Dennis Melandro raised to 150,000 in the hijack and was called by Mark Donly in the cutoff and Leo Saiag in the big blind.
Melandro continued for 250,000 on the A♠10♥Q♠ flop, and only Donly called. Melandro then checked the 3♣ turn, and Donly bet 500,000. Melandro then moved all in for 1,910,000, and Donly took a minute before folding.
Christopher Steinberg and Concetta Rinaldi exchanged raised preflop from under the gun and the big blind, which resulted Steinberg all-in for more than 1,100,000. Rinaldi was the bigger stack.
Christopher Steinberg: A♣A♠
Concetta Rinaldi: 10♣10♦
The aces held up, and Steinberg dragged in the big pot after the [9h5h3cqd54d] runout.
Mark Donly raised to 140,000 in early position and Paul Avezzie called in the hijack. Deeangelo Seng then shoved for 650,000 on the button, and Donly reshoved for 675,000. Avezzie called to put both opponents at risk.
Deeangelo Seng: 5♥5♣
Mark Donly: A♥A♣
Paul Avezzie: A♦Q♥
Donly had found two aces and was a big favorite to scoop the three-way all in. The board ran out 2♥10♠9♥6♥7♠, and Seng was sent to the rail while Donly earned the double up off Avezzie.
A player in early position raised to 140,000 before a middle-position player put in his last 55,000. James Lauer called in the cutoff, while the big blind then moved all in for 185,000. Both the early-position player and Lauer called.
The A♠2♥5♦ flop was checked through, and Lauer then bet 400,000 on the 9♠ turn to chase away his opponent.
The middle-position player showed A♦Q♥, while the big blind had A♥K♠. Lauer, though, turned over 9♣9♦ for a turned set, and the 4♥ river secured him the double knockout.
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Chadd Beatty raised to 100,000 in early position and was called by Salvatore Valenti in middle position and Coleem Chestnut on the button.
The flop came A♥4♦7♥ and Beatty continued for 125,000. Valenti called, while Chestnut then raised to 550,000. Beatty quickly got out of the way, but Valenti then moved all in for 2,540,000.
Chestnut spent a few minutes in the tank before giving up his hand, and Valenti took the big pot.
With a pay jump coming after one more elimination, Benjamin Joory had been taking his time with his short stack and the clock was called on him a few times. A tournament official then warned him that he would receive just five seconds the next time.
Joory then put in his last 90,000 from under the gun, Anton Saich reraised to 200,000 in early position, and the rest of the table folded.
Benjamin Joory: K♣J♠
Anton Saich: A♠J♥
Saich had Joory dominated as the 10♥9♦8♥ flop left open the possibility of a chop, but Joory couldn't improve on the 9♣ turn or A♥ river as Saich finished with two pair to earn the knockout.
A player in middle position raised to 120,000, Lingyu Zen moved all in for 575,000 in the hijack, and his opponent called.
Lingyu Zen: Q♦J♦
Opponent: A♥K♥
Zen remained behind and at risk through the turn on a board of 3♦2♥4♣10♠, but he spiked the Q♣ on the river to win the pot and double up.
"Deuce-four of spades. I call your 125," big blind Jamie Carmen said.
The next hand at this table, Benjamin Joory shoved for 700,000 from the cutoff, Anton Saich also shoved for 310,000 on the button, and the big blind called for his last 200,000.
Big Blind: K♣9♣
Anton Saich: A♦K♦
Benjamin Joory: Q♦Q♣
Joory had a chance for a double knockout if his queens could hold, but Saich hit trips on the A♥A♣3♣ flop to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 4♥5♦ and Saich scooped the pot, earning a double up off Joory while sending the big blind to the rail.
A player in middle position raised to 110,000, Michael Assante three-bet to 300,000 in the small blind, and his opponent called.
The flop came Q♦7♥3♣ and Assante bet 175,000. The middle-position player called, and they both checked the 4♦ turn.
Assante then bet 300,000 on the 2♦ river, and his opponent quickly called. Assante turned over K♠Q♠ for top pair, and his opponent mucked.
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