Ryan Riess in the small blind and Josh Reichard had already built a pot of around 60,000 when the flop came 5♥10♥6♦.
Riess grew the pot further with a 40,000 bet. Reichard took his time to consider his options before making the call. On the 6♠ turn, Riess shoved all his 155,000 stack forward sending Reichard to the tank.
Reichard asked for a count and continued to mull things over, ultimately deciding to fold his hand.
Chad Eveslage opened to 8,000 from early position before Sebastian Harasim made the call from the next seat over.
Maria Konnikova opted to shove for approximately 94,000 on the button.
Alexander Farahi was committed and all-in for his final 1,000 in the small blind. Konnikova's shove pushed out Eveslage and Harasim to go to a showdown against Farahi.
Alexander Farahi: J♠6♣
Maria Konnikova: A♣A♥
Konnikova had Farahi in trouble as they went to a runout.
The 4♥K♥4♣ flop kept Konnikova in the lead.
The 7♥ turn was the nail in the coffin for Farahi, as Konnikova improved to a meaningless flush on the Q♥ river to secure the pot.
Brian Rast got his stack of around 50,000 into the middle from the big blind, with Xiang Chen, from the button, being the player trying to win them all.
Brian Rast: K♥Q♣
Xiang Chen: A♣8♠
Chen was slightly ahead ace-high, but Rast had two live Broadway cards that he could hit to win.
The board ran out 9♥10♥9♣10♠6♦, and Rast wished the table good luck as he exited the tournament area.
Heads up to the 2♠5♦J♦ flop, where Sonny Pomroy checked from the big blind and Nikita Kuznetsov bet 8,000 from under the gun. Pomroy called.
A 5♣ rolled out on the turn and after Pomroy checked, Kuznetsov fired a second barrel of 16,000. Pomroy check-jammed for 60,000 and Kuznetsov called.
Sonny Pomroy: 7♠7♦
Nikita Kuznetsov: A♠A♦
Kuznetsov held the higher pocket pair with aces, and Pomroy had to find a seven on the river to stay alive.
A 10♥ completed the board and all of Pomroy's chips were absorbed into Kuznetsov's stack.
Jesse Lonis shoved for 45,000 on the button and was called by Joshua Remitio from the big blind to be at risk.
Jesse Lonis: Q♦8♣
Joshua Remitio: A♣6♥
Lonis needed help. He didn't have to wait long as the flop came 9♠8♠10♠ to give Lonis a pair of eights.
Remitio was still drawing live, but the 2♠ turn, and the 3♣ river sealed the deal in favor of Lonis as Remitio was left on fumes.
Aram Oganyan kicked the action off with a raise to 8,000 from middle position, before facing a three-bet to 24,000 from Fikret Kovac in the small blind. Oganyan moved all in for 58,000, and Kovac snap-called.
Aram Oganyan: Q♥Q♣
Fikret Kovac: J♠J♣
A promising situation for Oganyan quickly turned on its head, as the dealer spread a 4♣J♦3♠ flop.
There was no reprieve on the 4♦ turn or K♠ river, seeing Oganyan eliminated.
Peter Mugar raised from the button to 9,000, and Brandon Hamlet called from the big blind. The flop arrived with 10♠6♥2♠, and Hamlet checked, while Mugar bet out 15,000. Hamlet came back with a check-raise to 50,000, and Mugar took a minute before calling.
On the turn J♥, both players checked through.
The river 6♠ saw a massive bet of 125,000 from Hamlet, and Mugar took some time to consider if Hamlet indeed hit his flush. Mugar made the call, and Hamlet tabled A♠7♥ for the missed flush, and Mugar showed 10♦9♦ for two pair and the win.
Vladimir Minko raised to 8,000 from under the gun and was called by Zexiang Sun on the button.
Both players checked the 9♠A♣7♥ flop and the 4♦ turn.
Minko bet 10,000 on the 4♣ river, but he faced resistance when Sun opted to raise to 30,000. Minko gave it a brief consideration before he mucked his hand as Sun took down the pot.
The action folded to Dylan Smith in middle position, who moved all in for 50,000. One seat to his left, Konstantin Held called for his own 50,000. The rest of the table folded.
Dylan Smith: Q♣10♣
Konstantin Held: A♣K♦
The 3♥J♠3♦9♦9♥ board left both players unimproved, sending Smith to the rail as Held doubled up.
Action was picked up with all of Josh Arieh's chips worth 25,000 in the middle of the table and Daniel Negreanu making the call. Negreanu immediately tabled his hand while Arieh hung on to his.
The dealer urged Arieh to show but he responded by telling the dealer to continue on. The dealer flopped 9♣J♥5♥ prompting Negreanu to say, "It's totally illegal what you're doing." Arieh replied, "It doesn't matter." And waited for the turn 8♠ to drop before tabling his hand.
Joshua Arieh: A♥J♣
Daniel Negreanu: A♣K♦`
Arieh was ahead with top pair which made Negreanu complain that he was aware he was ahead and still didn't show his hand. The dealer completed the board with 6♥ then pushed the pot towards Arieh's direction. To Arieh's irritation, the floor arrived, at that point, to move him to another table.
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