The action folded around to Aaron Mermelstein in the small blind who just limped in. Ramon Colillas was in the big blind and chose to raise it up to 23,000. Mermelstein called and the dealer fanned the flop of 
.
Mermelstein check-called a bet of 18,000 from Colillas and the 
landed on the turn. Mermelstein checked again and Colillas went to cut out another bet which prompted a quick fold from Mermelstein.
Shunsuke Tokoo, from the cutoff, ripped it in for his remaining 140,000 chips. Timothy Little pondered for a while and eventually called. The blinds folded and cards were on their backs.
Shunsuke Tokoo: 
Timothy Little: 
Unfortunately for Tokoo, an ace would come on the board and he'll have to settle for a min-cash of $15,000.
With roughly 125,000 in the pot on a 
flop, Frank Funaro bet 45,000 in the small blind, and his middle position opponent called.
The 
fell on the turn, Funaro bet 130,000, and his opponent again called.
The completed the board on the river and Funaro moved all in. "So sick," reacted his opponent, who was covered with his stack of approximately 800,000 behind. He mulled over possibilities for a minute or two and counted his stack, but ultimately released his hand to concede to Funaro.
Sampo Ahokas jammed for 102,000 from under the gun and was called by Eric Place in the big blind.
Sampo Ahokas: 
Eric Place: 
Ahokas failed to pair up on the 
runout and was eliminated from the Main Event.
Roman Pumpernick opened to 16,000 in early position and Eric Place flat-called from the cutoff. Adrien Guyon then three-bet from the big blind to get both opponents to fold.
The next hand, Mitchell Johnson opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and Guyon three-bet to 57,000 out of the small blind. Johson folded to send Guyon another pot without having to see a flop.
With a completed board of 
spread across the felt, Shannon Shorr and Aaron Li were left heads-up in the blinds. Shorr led out with a bet of 89,000 and Li shoved all in for 273,000.
Shorr asked for the count and thought for roughly a minute before making the call. Li flipped over 
for a king-high flush while Shorr was forced to show his for a smaller flush.
Shannon Shorr started the day over 500,000 in chips but has seen his stack shrink to start the day.
In a recent pot with a bit over 100,000 in the middle on a turn board of 
, Shorr put out a bet of 30,000 from the button.
His opponent in the big blind eyed Shorr's stack and gave his decision some pause before opting to muck his hand and send some chips to the always dangerous Alabama product.
Dan Smith had three-bet the big blind over an open from Danny Hannawa from early position and saw a flop of 
. Both he and Hannawa checked the flop.
Both players also checked the 
turn.
On the river, Smith bet 175,000 into the pot of about 110,000. Hannawa thought for a bit and let his cards go.
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