Jonathan Stoeber opened the action from early position with a raise to 16,000. The button player moved all in for 126,000 and Stoeber quickly called.
Button: Q♣J♥ 
Jonathan Stoeber: K♠K♥
The dealer put out A♣7♣6♦2♦A♦ and Stoeber sent his opponent to the payout desk, while adding more chips to his enormous stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
834,000
|
834,000 |
Action was picked up with Nolberto Rosario all in for 145,000, and Tyler Paoletti putting him at risk.
Nolberto Rosario: Q♠Q♥
Tyler Paoletti: K♥K♦
It was a cooler for Rosario who ran his pocket queens straight into the kings of Paoletti. Once the board ran out 4♣8♠10♣6♣7♠ the pocket kings of Paoletti were still best, and Rosario was sent to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
895,000 | |
|
Busted |
Creiton Barbosa opened the action from the hijack with a raise to 19,000. Nicholas Skyllas three-bet to 60,000 on the button before Barbosa reraised all in for over 450,000 chips. Skyllas called all in for 177,000.
Nicholas Skyllas: A♠K♥
Creiton Barbosa: Q♦Q♠
A classic race, the board ran out A♦4♣K♣8♥7♦ and Skyllas' top-two pair was good enough to secure a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
280,000
-112,000
|
-112,000 |
Action was picked up with Anthony Manero all in for 75,000, and Joseph Molitor putting him at risk.
Anthony Manero: K♠10♠
Joseph Molitor: A♥Q♦
Molitor was ahead with his ace high, but Manero had two live cards, and would need to improve to stay in the tournament. But after the board ran out A♣5♠5♣10♦A♠ Molitor improved to a full house, aces full of fives to eliminate Manero.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Scott Fetterhoff open-jammed his 125,000-chip stack into the middle from the button. Emanuel Kanu reraised all in for over 300,000 chips from the small blind and the big blind player mucked.
Scott Fetterhoff: 8♠7♠
Emanuel Kanu: A♠Q♠
Fetterhoff's spades were covered but he still had live cards. The board came down 9♥J♥4♦3♦6♠ and Fetterhoff failed to improve, as he exited the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
480,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Players are headed to their first 15-minute break of the day. Action will resume at Level 17 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante.
Brian Pagano moved all in from middle position for his last 77,000 chips. Sean Fellman made the call in the big blind, covering the entire table.
Brian Pagano: K♦Q♣
Sean Fellman: K♥10♣
The board came down Q♠A♠A♣9♠7♥ and Pagano held on to double up and extend his tournament run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
740,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
|
||
|
172,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
Donald Stahley opened the action in middle position with a raise to 15,000. Mike Hager defended his big blind.
Stahley continued for 20,000 on 5♣A♦6♣ before Hager put in the check-raise to 65,000. Stahley moved all in for over 150,000 chips and Hager made the call.
Donald Stahley: A♥K♠
Mike Hager: 6♠5♥
The turn 2♣ brought no help to Stahley and the river 5♦ sealed the deal. Hager improved to a full house and sent Stahley to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
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Ryan Hamilton moved all in from the hijack for 61,000 chips. David Lo called all in from the small blind for 52,000 and the big blind player mucked.
David Lo: 8♥7♥
Ryan Hamilton: A♦9♣
The board ran out 5♥A♥5♣4♣3♥ and Lo's flush was good enough to scoop the pot and gain new life in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
-49,500
|
-49,500 |
|
|
9,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
