Yulian Bogdanov opened to 85,000 from early position and was called by Joshua Ray in the hijack. Dean Morrone then three-bet from the cutoff to 260,000 and action folded back around to Bogdanov, who called. Ray then announced he was all in.
Tablemate Antonio Esfandiari added commentary after the shove about how it was an unexpected turn of events. Meanwhile, action was on Morrone and he went into the tank for a bit. He then asked for a count which was totaled to around 1.2 million and thought for a bit more before folding. It wasn't long after that Bogdanov had called and both remaining players were tabling their hands.
Yulian Bogdanov: 
Joshua Ray: 
Ray's attempt at four-bet squeezing over a three-bet and a call found himself in a dominated situation. The board ran out 
and Bogdanov's jacks remained best to Ray's unimproved ace-high as he was eliminated from the tournament and sent to join his friends on the rail.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
4,890,000
1,570,000
|
1,570,000 |
|
3,250,000
2,150,000
|
2,150,000 |
|
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|
Eliminé | |
and Carl Shaw from one seat over had him dominated with the 
.
flop and he was left drawing dead on the 
turn, a meaningless blank on the river saw Matusow already wave goodbye and he headed to the payout desk.
and Brunson checked from the big blind. Bithell tossed in a bet of 215,000 in the cutoff and Brunson called.
and Brunson checked again. Bithell slid out enough chips to cover Brunson's remaining stack of around 500,000. Brunson thought for a moment with his tournament life on the line and made the call. Bithell turned over 
for a full house while Brunson could only muster 
for two pair.
board, Andrew Martin was all in from early position for about 780,000 with 
against Sean Mills in the big blind with 
for trip nines.
, no help to Martin, ending his Main Event.
. Picking up the action after Greenwood had checked and Hwang bet, Greenwood decided to flex his muscle and check-raised, bombing a big bet of 830,000 into a pot of roughly 400,000. Hwang checked his cards and paused a minute, but folded fairly quickly as Greenwood continues to add to his stack.
which gave Munteanu some extra outs as he picked up a gutshot to a Broadway but the river completed the board with the 
for Auzoux to hold and eliminate Munteanu.
board, Chance Kornuth was all in from the big blind for roughly 800,000 with 
, but was facing Joshua Tam's 
