Aviv Dadush had started the day among the larger stacks but he has been sent to the rail in the first level. After already being short-stacked, he got it in preflop against Alessandro Fiorani for the following showdown.
Alessandro Fiorani: 9♦9♥ 
Aviv Dadush: A♠K♥
The 9♣8♦5♦6♣6♠ board gave Fiorani nines full. Dadush was left with only a handful of blinds and busted shortly after.
On a flop of J♠8♣2♦, Charles Wilson bet 50,000 out of the small blind and Lachezar Petkov called from under the gun. The 5♥ followed on the turn and Wilson now bet 125,000 with around 200,000 behind. Petkov gave it some thought and folded.
Abdul Samad opened to 21,000 from middle position before Nicholas Funaro jammed for his final 125,000 from the hijack, and Samad called.
Nicholas Funaro: A♥10♥
Abdul Samad: A♦K♥
Funaro ran into the dominating ace as the Q♦9♣3♦ flop changed little. The J♣ turn gave Funaro additional straight outs, but the 3♠ river sealed his elimination, and the young gun took his leave from the tournament with a minimum cash.
Fabian Quoss raised to 16,000 in middle position and Evan Sandberg called in the hijack. Christopher Selami, wearing his trademark Sonic the Hedgehog toque, then three-bet to 80,000 in the small blind.
Quoss came back with a four-bet to 190,000 and Sandberg got out of the way. Selami, though, called to see the Q♥5♣9♠ flop. Quoss then bet 100,000, and Selami again called.
Both players checked the 3♦ turn. Selami then led out for 150,000 on the 5♦ river, and Quoss folded.
Scott Lazar, the 2005 Main Event finalist, is also in this section with a stack of more than 500,000. "I'm just grateful to be here," Lazar said.
Heads-up on a board of 8♦6♠4♥5♣ Ying Zhu bet 20,000 from the big blind and Olivier Busquet called in middle position.
Zhu moved her entire stack of about 235,000 into the middle on the 7♥ river and Busquet didn't take long to send his cards into the middle.
Leonhard Beutlhauser limped in from the small blind, and David Urban raised to 33,000 in the big blind. Beutlhauser responded with a limp-jam, moving all in for more than Urban's stack of 469,000 total.
Urban went deep into the tank, with a player at the table eventually calling the clock. A tournament official came over and started Urban's countdown. As he reached three seconds, he still hadn't made a decision. In his very last second of allowed time, Urban put his chips in and was officially at risk.
David Urban: A♠J♠
Leonhard Beutlhauser: A♣4♣
The 6♥6♣2♦6♦J♦ board only served to improve Urban to a full house, and he scooped in a huge double-up, whilst receiving plaudits from others at the table for his call.
Ryan Riess raised under the gun, Brad Ruben three-bet in the cutoff, and Riess responded with a four-bet.
"Alright, take it," Ruben stated as he folded his Q♥Q♦ face up to forfeit the pot.
Over at another table, Simon Devey had pushed his 130,000 into a similar-sized pot from middle position on a 5♣5♠7♦2♦ turn. Brian Allande was in the big blind and called with a covering stack.
Simon Devey: K♦K♣
Brian Allande: 10♣7♣
The Q♦ river brought no improvement for Allande, doubling Devey up.
Skyler Dennis from the button and Ramon Pessoa from the big blind were heads-up to the turn with the board reading Q♣4♣3♣A♥ and an even 80,000 in the middle.
Pessoa checked to Dennis who bet 18,000 before Pessoa check-jammed for his remaining 149,000, and Dennis called after a small tank.
Ramon Pessoa: A♣4♥
Skyler Dennis: A♠J♥
Both players had turned top pair while Pessoa also paired his kicker, along with having the nut flush draw.
Pessoa let out a fist bump after the 2♦ secured his double, and he collected the pot.
Hai Chen jammed for 35,000 from under the gun. Joao Gaspar in the hijack three-bet all-in for 42,000 and Sarah Lee in the big blind called.
Hai Chen: Q♠J♠
Joao Gaspar: 10♦8♦
Sarah Lee: A♦K♥
Lee hit a full house on a board of A♣A♠4♣K♣J♥ to send both of her opponents to the rail.
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