Around 60,000 was already in the pot as Umberan Akhtar and Joe Hindry went to the turn on a board of A♠3♥10♠Q♠. Akhtar then moved all in from middle position, and Hindry tanked for a few minutes before calling for 78,000 in the cutoff.
Akhtar showed A♦10♣ for two pair, but Hindry had A♥Q♥ for aces and queens. The river was the 3♣, and Hindry doubled up.
Boris Doda raised to 6,500 in the hijack and Daniel Samson called in the small blind. Jean Grenier then moved all in for 39,500 in the big blind, and both Doda and Samson alled.
Doda bet 20,000 on the J♥3♣5♣ flop, and Samson called. Both players checked the 5♦ turn, and Samson then led out for 20,000 on the 6♠ river. Doda called.
Samson turned over Q♠Q♦, and Grenier mucked A♠10♠ as he got up from his seat. Doda also went 2♥2♠ into the muck, and Samson scooped the pot to add to his massive stack.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The last level of the night is about to begin with 50 players remaining out of 177 entries.
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Kuljinder Sidhu, with a new portrait from the caricature artist walking around the room today, raised to 4,000 in middle position before Robert Buky three-bet to 11,500 on the button. Sidhu called, and they went to a flop of A♠8♥K♦.
Buky then bet 10,000, and Sidhu called. The turn was the Q♣ and Buky bet another 27,000. Sidhu quickly folded this time.
Aarya Thakkar raised to 4,000 under the gun and Michael Harrison called in middle position. Jack Zhou then three-bet to 11,500 on the button, and Martin Hellmuth moved all in for 19,700 in the small blind. Both Thakkar and Harrison quickly folded. "You're priced in," Hellmuth said to Zhou, who called to put him at risk.
Martin Hellmuth: A♣Q♦ 
Jack Zhou: A♥J♥
"Come on, dealer. For the comeback," Hellmuth pleaded, and he hit a pair on the K♠9♣Q♥ flop while Zhou picked up a straight draw. The rest of the 5♣2♣ board ran out safe for Hellmuth, and he earned the double up.
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