Sam Greenwood was all in for 2,075,000 from the button against Andrei Kotelnikov in the big blind.
Sam Greenwood: K♣5♣
Andrei Kotelnikov: A♠6♠
Greenwood was flopped nearly dead as the flop landed 2♠6♥6♦ to give Kotelnikov trips. The 4♣ turn gave Greenwood some hope before the J♣ bricked off to mark his elimination.
Eric Yanovsky raised to 500,000 in the cutoff and Rainer Kempe called on the button. Roeland Peeks then reraised to 1,900,000 in the big blind and Yanovsky folded, but Kempe moved all in. Peeks took a moment before calling for an additional 200,000.
Roeland Peeks: K♣K♠
Rainer Kempe: A♦4♦
"Queen-jack of spades. I'm the greatest player of all time," Yanovsky said when Peeks turned over his pair of kings. The board ran out 3♠5♠4♥Q♦7♦ and Peeks doubled up.
At the same time at another table, John Ripnick also put in 1,900,000 from the button and Pablo Melogno shoved in early position. Ripnick took a minute before calling off the rest of his remaining few chips.
John Ripnick: Q♠10♠
Pablo Melogno: 4♦4♣
Melogno hit a set on the A♠3♦2♥4♥ board, while the Q♣ arrived on the river too late to save Ripnick from being sent to the payout desk.
Matas Cimbolas opened to 320,000 in early position and Nick Petrangelo three-bet to 1,100,000 on his left. Diego Ventura four-bet to 2,300,000 from the cutoff and the action folded back to Petrangelo who five-bet shoved all in. Ventura sigh-called off his stack of around 7,800,000 and the cards were on their backs.
Diego Ventura: K♠K♣
Nick Petrangelo: A♥A♣
It was a massive preflop cooler that Petrangelo found himself on the right side of for the time being. The board ran out Q♦9♦6♥2♥J♦ and Ventura was eliminated, putting Petrangelo among the leaders.
Anatoly Zlotnikov was all in for 1,130,000 from under the gun against Thiago Crema in the small blind.
Anatoly Zlotnikov: 8♠8♣
Thiago Crema: A♥8♥
Zlotnikov was in great shape to double up, but that changed as the flop landed 10♥4♥A♦ to give Crema a near-lock on the hand as the board finished out K♥9♦, adding insult to injury as Crema improved to a flush.
Around 5,000,000 was already in the pot as Ren Lin and Dmitrii Prusov went to the turn on a board of 6♥8♦6♣4♥. Lin then bet 2,000,000 from under the gun, Prusov moved all in for 5,500,000 in the hijack, and Lin snap-called.
Prusov turned over Q♠Q♥, but Lin showed A♣A♦. The A♥ fell on the river to improve Lin to a full house and send Prusov to the rail.
"Wow, how do you do it?" tablemate Eric Yanovsky said as Lin raked in the massive pot.
Jeremy Dan was all in for 3,500,00 from the big blind, Andrew Park had his last 9,400,000 in the middle from the button, while Ermo Kosk in the cutoff put both players at risk to create a pot worth more than 22,000,000.
Jeremy Dan: A♠Q♣
Andrew Park: K♦K♣
Ermo Kosk: A♣A♥
Kosk had woken up with aces and was poised to take the tournament chip lead as the board ran out 10♠6♣9♣4♥J♣, giving him the pot and sending both Dan and Park to the rail.
"That's ludicrous. How do they pick up those hands? God's favorite," a frustrated Dan said as he spent a few moments muttering to himself before heading for the rail.
"Can I get some change?" Kosk called over to the tournament floor as he raked in the massive pile of chips.
The next hand at this table, Michal Wywrot shoved for 2,285,000 under the gun and Darren Elias called on the button.
Michal Wywrot: A♦2♦
Darren Elias: A♠J♦
Both players hit a pair on the J♣2♣4♣ flop, but Elias remained in the lead through the 3♥ turn and 6♥ river to send Wywrot to the rail.
Joni Jouhkimainen opened to 325,000 in middle position and Chris Hunichen three-bet to 990,000 in the hijack. Alex Foxen stuck in a four-bet to 3,000,000 from the big blind which got Jouhkimainen out of the way. Hunichen five-bet shoved all in and Foxen called off roughly an additional 2,000,000 chips.
Alex Foxen: A♦K♠
Chris Hunichen: A♥A♣
Foxen was up against it with Hunichen holding the number one in Hold'em. The board ran out 10♥9♥4♦3♦7♣ and Foxen was left drawing dead by the turn, sending a healthy amount of chips across the table.
Alexandre Pruneau was seen all-in from under the gun for about 3,500,000, and Chinwei Lim had his entire 4,490,000 across the line as well on the button while Roman Hrabec was in the tank with 1,250,000 already committed from the small blind. After some time, Hrabec mucked his hand and both hands were tabled.
Alexandre Pruneau: A♣J♥
Chinwei Lim: A♦K♥
Pruneau was dominated as he looked for a jack to stay alive. He did indeed hit the jack on the Q♣10♠6♣J♠ turn, but it was poor timing as it improved Lim to Broadway. Pruneau was unable to find a king for the chop as the 3♣ rolled off on the river, sending him out the door.
Ignacio Moron put his last 95,000 across the line under the gun and Matt Glantz raised to 325,000 on the button, forcing both of the blinds out of the pot.
Ignacio Moron: 7♠5♦
Matt Glantz: A♣5♥
The K♦Q♣10♣2♦9♥ runout missed both players but Glantz' was good with ace-high as Moron left the table.
Ognyan Dimov raised to 325,000 in middle position and Alisson Piekazewicz three-bet to 800,000 on the button. Dimov then moved all in for 2,500,000 and Piekazewicz snap-called.
Ognyan Dimov: 10♥10♦
Alisson Piekazewicz: 8♥8♠
Dimog had Piekazewicz dominated until the flop brought J♣8♣2♥ to give Piekazewicz a set. The 8♦ turn gave Piekazewicz quads for the second time today and Dimov was drawing dead by the 3♣ river and heading for the exit.
