Wai Kin Yong led out for 18,000 on a board of , and Hiren "Sunny" Patel set him all in for around 76,000. Yong called.
Yong:
Patel:
The bricked off on the river, and Yong was eliminated.
At the neighboring table, Jeremy Kottler was all in and at risk preflop with against the of Dario Sammartino. The Italian's aces held as the board came , and Kottler hit the rail.
Leonid Markin opened to 12,000 under the gun and right next to him Greg Merson shoved all in for about 80,000 in chips. Scott Clements in the small blind shoved all in over the top and big blind Lee Markholt folded. Markin followed Markholt's example and folded his , Merson and Clements tabled their cards.
Merson:
Clements:
While the players jokingly negotiated a true chop, the dealer got underway with the community cards. The on the flop was still safe for Merson who was at risk, but the on the turn spelled doom for him. The on the river was a blank and the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champion made his exit as the last player without some extra money.
The remaining 30 players are all guaranteed $17,793.
Hiren Patel raised to 9,000 in middle position, Joe Cada three-bet to 20,000 on the button, and Patel called. Both players checked on the flop (), and Patel led out for 32,000 after the turn brought the . Cada called.
The river was the , Patel moved all in for effectively 79,000 and Cada quickly called. Patel showed for just a pair of eights, and Cada doubled through with for a flush.
Martin Jacobson moved all in for 61,000 from under the gun and Matt Waxman called in the cutoff. The rest of the action folded.
Jacobson and Waxman waited for the other tables to finish, then opened their hands.
Jacobson:
Waxman:
Jacobson flopped a pair of kings when the dealer fanned , and improved to trip kings on the turn (). The bricked off on the river, and Jacobson doubled through.