Heads-up on a flop of 9♠6♠K♥, Jon Swift bet 20,000 from the button and Jeff Madsen called in the big blind.
The turn was the A♣ and Swift bet another 30,000. Madsen again called and the 3♥ fell on the river. Swift then bet 100,000 and Madsen snap-called.
Swift turned over 9♣9♥ for a flopped set and Madsen mucked.
Christian De Leon shoved for 106,000 from the cutoff and Mike Vanier called from the big blind with a covering stack to put De Leon at risk.
Christian De Leon: K♠10♠ 
Mike Vanier: Q♥Q♣
De Leon was in bad shape against Vanier's pocket queens and couldn't catch up on the 5♠A♣9♥2♦J♦ runout, resulting in his elimination courtesy of Vanier who took the pot.
Byung Shin and Yang Li went to a flop of J♠10♦9♠ where Shin moved all in for 76,000 from the big blind. Li snap-called in early position.
Byung Shin: K♠5♠
Yang Li: J♦J♥
Li showed down top set, while Shin had straight and flush draws. The Q♠ turn completed both of his draws to give him the lead, while the river was the A♠ and Shin doubled up.
At the same time at another table, Justin Lapka and Victor Paredes built a pot of around 120,000 in a blind versus blind battle to the river on a board of J♣7♠5♦10♣4♦. Lapka then bet 190,000 from the big blind.
Paredes took a few minutes before calling with J♠4♠ for two pair, and Lapka flashed just ace-high as Paredes took down the big pot.
"Nitroll," Lapka joked with Paredes after the hand.
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Matt Affleck opened to 20,000 in middle position and Kitty Kuo three-bet in the small blind. Affleck four-bet jammed a stack of around 150,000 and Kuo quickly called.
Matt Affleck: K♠K♥
Kitty Kuo: A♣K♣
Affleck, who famously had aces cracked by Jonathan Duhamel deep in the 2010 WSOP Main Event, braced for disaster as the board ran out J♣4♥7♠7♥6♣ to earn him a double.
"You can tell who at this table has PTSD and who doesn't," commented Brock Wilson.
Lance Hendricks raised to 130,000 with 10,000 behind from the cutoff and Jared Jaffee called on the button.
On the K♠Q♦7♥ flop, Hendricks bet his last 10,000 and Jaffee called.
Lance Hendricks: 4♥4♦
Jared Jaffee: A♣J♥
Hendricks was still ahead with his pocket pair but Jaffee had two overs and a gutshot. The 2♥ on the turn was safe for Hendricks until the A♠ landed on the river as Barry Greenstein was conjured to bust Hendricks, who was rivered in back-to-back coinflips on his way to the exit.
David Peters raised to 22,000 in the hijack, Dan Sepiol moved all in for 78,000 in the small blind, and Peters called.
Dan Sepiol: 4♥4♠
David Peters: K♦9♣
Peters hit top pair on the K♣7♦4♦ flop, but Sepiol spiked a set as Peters was already drawing dead after the Q♠ turn. The river was the 8♠ and Sepiol doubled up.
Nikolai Tulin opened to 22,000 from the cutoff and Sergei Kislinskii defended from the big blind.
The flop came A♣J♥5♠ and Kislinskii check-called a 15,000 bet from Tulin.
Both players checked the 8♥ turn leading to the 5♦ river. Kislinskii bet 12,000 and Tulin made the call.
Kislinskii had second pair with J♦7♦ while Tulin had top pair with A♦10♦ to take the pot.
Brent Burrows moved all in for 113,000 from the button and Justin Lapka called in the big blind.
Brent Burrows: A♣7♣
Justin Lapka: 4♦4♠
The K♦5♥J♠K♠ board gave Burrows additional outs to counterfeit Lapka's pair going to the river, but he missed the 6♥ river as the NAPT Gold Pass winner was sent to the rail.
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