Action was picked up with cards on their backs between Kenneth Hirose in the big blind and Kilian Pousset in middle position, with Hirose all in and at risk for 645,000.
Kenneth Hirose: K♠K♣ 
Kilian Pousset: Q♦Q♣
The board ran out 10♦6♦3♣J♣5♣ and the kings held up for Hirose to double up.
Benjamin Morgan raised to 100,000 from middle position and Aliaksei Boika three-bet to 215,000 from the hijack. Morgan came along with a call.
On the J♣6♦J♦ flop, Morgan checked, Boika continued for 55,000, and Morgan called.
The 7♣ landed on the turn, and this time Morgan check-folded versus Boika's second barrel.
Heads-up on a board of 3♠K♣2♣7♦ with several hundred thousand already in the middle, Chih Wei Fan bet 275,000 from the big blind and Malcolm Trayner called in middle position.
The 4♦ completed the board and Fan slightly increased his wager for a bet of 300,000. Trayner thought a while before announcing he was all in, which was enough to put Fan all in for his last 975,000.
Fan went deep into the tank and began quietly listing what he thought Trayner's hands could be.
After a few minutes, Fan reluctantly called all in and Trayner turned over K♦Q♦ for a pair of kings. Fan showed he held Q♣Q♥ for a pair of queens and was eliminated.
"I level myself too much..." Fan said. "Good game."
Six players went to a flop of 9♥9♣9♠, where Abhishek Goindi bet 100,000 from the button. Only Iris Liu called in the cutoff.
Goindi bet another 325,000 on the 2♥ turn, and Liu again called. Both players checked down the 3♣ river, and Liu turned over 9♦8♦ for quads to win the pot.
Michael Mizrachi won't be making history with back-to-back World Series of Poker Main Event victories.
The defending champion's title defense fizzled out on Day 5, where he was eliminated in 241st for $50,000. Mizrachi survived nearly five full days in poker's biggest tournament but couldn't recreate the remarkable run that ended with a $10 million payday 12 months ago.
Mizrachi, who navigated all ten days of the Main Event on his way to the world championship last summer, once again found himself among the survivors deep into Day 5. This time, however, his run was halted before the tournament's biggest payouts, ending any hopes of becoming the first player since Johnny Chan in 1987 and 1988 to successfully defend the WSOP Main Event title.
Fittingly, it would take a fellow Main Event champion to end The Grinder's run.
Wendell Skidgel was already all in and at risk from under the gun and covered by two players. Daewoong Song was in the small blind and Jamie Shaevel in the big blind.
The pot stood at around 1,500,000 and the Q♥K♥5♥ flop had just been dealt. Song checked, and Shaevel checked behind.
A 10♠ was turned and both checked again to see the 6♥ river complete the board. Song bet out 250,000 which was enough to see Shaevel muck and Skidgel got to see his fate.
Wendell Skidgel: A♦10♦
Daewoong Song: A♥J♥
Skidgel had turned a pair of tens, but it wasn't enough as Song had picked up the heart flush.
Arriving at the table to see Josh Arieh all-in and at risk for around 800,000 from the blinds, with Simon Britton trying to score the knockout from the button.
Josh Arieh: K♠J♣
Simon Britton: 4♦4♠
Britton had the chance to eliminate the seven-time bracelet winner if his pocket fours could win the race.
Arieh found no help on the 5♥6♥3♠ flop, and his hopes took another hit when Britton improved to a straight on the 7♥ turn.
The 6♠ river didn't bring Arieh a chop, and he wished the table good luck before making his exit from the Main Event.
In a pot of 1,200,000, Cade Lautenbacher checked before he called Bryn Larkman's bet of 500,000 on the 8♥5♣3♥6♥ turn. The river fell the 2♥. Lautenbacher checked again, prompting Larkamn to go all in for 1,585,000.
Lautenbacher spent some time in the tank before he folded.
"Bluffing again?" Lautenbacher asked Larkman, with the latter shaking his head in response.
Three players went to a flop of 8♥7♣5♦ when Xingyu Liu bet 125,000 from the button. Only Kilian Pousset called in early position.
The turn was the Q♦ and Liu bet another 400,000. Pousset again called, and he checked over to Liu on the K♠ river. Liu then checked back, and Pousset showed 9♣9♥ to win the pot.
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