Tony Hoang opened 1,700 under the gun and Gabriel Andrade defended the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of 10♥8♣3♠, and Andrade check-raised a bet of 1,600 to 4,500, and Hoang made the call.
The 8♠ fell on the turn and Andrade checked to Hoang who dropped a bet of 5,000 across the line. Andrade called.
When the 5♠ completed the board on the river, Andrade checked and Hoang fired 11,800. Andrade sighed as he took about 20 seconds before saying, "Okay, bluff me then," as he flashed the 9♦9♠.
A player under the gun raised to 2,500 and Janelle Jacobson called in the hijack before Gustavo Morales three-bet to 10,000 on the button. Only Jacobson called.
Both players checked the 6♦8♠7♥ flop and Morales then bet 15,000 on the J♦ turn. Jacobson called to see the 3♥ fall on the river.
Morales then bet another 25,000 and Jacobson gave it some thought before folding her hand.
Vlad Darie raised to 1,800 from early position. he was called by Naoya Kihara on the button, the player in the small blind, and Carol Harmon out of the big blind.
The small blind checked, and Harmon led out for 1,600 on the 4♦2♦5♠ flop. Darie called before Kihara raised to 5,200. The small blind folded, but Harmon raised to 15,000. Darie got out the way, and Kihara called.
The turn came the 3♦. Harmon bet 25,000 with roughly 30,000 chips behind. Kihara raised to put Harmon all in and she snap called.
Carol Harmon: A♦J♦
Naoya Kihara: 8♦6♦
The 3♥ on the river didn't give Kihara the straight flush he needed to win, meaning Harmon doubled up with the ace-high flush.
Action was picked up on the river with 48,500 in the pot and the board showing J♦7♣J♥4♦J♠.
Nirssan Sivalingam was facing an all-in bet of 46,200 from David Cover which would put Sivalingam all in for less.
After contemplating his decision, Sivalingam did make the call to put his tournament life at risk. Cover tabled A♥A♦ for a full house, jacks full of aces. Sivalingam revealed he had QxQx before tossing his cards into the muck and exiting the tournament area.
In a blind versus blind battle, Robert Ricciuti had a raise of 5,100 in front of him before Jeremy Schoenberg reraised to 13,500. Ricciuti called and they saw a flop of 3♠10♥10♣.
Schoenberg then bet 9,000 and Ricciuti called. Ricciuti checked to Schoenberg on the 10♦ turn, and this time Schoenberg checked back.
Both players also checked the 9♦ river and Ricciuti turned over 9♣9♥ for a full house to win the pot.
Gerardo Hernandez and Gabriel Moura were battling over 10,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 3♦3♠7♣. Moura made a bet of 2,200 from the hijack and Hernandez called on the button.
The 9♣ turn was then checked through before Moura made a tiny bet of 1,800 on the J♥ river. Hernandez quickly called and tabled A♠K♥, beating the 6♦5♦ of Moura.
Heads-up to the K♣5♦4♠ flop, Loic Debregeas bet 7,000 and was called by Garrett Demaline from the next seat. The French player then bet the 5♠ turn for 15,000 and Demaline folded.
As the hand played out, Kurtis Tinfow went over to the nearby rail to mention a hand he played in which A♠Q♠ turned the nuts to score a knockout. His table no longer includes Matthew Dawson, who has become an early casualty on Day 2abc.
With about 18,500 in the middle the flop read Q♣6♦5♠, and Robert Hankins led for 14,000. Sejin Park was on the button and made the call.
The 5♥ fell on the turn and Hankins continued for 9,400. Park stuck around with a call.
When the 10♣ landed on the river, Hankins bet 23,100 and Park went into the tank for about 45 seconds before announcing an all-in for about 35,000. Hankins snap called and Park rolled over K♥K♣ before seeing the bad news as Hankins tabled Q♠Q♥ for a flopped set.