Anthony Ezman open-jammed for around 90,000 under the gun after the new level began, and he saw Richard Bolden re-jam for 275,000. One player behind went into the tank for a bit, but there were ultimately no other takers.
Ezman showed 
.
"Racin'!" said Bolden, tabling 
.
The runout came 
, with the nine coming in the window to leave Ezman thin. His chances at a backdoor straight were crushed on the turn, and he was eliminated as a result.
During his hand, numerous other empty seats were called for, with David McKim and Minhoe Fan also falling from adjacent tables. Moments later, Papa Karn also found the payout desk after his pocket eights were bested by a rivered straight.
The four rapid-fire eliminations bring the field down to 29 only a handful of minutes into Level 21.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
, Cornelius also found a five. She then found another one on the turn 
to make quads, with the river 
finishing the runout.
. Stahl checked, Swift continuation-bet, Stahl check-raised, and Swift three-bet jammed. Stahl called and hands were tabled with over 750K in the middle.
was safe, but the river 
improved Swift to the nut boat and scored him the pot and the knockout.
displayed on a board of 
-offsuit and his top pair was bested by Smith's top two pair.
to bring about his elimination from the tournament.
