Martin Kabrhel put Eric Kurtzman all in on a completed board of 2♥6♠2♣9♦4♣. Kurtzman called off for his remaining 150,000 or so chips and Kabrhel tabled K♣K♦Q♠2♦ for trip deuces.
Kurtzman added his cards to the muck and swiftly left the tournament area.
Meanwhile, Jesse Lonis got his final few blinds in against Dirk Gerritse and lost the encounter to be eliminated.
The field is already down to the last six tables after frantic opening two hours and the latest players to fall included Tom-Aksel Bedell and Charlie Hook.
Bedell was all-in after the J♣10♥8♣ flop against Bryce Yockey with the A♠K♣J♠6♦ for top pair and a gutshot while Yockey had the K♦K♠Q♠8♦ for the overpair.
The 7♠ turn and 4♣ river were both blanks.
Soon after, Hook was all-in prior to the 8♣6♠5♣ flop and awaited his fate while Yockey and Jim Collopy checked to the 4♠ turn. Yockey bet 150,000 and Collopy called to see the 9♠ on the river.
Yockey used a time bank to check, and Collopy used a time bank to then bet 375,000. No call by Yockey followed and Collopy tabled the A♠J♠10♣9♣ for the nut flush in spades to send the next opponent to the rail from Table 142. Hook exposed his A♦Q♥10♦7♥ briefly and their table broke right after as the field was reduced to the last 48 hopefuls.
Christopher Frank in the big blind three-bet the pot and was called by Bogdan Capitan in an early position as well as Shahar Levi on the button. They headed to the 6♥4♥2♣ flop on which Frank announced a pot-sized bet, which was for 1,290,000 total.
Capitan gave it brief consideration and moved all-in for around 1,600,000 and Levi folded.
Bogdan Capitan: A♥Q♠J♥10♠
Christopher Frank: A♣A♦J♣4♦
Capitan needed hearts or running cards to survive, but the 8♣ turn as well as 5♠ river were both blanks. Frank fist-pumped the victory and then stacked the chips with shaking hands.
David Benyamine in an early position called the pot-sized raise by Matthew Wantman, who had 140,000 behind. On the Q♠9♦8♠ flop, Benyamine bet the pot and Wantman used one time bank extension before he called all-in.
Matthew Wantman: A♥A♣8♥3♠
David Benyamine: Q♥J♣8♣7♦
Benyamine had outflopped the aces and remained ahead throughout the 8♦ turn and 2♥ river.
Joshua Ladines opened the action with a raise to 110,000 in the hijack and Eelis Pärssinen bet the pot on the button for 390,000, which Ladines called.
The flop came 8♣7♣4♠ and Ladines bet the pot, Pärssinen instantly called all-in for around 700,000.
Ladies had inferior clubs but superior spades and a gutshot, the latter of which got there with the 5♦ turn. Suddenly, Pärssinen was trailing and could not catch up anymore on the J♦ river.
In a battle of the blinds, Joao Vieira raised and Viktor Blom called. As they headed to the 9♣5♦2♦ flop, Vieira bet 280,000 and Blom moved all-in for Vieira to call with both players holding near even stacks.
Joao Vieira: A♠K♣6♥5♣
Viktor Blom: J♦10♠9♦4♠
The 3♠ turn kept Vieira with some hope but Blom improved to a flush on the 8♦ river. Both stack sizes were counted and the 630,000 by Vieira were covered by one blind only.
Shortly after the final five tables were reached, Phil Ivey was eliminated to reduce the field to the last 39 hopefuls.
Shaun Deeb raised to 140,000 and then moved all-in for around 700,000 when Ronald Keijzer three-bet from the next seat, the Dutchman called.
Shaun Deeb: A♦A♠9♥3♣
Ronald Keijzer: K♥K♦J♦6♥
The 9♠7♦2♦ flop gave Keijzer a flush draw and he added a gutshot on top with the 10♣ turn. One of the draws got there with the Q♥ river to send Deeb to the rail on the final five tables.
