With about 10,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Kevin Gerhart bet 6,000 into his lone opponent, Igor Sharaskin, who was on the button. Sharaskin raised to 25,000, sending Gerhart into the tank. After about half a minute, he folded, and Sharaskin took the pot.
Ryan Hughes raised from the button, and the player in the big blind called.
The flop came down , and the big blind checked to Hughes, who continued with a bet. His opponent called, and both players proceeded to check the turn and river.
The big blind showed , while Hughes took the pot with for a ten-high straight.
With Lee Markholt already all in before the turn of a board, Yueqi Zhu and an opponent went back and forth before Zhu's opponent was all in for about 76,000 with for the nut low with an eight-high straight.
Zhu trailed with for the same low with an ace-high flush draw. Markholt also had an eight-high straight with .
The river was the , giving Zhu three-quarters of the pot with the ace-high flush and eliminating Markholt.
Allen Kessler raised to 8,000 from under the gun, and Vladimir Shchemelev called from the big blind.
The flop came , and Shchemelev bet 4,000. Kessler called. The turn brought the , and both players checked. The fell on the river, and Shchemelev checked. Kessler bet 8,000, and Shchemelev called.
Kessler announced, "Aces up," and tabled . Shchemelev mucked, and Kessler took the pot.
A short-stacked Alexey Makarov was all in from under the gun with against an opponent's . The board came down — no help to Makarov, ending his tournament.
With the flop reading , Steven Wolansky was all in for about 38,000 from early position with for two pair and a straight draw against Alan Sternberg on the button with for bottom pair with a flush draw.
The turn and river completed the board, giving Sternberg an ace-high flush to eliminate Wolansky.