards then mucked.
Scott Hall opened to 3,000 on the button before Joao Simao three-bet to 12,000 in the small blind, and Hall called.
On the A♥9♥8♠ flop, Simao led for 9,000 and Hall called.
Simao slowed down with a check on the 6♠ turn before Hall announced a bet of 16,000, and Simao called.
On the J♦ river, Simao checked again to Hall who took inventory of his remaining stack before putting out a bet of 46,000, leaving 3,000 behind, and Simao let his hand go quickly.
With around 60,000 in the pot on a flop of 6♦2♦10♠, Merle Sauvola moved all in for 90,000 from the small blind and Jonathan Aburto called on the button.
Merle Sauvola: Q♦Q♠
Jonathan Aburto: J♦10♦
Sauvola was ahead with his queens, while Aburto had top pair and a flush draw. The turn was the 7♥, while the 4♠ river was safe for Sauvola and he earned the double-up.
"That was scary. I'm shocked he called," Sauvola said.
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