At table 278, cards were picked up on their backs at the table as Daniel Hofer was eliminated from the tournament.
Daniel Hofer: 7♥2♠J♣6♦3♥9♣3♣ 
Ross Mallor K♠K♥9♦6♣3♣5♦Xx
Myagmarsuren Rock: A♠7♦2♦2♥8♣9♥10♠
Mallor's kings were good to eliminate Hofer as the hand for hand portion of the tournament began.
Troy Murdough was all in and at risk for his last chips on sixth street, against Charles Thomas.
Troy Murdough: 9♣9♦/9♥8♦A♣5♦/Q♥
Charles Thomas: 5♠3♦/6♣4♠K♦7♦/Q♣
Thomas had made a straight on sixth street and Murdough was unable to fill up on seventh, leaving him to fall just short of the money.
Level: 17
Ante: 2,000
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000
With action being picked up on fourth street, a pot was already built between Andrew Ostapchenko and Daniel Negreanu.
Andrew Ostapchenko: XxXx/8♥A♦4♣6♣/Xx
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx/K♥A♥6♦J♥/Xx
Negreanu check-called a bet from Ostapchenko on fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh street.
Ostapchenko tabled A♣J♠2♦ for a pair of aces with an eight-low and he scooped up the pot against Negreanu.
Action was picked up on fifth street in a sizable pot between Christopher Amaral, Robert Mitchell, and Patricia Yannuzzi.
Robert Mitchell: XxXx/4♦K♦9♦J♥/Xx
Patricia Yannuzzi: XxXx/Q♦A♥10♠7♥/Xx
Christopher Amaral: XxXx/4♣10♦3♥10♥/Xx
Yannuzzi bet on fifth street to see Amaral call. Mitchell raised to see both Yannuzzi and Amaral call.
Amaral checked to Mitchell who bet and received two calls once more.
On seventh street, Amaral checked once more and Mitchell bet once more to see only Yannuzzi call.
Mitchell tabled 7♠6♦5♦ for a king-high flush and Yannuzzi mucked her hand, ceding the pot Mitchell.
Karl Tretter completed to see Gustavo Campos and Richard Bai both call.
Gustavo Campos: XxXx/Q♦8♠4♥2♦/Xx
Karl Tretter: XxXx/7♠4♣5♥7♥/Xx
Richard Bai: XxXx/3♣10♦3♠ - Folded on fifth street
Action checked to Tretter on fourth street to see him bet and both of his opponents called.
Tretter bet once more on fifth street after both of his opponents checked over to him. Campos called while Bai pitched away his hand.
Both players checked on sixth street and Tretter check-folded to a bet from Campos on seventh street.
Action was picked up on fourth street in a pot between Max Kruse and Christopher Kay.
Max Kruse: XxXx/A♠6♠K♣9♦/Xx
Christopher Kay: XxXx/5♣2♥4♠J♦/Xx
Kruse bet on fourth street and Kay called.
On fifth street, Kruse check-called a bet from Kay with the same action repeating on sixth street.
Both players checked on seventh street and Kruse turned over A♣7♠6♥ for aces and sixes to take down the pot.
Action was picked up on fifth street in a pot between Jon Kyte, David Bach, and Dave Stann, all of whom were sitting within the top five of chips at the start of day.
Dave Stann: XxXx/2♠2♣4♠3♦/Xx
Jon Kyte: XxXx/8♦10♣3♥7♥/Xx
David Bach: XxXx/4♣K♠3♣10♠ - Folded on sixth street
Stann bet with his open twos to see both Bach and Kyte call.
On sixth street, Stann bet once more and Bach pitched his hand away while Kyte called.
Seventh saw Stann bet once more and Kyte tossed his hand away.
"I wanted to catch what you caught," said Kyte, to which Stann showed him a J♥. "I thought you had trips and if I made my low I could win."
"Good read sir," replied Stann "I did have trips, and I missed my low.
The players have taken their seats and the cards are in the air.
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