James Chen pushed all in for his seven big blind stack of 1,360,000 in middle position. Brandon Adams asked for a count on the button and then made the call to put Chen at risk.
Brandon Adams: 
James Chen: 
Chen needed some help in order to stay alive but the 
flop was not looking promising. The 
on the turn changed nothing and the 
on the river sealed the deal as Chen busted out in ninth place.
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Chen | Taiwan | 1,260,000 | 6 |
| 2 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 5,400,000 | 27 |
| 3 | Keith Tilston | United States | 5,120,000 | 26 |
| 4 | Nick Schulman | United States | 9,380,000 | 47 |
| 5 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 7,200,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 3,730,000 | 19 |
| 7 | Brandon Adams | United States | 5,800,000 | 29 |
| 8 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 8,360,000 | 42 |
| 9 | Igor Kurganov | Russia | 12,650,000 | 63 |
Danny Tang held 
and had lost out to the 
of Dominik Nitsche on a 
board giving Nitsche two pair and sending Tang to the rail.
The players are now redrawing around a single table.
Steffen Sontheimer slid out a raise to 650,000 on the button, leaving himself with around 100,000 behind. Nick Schulman shoved all in from the big blind and Sontheimer called off his stack.
Nick Schulman: 
Steffen Sontheimer: 
Sontheimer was disappointed to see that he was dominated but the 
gave him a straight draw. However, the 
and runout did him no favors and he was eliminated in 11th place.
Dominik Nitsche opened to 600,000 in the hijack and James Chen flat-called on the button. The two players went heads-up to a flop of 
and Nitsche started with a check. Chen fired out a bet of 800,000 and Nitsche called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Nitsche checked again and Chen slid out a bet of 2,000,000. Nitsche check-raised all in for 2,720,000 and Chen quickly called. Nitsche showed 
which took down the pot against Chen's .
Niveau: 22
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Players are going on an extended 80-minute dinner break. Here are the counts for the remaining 11 players.
Steffen Sontheimer opened to 350,000 and Christoph Vogelsang three-bet to 2,100,000 million. Sontheimer moved all in and Vogelsang called.
Steffen Sontheimer:
Christoph Vogelsang:
Everything was going fine for Sontheimer on the 
flop and on the turn, but the 
river gave Vogelsang a pair and he doubled up.
Kainalu McCue-Unciano raised it up from the hijack and Nick Schulman three-bet shoved, putting McCue-Unciano to the test for his stack of around 2,600,000. McCue-Unciano called it off and the cards were tabled.
Nick Schulman:
Kainalu McCue-Unciano: 
It was a coin flip to start but Schulman held on to the lead after the flop of 
. The on the turn changed nothing and neither did the on the river. McCue-Unciano was eliminated in 12th place but will still take home his second largest score of nearly $200,000.
Sam Grafton got his remaining chips in with and was flipping against the 
of Brandon Adams.
The board came 
and Adam's two pair was bigger, sending Grafton to the rail in 13th place.
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