Scott Blumstein limped in from the small blind and Daniel Turner raised to 325,000 in the big blind, which Blumstein called. After a flop of , Blumstein checked and subsequently called a bet worth 350,000 by Turner before checking again the turn. Turner bet 800,000 and that shut down all further action.
Jesus Blanco opened to 225,000 from early position. Bryan Piccioli called in middle position, Marcel Luske called in the small blind, and Karen Sarkisyan called in the big blind. On the flop, Luske quickly moved all in for 1,060,000. Sarkisyan folded, Blanco folded, and Piccioli said, "Wow. I have a ten," and looked at Luske.
Luske started talking, telling Piccioli to call and double him up, and then double him up a couple more times. Piccioli told him that would hurt his stack too much.
As Luske kept talking, Piccioli said, "I'm confused. Are you trying to get me to call or fold?" Luske told him he wanted a call.
"I'm just gonna muck it," Piccioli decided, and Luske showed for the nut flush draw.
Joshua Horton raised to 275,000 and Wesley Pantling moved all in from two seats over. The action folded back to Horton and he asked for a count. Pantling was all in for 1,440,000 and Horton gave it brief consideration before announcing the call.
Pantling:
Horton:
"A standard flip," Artan Dedusha added before the flop came . Horton improved to top set and Pantling needed one of the four remaining queens in the deck in order to avoid elimination. It was all over on the turn, as Horton improved to a full house, and this made the river a cruel formality.
Pantling was eliminated in 53rd place and takes home $145,733 for his efforts.
Christian Pham raised to 275,000 from middle position and got calls from Benjamin Pollak in the hijack and Zu Zhou in the small blind.
The flop came and all three players checked to the on the turn. Both Zhou and Pham checked. Pollak bet 455,000 and Zhou put in a check-raise to 1,375,000. Pham agonized over the decision and eventually folded. Pollak asked for a confirmation of the bet and called.
The river was the and Zhou paused for a moment before deciding to check. Pollak stared him down and reached into his stack to put out a bet worth 550,000. Zhou folded.
Action folded around to Antoine Saout on the button and he raised to 225,000. Mike Linster was in the small blind and after some thought, three-bet to 710,000. Saout then four-bet to 1,240,000 and sent Linster into the tank. After a couple of minutes deliberating and as the break had just begun, Linster mucked his hand sending a nice pot to Saout heading into the break.
Max Silver raised to 210,000 under the gun just after taking a seat at Table 724. He got two callers, and the flop came . Action checked to Michael Sklenicka on the button, and he bet 350,000. Only Silver continued. The British player check-called 750,000 more on the turn and checked a final time when the double-paired the board. Sklenicka bet 1.3 million, and Silver finally released.
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, Blumstein checked and subsequently called a bet worth 350,000 by Turner before checking again the 
turn. Turner bet 800,000 and that shut down all further action.
flop, Luske quickly moved all in for 1,060,000. Sarkisyan folded, Blanco folded, and Piccioli said, "Wow. I have a ten," and looked at Luske. 
for the nut flush draw. 
. Horton improved to top set and Pantling needed one of the four remaining queens in the deck in order to avoid elimination. It was all over on the 
river a cruel formality.
and all three players checked to the 
on the turn. Both Zhou and Pham checked. Pollak bet 455,000 and Zhou put in a check-raise to 1,375,000. Pham agonized over the decision and eventually folded. Pollak asked for a confirmation of the bet and called. 
. Action checked to Michael Sklenicka on the button, and he bet 350,000. Only Silver continued. The British player check-called 750,000 more on the 
