Mo Nuwwarah raised and was called only by the big blind, who then check-called a bet worth 3,500 on the 10♦3♠2♥ flop. Both checked the J♠ turn and Nuwwarah bet another 12,000 on the 10♣ river when checked to. His opponent called and mucked upon being shown 10♥9♥ for trips tens.
Toby Lewis opened from the hijack to 2,700. The button three-bet to 7,500 and Lewis made the call.
Both players checked to the river on a board of J♥2♥8♦10♣K♠. After Lewis checked, the button bet 13,700. Lewis thought for a short time before tossing his cards into the muck.
Santhosh Suvarna raised to 2,600 from the cutoff and was called by Haoran Cai in the big blind.
Cai check-called a 3,000 bet from Suvarna on the 7♠10♣A♦ flop and then both players checked on the 4♠ turn.
The Q♣ completed the board and Cai checked again, prompting an 11,000 bet from Suvarna. Cai stuck in a call and Suvarna tabled A♣Q♦ for top two pair.
Cai couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Suvarna.
Troy Tobin got his final 28,000 chips in from the big blind against Thomas Paul in the small blind.
Troy Tobin: 7♦7♣ 
Thomas Paul: 8♥8♦
The board ran out an uneventful A♥K♣A♦3♦2♠, resulting in Tobin's exit. Maximilian Schindler and Stephen Graner had also recently busted from the Main Event at this table.
Patrick Popowski was in the small blind and got his last 45,000 in the middle against an opponent in early position.
Patrick Popowski: 9♣9♠
Opponent: 2♣2♠
Popowski was ahead with his nines as the board ran out J♠6♠4♠9♦A♠. Popowski turned a set, then improved to a flush on the river. "Yes," he cried out to celebrate his double up.
"If I didn't have the black nine I would've jumped off a bridge," Popowski added as he snapped a photo of the board before accepting the pot.
Action folded around to Jimmy D'Ambrosio in the small blind and he limped before calling a raise to 3,000 from Henry Chan in the big blind. "You know I'm gonna lead out on any flop right," joked D'Ambrosio as the two friends from a Chicago home game prepared to battle in a heads-up pot.
D'Ambrosio kept his word following the 4♥5♥10♠ flop by tossing 3,500 into the middle. Chan stuck around to see a turn.
The Ax turn saw D'Ambrosio slow down, checking to Chan, who bet 10,000. With a "not today Henry" D'Ambrosio moved all in with the covering stack. Chan called off for his remaining 32,000 to put himself at risk.
Henry Chan: 5x4x
Jimmy D'Ambrosio: 3♣2♣
D'Ambrosio had turned the wheel to leave Chan needing to fill up to survive. The 9♦ river kept the straight best to send last year's 31st place finisher out short of the money while propelling D'Ambrosio up the chip counts.
Three players saw a flop of A♦A♠8♠. Dominique Mosley bet 3,000. Felipe Ramos folded and Bradley Rogoff called.
The turn was the 4♥. Rogoff fired out 8,000 which was enough to get the job done as he continues to lead the table of death in the gold section.
Action was picked up on the river with 21,800 in the pot and the board showing Q♣A♦2♣5♣J♥.
David Feldman from the big blind checked to Roman Hrabec on the button, who bet 14,900 to put Feldman all in. After taking some time to think through his decision, Feldman made the call to put his tournament life at risk.
Hrabec tabled 10♣7♦ for ten-high, and Feldman showed Q♠10♦ for a pair of queens to secure the double up.
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