Action folded to Richard Gryko in early position, and he opened to 450,000. Jack Sinclair called in late position, Richard Dubini called in the cutoff, and Christian Pham defended his big blind, taking the action four ways to the flop.
The flop was , and all players checked. The turn was the , and action checked to Sinclair, who bet 650,000. Dubini called, and the other two players folded. The river was the , and Sinclair checked. Dubini took a moment and then bet 1,500,000. After quite a long tank and after questioning Dubini, Sinclair called.
Dubini tabled , and Sinclair tapped the table and sent his cards to the dealer.
Karen Sarkisyan raised to 500,000 from middle position, and Jake Bazeley moved all in for 4,500,000 from the small blind. Sarkisyan took a quick look at his cards and then immediately called.
Bazeley was at risk with , well behind Sarkisyan's .
The waiter was going around asking if anyone wanted a Corona. "I'm gonna need seven," said Bazeley.
The flop came , and Bazeley and his rail cheered after they saw he made quad queens. "Put out an ace for a sweat, dealer" laughed Pedro Oliveira.
The turn was the , and Bazeley celebrated. The river was the insignificant , and Bazeley doubled through.
David Guay opened with a raise to 500,000 from early position. Pedro Oliveira called from the small blind.
The flop came down , and Oliveira checked over to Guay, who bet 775,000. Oliveira called. On the turn, Oliveira checked again. This time, Guay bet 2,000,000.
Oliveira tanked for a while. "How much are you playing behind?" he asked. Guay had right around nine million.
Eventually, Oliveira decided on a raise to 6,100,000. Guay moved all in quickly, and Oliveira snap-called, standing up from his chair and slamming down his for the turned nuts. The pot had ballooned to more than 24 million.
Guay then stood up and also revealed for the nuts. Neither player had a re-draw so the on the turn was meaningless, and the two men chopped up the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
Valentin Messina opened to 525,000 in the cutoff, and Joshua Marvin made it 1,625,000 to go in the small blind. Messina cut out what looked like 3,125,000 for a four-bet, and Marvin immediately announced an all in. Messina called just as fast to put Marvin at risk for what appeared to be around 10 million.
Messina:
Marvin:
The flop gave Marvin some outs to a chop, and he picked up even more on the turn. The river was a brick, however, and Marvin hit the rail in 31st place.
Ben Lamb raised to 435,000 from under the gun, and Dan Ott called from the button.
The flop came down , and Lamb continued for 350,000. Ott called, the turn was the , and both players checked. The river completed the board, and Lamb bet, resulting in a quick fold from Ott.
Immediately after Andrew Ostapchenko's elimination, Chris Wallace raised all in for 2,340,000 from early position. Florian Lohnert re-shoved from the hijack for about 7,500,000 and isolated the action.
Wallace:
Lohnert:
The board ran out — no help to Wallace, ending his Main Event in 32nd place.
Over on Feature Table 2, play was paused for a moment due to a marked card in the deck.
Randy Pisane was in the small blind, and after he received his two cards, he informed the dealer that one of his cards was slightly bent in the corner. He looked at it, and he said he strongly felt as though someone marked it on purpose.
The floor was called over, and the dealer explained the situation, but the players wanted Tournament Director Jack Effel to make a ruling.
Effel came over, and after listening to the situation, ruled that the hand was dead and would be dealt over with a new deck. "The good news is that there has been no action," said a smiling Effel.
To show why he felt someone marked the card on purpose, Pisane tabled the .
The players tossed their cards into the middle, and the dealer whipped the second deck out of the shuffler.
Jonas Mackoff moved all in from the button, and Scott Blumstein was interested from the big blind.
"Around 2.7 million," Mackoff said, and Blumstein looked at the dealer. Half a minute passed, and Blumstein called to set up the showdown.
Jonas Mackoff:
Scott Blumstein:
On the flop, Mackoff found bottom pair, and Blumstein asked for hearts. Instead, the turn gave Mackoff trip deuces, and he locked up the double. That made the river a formality, and Mackoff doubled for 2,670,000.
Dann Turner shoved for 2,275,000 on the button, and Robin Hegele had him at risk from the small blind. It was a coin flip.
Turner:
Hegele:
The flop was , favoring Hegele. The turn changed nothing, and Turner was still looking for one of the two remaining nines in the deck to stay alive. The river was the , and Turner's day was done.
Turner earned a payout of $214,913 for his 34th-place finish in the Main Event.
, and all players checked. The turn was the 
, and action checked to Sinclair, who bet 650,000. Dubini called, and the other two players folded. The river was the 
, and Sinclair checked. Dubini took a moment and then bet 1,500,000. After quite a long tank and after questioning Dubini, Sinclair called.
, and Sinclair tapped the table and sent his cards to the dealer.
.
, and Bazeley and his rail cheered after they saw he made quad queens. "Put out an ace for a sweat, dealer" laughed Pedro Oliveira. 
, and Bazeley celebrated. The river was the insignificant 
, and Bazeley doubled through.
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, and Oliveira checked over to Guay, who bet 775,000. Oliveira called. On the 
for the turned nuts. The pot had ballooned to more than 24 million.
turn. The 
river was a brick, however, and Marvin hit the rail in 31st place.
, and Lamb continued for 350,000. Ott called, the turn was the 
turn gave Mackoff trip deuces, and he locked up the double. That made the 
, and Turner's day was done. 
