Justin Bonomo opened to 18,000 from the button, Ari Engel three-bet to 59,000 from the big blind, Bonomo shoved for 319,000, and Engel called to put Bonomo at risk.
Justin Bonomo:
Ari Engel:
Bonomo had the preflop edge with the better ace and Engel needed to improve in order to knock him out. Engel took the lead when the flop fell and Bonomo picked up the nut-flush draw. The turn was no help to either player, but the on the river made Bonomo's flush, so he took the pot to double up.
Liv Boeree opened from early position, Jonathan Jaffe called from middle position, and Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 60,000 from the cutoff. Boeree folded and Jaffe called.
The flop came and Jaffe check-called a bet of 75,000 from Thorel.
The fell on the turn and Jaffe checked. Thorel shoved and Jaffe instantly called.
Jonathan Jaffe:
Jean-Noel Thorel:
Thorel had flopped trips but found himself drawing razor thin against Jaffe's turned nut boat. The on the river changed nothing, so Jaffe took the pot to end Thorel's run in this event.
Ari Engel raised to 20,000 from middle position and was called by Christopher Kruk in the small blind and Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind. The flop came and the action checked around to the on the turn.
Kruk checked again and Thorel led out for 35,000. Engel just flat-called and Kruk check-raised to 155,000. Thorel quickly mucked his hand and Engel shipped all in for 249,000. Kruk couldn't call fast enough and the cards were on their backs.
Engel tabled for a set of queens while Kruk turned a set of fours with . The river was the and Engel secured himself a full double up through one of the chip leaders.
Christopher Kruk raised to 20,000 from the cutoff, Mikita Badziakouski called from the button, and Ryan McEathron three-bet to 65,000 from the small blind. Kruk called and Badziakouski folded.
The flop came and McEathron bet 38,000. Kruk called.
The turn brought the , McEathron shoved, and Kruk called with the larger of the two stacks by a wide margin.
Christopher Kruk:
Ryan McEathron:
Kruk had the best of it with his flopped set and McEathron found himself drawing dead. After the fell on the river, Kruk took the pot to end McEathron's run in this tournament.
The action folded to Mike Watson who just limped in from the small blind. Igor Kurganov raised to 30,000 from the big blind and Watson jammed all in for 184,000. Kurganov quickly called and the cards were face up.
Igor Kurganov:
Mike Watson:
The flop came and Watson was still in the lead with a pair of sixes but Kurganov held two overcards and picked up a flush draw. Kurganov hit the on the turn and Watson was left drawing to an off-suit six. The river brought the and Watson became the 18th-place finisher.
Javier Zapatero opened to 16,000 from under the gun and Mikita Badziakouski called from the cutoff. Daniel Negreanu shoved all in for 191,000 from the big blind and Zapatero pushed all in over the top. Badziakouski quickly folded and the remaining two hands were tabled.
Daniel Negreanu:
Javier Zapatero:
It was a coin flip for heaps of chips and Negreanu was the one at risk. The flop came , which gave the PokerStars Team Pro the lead with a pair of aces. The on the turn and the on the river only improved Negreanu's hand as he earned himself a double up.
Zapatero was left with just 50,000 and would get it all in the very next hand against Negreanu. Zapatero held against Negreanu's pocket sevens but couldn't connect with the board and was sent on his way in 19th place.
and Bonomo picked up the nut-flush draw. The 
turn was no help to either player, but the 
on the river made Bonomo's flush, so he took the pot to double up.
and Jaffe check-called a bet of 75,000 from Thorel.
fell on the turn and Jaffe checked. Thorel shoved and Jaffe instantly called.
on the river changed nothing, so Jaffe took the pot to end Thorel's run in this event.
and the action checked around to the 
and Engel secured himself a full double up through one of the chip leaders.
fell on the river, Kruk took the pot to end McEathron's run in this tournament.
and Watson was still in the lead with a pair of sixes but Kurganov held two overcards and picked up a flush draw. Kurganov hit the 
and Watson became the 18th-place finisher.
, which gave the PokerStars Team Pro the lead with a pair of aces. The 
on the turn and the 
against Negreanu's pocket sevens but couldn't connect with the board and was sent on his way in 19th place.