Clinton Branchen had raised from the cutoff and was called by Michael Graydon in the small blind. The flop fell 8♣Q♣A♥ and saw Graydon check-call the 10,000 bet from Branchen.
Graydon checked again on the 4♠ turn and Branchen bet 22,000. Another call was tossed in before the 3♣ river was checked by both.
Graydon flashed Ax10x but quickly mucked it when Branchen tabled A♠8♥ for two pair.
Ari Engel raised to 16,000 from late position and Fabian Quoss was the only one to make the call from the button.
They both checked through the 8♣3♠5♣ flop to the K♣ on the turn. Engel check-called the 42,000 bet of Quoss.
The river completed the board with the 5♦ and Engel checked again. Quoss continued with a bet of 55,000. Engel tanked for a bit and then called. Quoss tabled the K♥J♠ for two pair. Engel showed the 7♣5♠ for the rivered trips and the pot.
Ren Lin raised to 17,000 in early position and was called by Vid Zagar in middle position, as well as David Brashier in the big blind.
The flop came 9♦5♦2♠ and Lin bet 25,000. Zagar folded, while Brashier called to see the 4♣ turn.
Lin then bet 100,000 and Brashier again called. The river was the 8♠ and Lin put in his "No Gamble, No Future" patch, as well as a tower of chips to put Brashier all in.
Brashier had around 320,000 remaining and tanked for a few minutes before letting his hand go.
With 1,520 players remaining and only 1,517 receiving at least a $15,000 min-cash, WSOP Vice President Jack Effel has announced that the hand-for-hand portion of the tournament has begun.
Frank Pasquale caught up with PokerNews to recap a hand he was involved in right before hand-for-hand play began.
According to Pasquale, he raised to 17,000 in the cutoff with A♠K♥ and was three-bet by Stephen Dauphinais on the button to 37,000. Pasquale tanked and flatted, and the two went to a flop of K♣9♣3♣.
Pasquale check-called a bet of 26,000 from Dauphinais, bringing the 2♣ turn. With four clubs on the board, Pasquale checked again and Dauphinais bet 51,000. Pasquale then came over the top with a raise to 110,000, resulting in a snap fold from Dauphinais.
Pasquale then quickly tabled his hand and said "I don't care about the 15k, don't play games with me," as he dragged in the pot.
As the tournament prepared for hand-for-hand play, a player in middle position opened to 16,000 as John Ciccarelli called on the button before Collin Calloway bet 55,000 in the big blind with just 1,000 behind. The initial raiser folded and Ciccarelli called.
Calloway checked on the flop of K♠5♠8♣ and Ciccarelli bet 1,000 to put his opponent all in. Calloway went deep into the tank and eyed the tournament room before someone eventually called the clock. He let his 30 seconds run down and then slammed in his final chip.
Collin Calloway: A♥A♣ 
John Ciccarelli: 10♣8♦
Calloway's aces were ahead of his opponent's middle pair, but things quickly changed as the 10♦ turn gave Ciccarelli two pair and the 10♠ added insult to injury as he improved to a full house to put a cruel beat on Calloway, who was visibly frustrated after being eliminated just a few spots off the money.
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