Brian Kim opened to 165,000 in the hijack and Michael Rocco moved in his 265,000 short stack on the button. Dan Smith thought about getting his remaining stack in from the small blind, but opted to fold.
Michael Rocco: 
Brian Kim: 
The board ran out 
and Rocco secured the double.
Jose Jaraiz raised to 200,000 with 
and Michael Lavenburg called from late position. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up.
The flop was 
and Jaraiz checked. Lavenburg looked and his chips and checked back to see 
on the turn.
Jaraiz bet 225,000 on the turn and Lavenburg called. The river was 
.
Jaraiz went over his options before he counted out 675,00 and Lavenburg got away from it.
Efthymia Litsou raised it up to 175,000 and Michael Rocco then three-bet to 725,000 with one single T-5,000 chip behind, which Litsou called. The flop came 
and Litsou check-called the all-in but was well behind in the following showdown.
Michael Rocco: 
Efthymia Litsou: 
The 
turn confirmed the double of Rocco and the river further improved his hand to the nut flush.
"Welcome back," Dan Smith in the one seat said.
It was then Smith who doubled his short stack with 
against the 
of Kenneth Baime when he got there on the 
board. However, the potential comeback of Smith was then cut short when he ran with ace-queen into the ace-king of Rocco to become the next early casualty on Day 6.
Kamal Bittar had a raise to 505,000 in front of him from the hijack before overnight chip leader James Hobbs reraised to 1,200,000 in middle position. Bittar then shoved all in for 5,885,000 and Hobbs snap-called.
Kamal Bittar: 
James Hobbs: 
Hobbs was a big favorite to extend his chip lead until the flop gave Bittar a set. The 
on the turn gave Hobbs more outs to a straight, but he missed the river as Bittar secured a massive double up.
Zilong Zhang opened to 175,000 from early position and received a single call from Jon Gisler out of the big blind.
The flop came 
and Gisler checked to Zhang, who continued for 235,000. Gisler made the call to send the two players to the turn.
Gisler checked for a second time on the turn and again called after Zhang continued his aggression with a bet of 765,000.
The 
river put a four liner to a straight on the board. Gisler checked one more time and Zhang, as if it was ever in doubt, fired off a third barrel, this time pushing a hefty 2,300,000 into the middle. Gisler called and turned over 
for the straight, good enough to sink Zhang's holding and scoop a large pot.
Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading 
, Kristopher Tong and Chris Da Silva were heads-up in a pot with around 1,400,000 in the middle.
Tong shoved all in from the big blind for 1,320,000 which put Da Silva deep into the tank. As the camera crews arrived, it put more pressure on Da Silva who was having a hard time deciding what to do.
"I wish all these cameras weren't here," Da Silva said. After four minutes in the tank, Da Silva finally laid down his hand and Tong collected the pot.
Evan Krentzman opened to 160,000 from under the gun and was three-bet to 1,290,000 by Zilong Zhang out of the big blind. Krentzman, with less than that behind, made the call for his tournament life.
Evan Krentzman: 
Zilong Zhang: 
Krentzman had his opponent dominated and was in a good spot to get the full double. The flop propelled Krentzman into an almost unassailable lead with the 
turn sealing the deal prior to the meaningless river. Zhang has had a rough start to the day, beginning near the top of the leaderboard but now sitting with a below average stack.
PokerStars ambassador Alejandro Lococo, aka "Papo MC," made one of the greatest bluffs you'll ever see in the World Series of Poker Main Event Monday night.
Lococo, an Argentinian freestyle rapper with 2.8 million Instagram followers, is attempting to return to the Main Event final table after finishing in seventh place for $1,225,000 last year.
Artem Suhak opened to 175,000 in middle position and John Eames three-bet to 550,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back to Suhak who moved all in for 2,550,000, and Eames quickly called.
Artem Suhak:
John Eames:
The flop changed nothing as the turn left Suhak needing to spike a river ace, but the 
completed the board to eliminate him, while Eames collected the pot.
Benjamin Moon open-jammed all in for 595,000 in early position and the action folded around to Philippe Souki in the big blind. After looking at his cards, Souki quickly called and Moon was at risk.
Benjamin Moon:
Philippe Souki:
The flop of 
provided no help to Moon who started to rise from his seat. The 
on the turn gave some chop outs but the on the river sealed Moon's fate as he awaited a payout.
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