Ryuta Nakai opened to 4,500 from early position and called a three-bet of 15,000 from Nikita Kalinin, who was in the hijack.
Nakai check-called a 9,000 bet from Kalinin on the 6♦4♠K♥ flop, but quickly folded after Kalinin put in approximately 35,000 on the 2♣ turn.
The hand was picked up preflop with Clement Kerrien's all-in shove from early position having been called by Kyle Grosshanten and Randy Jacks from the blinds.
The 5♠6♥7♠ flop brought checks from Grosshanten and Jacks. On the J♦ turn, Jacks bet 20,000 to run Grosshanten off.
Clement Kerrien: A♦9♦
Randy Jacks: 10♠9♠
Kerrien was ahead and needed a brick on the river, but the 2♠ wasn't one of them, as it gave Jacks a flush and a knockout.
Paul Patouilliart raised from early position to 4,500, and Harman Dhaliwal called from the small blind. The flop ran out with 7♠J♦3♦, Dhaliwal bet out for 4,500, and Patouilliart called.
On the 6♥ turn, Dhaliwal announced, "Same bet," and threw in a 5,000 chip. Patouilliart raised to 15,000, and Dhaliwal called.
The 4♣ river brought another bet from Dhaliwal for 5,000, and Patouilliart called and mucked when Dhaliwal showed 5♥5♠ for the straight that he made on the river.
Heads-up to the turn with about 40,000 in the middle and the board reading J♠7♦3♠4♥, Lucas Silva Bandeira checked from the small blind to Maclaren Chatham in middle position.
Chatham put out a bet of 17,500 before Bandeira check-jammed for his 55,500 stack, almost the exact same as Chatham.
"I have an overpair..." Chatham lamented as he made his discomfort clear. After two minutes the clock was called, and he ultimately laid it down, conceding the pot to Bandeira without showdown.
Coralie Renaud was all in from the hijack with her last 25,000 in chips. David Kluchman, one of the chip leaders in the event, had a covering stack in the small blind.
Coralie Renaud: A♦Q♦
David Kluchman: K♣K♠
"Don't worry, I run so bad with kings," Kluchman said, without even the slightest bit of sarcasm. "I really do."
Renaud was worried, all right, and with good reason, as the runout 7♠3♠4♣9♦J♣ didn't deliver the ace she needed and she was knocked out of the tournament.
Gabriel Mirel raised to 9,000 from late position to see Bradley Guan on the button, David Abramowicz in the small blind, and Jordan Siegel in the big blind all call.
The flop of Q♦10♦8♣ checked through to the Q♣ turn, where action checked to Mirel, who bet 11,000.
Guan folded, Abramowicz called, and Siegel raised to 26,000 to win the pot outright.
At another table, Matt Vengrin was eliminated from the tournament.
Players were already heads up on the 7♠Q♦3♦ flop and had accumulated a pot of 13,000. Andrew Lydon was in the big blind against Radwan Khuri, who was sat under the gun.
Lydon had checked, Khuri had moved all in for 38,000, and action was back on Lydon. It took a little while for Lydon to decide his option, but he picked up a matching stack and eventually made the call.
Radwan Khuri: K♠J♥
Andrew Lydon: 7♦5♥
Lydon was ahead with a pair of sevens, but Khuri had two overcards and was now looking to hit on either the turn or river.
The 4♦ turn and 2♥ river were dealt, and there was no turning back for Khuri, who was eliminated in the final hour of play. One player asked at the table, "What did he call with?" and another player responded, "Seven-five, the big blind special!"
Rudolph Dirubbo went all in for his final 10,500 from middle position before Jeffrey Evans called from the cutoff to put Dirubbo at risk as they went to a showdown.
Rudolph Dirubbo: 9♦9♥
Jeffrey Evans: K♠K♥
Dirubbo was in trouble against the higher pair of Evans as he put a cigar in his mouth and awaited his fate.
The 3♥3♠A♥ flop gave him nothing to work with.
Just as Dirubbo looked down to grab his bag and gather his belongings, the cigar wielder hit his miracle on the turn when the 9♠ peeled to give him a full house.
"There's your nine," a tablemate said to Dirubbo.
"Really?" he replied as he reoriented his focus on the board and realized he had hit his card.
The river was safe when the dealer peeled the 10♣ to complete the board and award the pot to Dirubbo.
"That's going to be the beginning of the whole story," said Dirubbo as he dragged in the pot to stay alive late on Day 2abc.
There were roughly 65,000 chips in the pot on a board of K♠4♣8♥6♠10♣.
Adam Croffut in middle position bet 45,000, and Yujiro Fukushima who was under the gun went deep into the tank and eventually called.
Croffut tabled a set with 4♥4♦, and Fukushima frustratingly mucked his hand.
Richard Wong opened from middle position before Haruna Fujita three-bet to 11,000 from the cutoff. With the action back on Wong, he four-bet to 32,000, and Fujita called.
On the Q♣10♥9♣ flop, Wong opted to check to Fujita, who bet 25,000, and Wong called.
Wong checked again on the K♠ turn as Fujita jammed as the covering stack for 95,000 effective. Over three minutes would roll off the clock before Wong made his decision, and he opted to lay it down.
Fujita tapped the table and flipped over the J♥, showing her opponent that he made a good fold against her straight.
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