A player from early position open-jammed for their last 7,600 and only Marc Evanier called from the hijack.
Opponent: 
Marc Evanier: 
"Classic race, good luck to you sir," Evanier said to his opponent as the dealer quickly ran out a 
board ending their tournament.
Sorel Mizzi raised to 1,000 in early position and got 3 callers, one on the button. The small blind re-raised to 5,200 and action went back to Mizzi who four-bet to 16,800 which folded action back around to the small blind who called.
The flop came out 
and the small blind checked to Mizzi who went all-in on the flop for more than the opponents 23,000 stack, which the opponent called.
Opponent: 
Sorel Mizzi: 
The turn of 
did not change anything, but the river 
gave Mizzi kings and sixes for the best hand and the opponent was eliminated from the tournament.
Mark Aridgides was in position in a heads-up pot on a board of 
with around 35,000 in the middle.
Aridgides' opponent checked and he bet 25,000 to put his opponent all-in. The opponent called off with around 15,000 in his stack.
Aridgides showed 
for a flopped set to send his opponent, who showed 
, to the rail.
Alex Haro, who finished 19th in the Main Event in 2018, raised to 1,000 from early position and was called by Daniel Rezaei on the button. "Go ahead," Haro said on the 
flop, checking to Rezaei who bet 1,000.
Haro called and pointed at Rezaei on the 
turn to signify it was his turn. Rezaei checked behind to see the 
on the river.
Haro tossed in two 1,000 chips and Rezaei quickly folded.
The player under the gun limped. The action folded to the player on the button and he called. Brian Rast came along in the small blind and the big blind completed the action.
The flop came and the action checked through.
The player under the gun put out a bet of 1,000 when it was checked to him on a turn. Only Rast called.
The river was the . Rast took the betting lead and tossed out 6,700. His opponent folded and he scooped a small pot.
Just before the hand, Justin Young was heard by PokerNews sharing a story relative to his table mate Brian Rast.
"A fan confused me for you and wanted an autograph," said Young. "I told him that I wasn't you but he didn't believe me... so I signed as Brian Rast."
The table laughed along with Rast.
The action was picked up preflop with a raise by Kenny Hallaert of 1,000. The table folded around to the big blind who made the call.
The flop came 
and the big blind once again checked. Hallaert bet 1,300 and the big blind called.
The turn was and again the big blind checked. Hallaert tanked briefly before he fired 4,000 and the big blind mucked his hand.
The board read 
. Martin Ryan and Daniel Fuhs checked to the river which came the .
Ryan bet 6,500 and was quickly called by Fuhs. Ryan mucked his hand instantly and the chips were pushed to Fuhs as he did not have to reveal his holding to take down the pot.
Kayvon Shahbaz walked PokerNews through a massive hand he was in where he stacked an opponent.
Facing a late-position open and a flat-call, Shahbaz three-bet to 3,500 in the big blind to get to hand heads-up.
Shahbaz led out with a bet of 4,000 on the flop reading 
and called when his opponent raised to 10,000.
Shahbaz checked on the turn and his opponent fired a bet of 29,000. Shahbaz ripped in the rest of his stack and the opponent called.
Shahbaz had 
for a set of queens but was behind the straight of his opponent with 
. But the river brought the 
to pair the board and give Shahbaz a boat to win the massive pot.
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