Action folded to Guoliang Wei who jammed for 3,600,000 from middle position and found one caller in Josef Snejberg to his direct left to set up a runout with Wei at risk.
Guoliang Wei: K♠10♥
Josef Snejberg: 9♦9♣
The board ran out 2♦5♥A♣8♠8♥, offering no help to Wei who finished the tournament in ninth place for $27,700.
Jackson Santos opened to 1,000,000 from early position and Nazar Buhaiov three-bet to 2,500,000 from the hijack.
Josef Snejberg then put in a four-bet to 7,500,000 from the cutoff, sending Santos deep into the tank.
Santos considered his options for over three minutes before opting to fold. This time it was Buhaiov's turn in the tank. Buhaiov thought about his decision for an additional five minutes, occasionally sneaking a quick peek at his hole cards. Eventually another player called the clock and shortly afterwards Buhaiov five-bet shoved for roughly 12,000,000 total. Snejberg, who covered Buhaiov slightly, snap-called to put Buhaiov at risk.
Nazar Buhaiov: A♠K♦
Josef Snejberg: A♥K♥
A chop seemed immenent until the Q♥8♦7♥ flop gave Snejberg a flush draw. Buhaiov dodged a heart on the 7♠ turn but the 5♥ river gave Snejberg the ace-high flush. Buhaiov became the first final table casualty of the day while Snejberg dragged in the largest pot of the tournament so far.
In a preflop confrontation Emmanouil Fountoulakis found himself all in from the button for roughly 5,500,000 against Ami Barer in the small blind who held a covering stack.
Emmanouil Fountoulakis: A♦5♣
Ami Barer: A♥J♦
Barer was ahead with a bigger ace and remained so on the K♣10♥8♥2♥8♣ runout to send Fountoulakis to the rail and continue to accumulate chips.
Rene Majed jammed for 2,825,000 from under the gun and saw a quick call come from Emmanouil Fountoulakis to his direct left. Action folded to Seyoon Lim who paused for a moment before moving all in himself. With action back on Fountoulakis, he opted to make the call to set up a three-way runout with both Majed and Lim at risk.
In a massive three-way confrontation, the board ran out 6♠8♠J♣J♠7♣ to secure the huge pot for Lim as Majed was left to exit the tournament area in 12th place for $17,400.
Michael Acevedo opened to 800,000 from the button and Dan Stavila three-bet to 2,200,000 from the small blind. Acevedo moved all in and Stavila, who was slightly covered, made the call to put himself at risk.
Dan Stavila: A♥Q♥
Michael Acevedo: A♠K♠
The board ran out 7♥8♦5♦9♦5♠. Acevedo held with the bigger ace to scoop a colossal pot while Stavila, who started the day as chip leader, was sent to the rail a few spots shy of the final table.
Action folded around to Luis Faria in the small blind who jammed for 5,700,000. Jackson Santos verified the count and then made the call to send both players to a runout with Faria at risk.
Luis Faria: A♥9♣
Jackson Santos: A♦10♦
The board ran out 10♣K♠6♦4♥2♣, sending Faria to the rail with a 15th place finish for $14,000.
Action folded to Ivan Ost who jammed from the button for 2,500,000 only to see Josef Snejberg make the quick call to put Ost at risk and send both players to a runout.
Ivan Ost: A♥2♣
Josef Snejberg: A♦K♦
The completed board read 8♥9♠K♠6♥5♦, leaving Ost to hit the rail in 16th place for $14,000.
Action folded around to Kimberley Kilroy who jammed from middle position for 1,850,000. Josef Snejberg made the call to her direct left and the remaining players folded, setting up a runout with Kilroy at risk.
Kimberley Kilroy: A♥8♥
Josef Snejberg: A♦J♦
The board ran out 10♦5♠9♦A♠A♣, leaving Kilroy with no option but to make her exit from the tournament in 17th place for $14,000.
Rene Majed raised to 600,000 from middle position only to see Alex Guo jam his short stack from the small blind. Majed made the quick call to set up a runout with Guo the player at risk.
Alex Guo: K♥Q♣
Rene Majed: J♠10♠
The 2♥3♦8♣5♥ board was safe through the turn for Guo, but when the J♥ spiked on the river, he stood to make his exit from the tournament area in 18th place for $11,300.