William Ysmael eliminated Joonwon Lee with 7-7 landing a set on the board. Lee took 38th. This was a great comeback for Ysmael who dropped to 47k on the second hand of the day when he doubled up Menchu Razavi. He went on to win a hand with J-10 top pair on the ten. This elimination pushed his stack up to 155k.
Peng Mendoza was ousted by Czar Ian Marcos in 36th place. Mendoza had Q-Q that lost to Marcos’s 5-5 turning a set on fourth street.
Out next was Moses Saquing falling to Marc Rivera. Saquing had A♣ K♣, Rivera with 2♦ 2♥. Though not needed, the flop spit out a duck to end Saquing’s run in 36th place.