Bandar Alireza raised to 2,500 in middle position before MC moved all in for 9,700 in the hijack. Scott Berko called in the cutoff, while Ignacio Amelung then reshoved on the button. Alireza and Berko both got out of the way.
MC: 5♥5♣ 
Ignacio Amelung: K♠K♣
MC had run right into Amelung's kings, and the 8♣7♣J♦J♣9♠ board kept him in the lead to earn him the knockout.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Players are going on a 40-minute dinner break. Action should resume around 7:10 p.m. local time.
Artan Dedusha raised to 3,000 in the small blind, Arthur Conan three-bet to 8,000 in the big blind, and Dedusha called.
The flop came 9♥9♠4♦ and Conan bet 4,200. Dedusha then moved all in, and Conan called for his last 20,000.
Arthur Conan: A♦J♦
Artan Dedusha: A♥2♥
Conan was ahead with his jack-kicker as the Q♣ turn gave Dedusha some outs to a chop, but he instead spiked the 2♣ on the river to make two pair and send Conan to the rail.
Ido Alon was all in for 30,000 from the small blind and up against Ignacio Amelung in middle position.
Ido Alon: 8♠8♣
Ignacio Amelung: A♠K♦
Amelung took the lead as the flop brought A♥A♦7♠ to give him trips. The rest of the board ran out J♣Q♣, and Alon was sent to the rail.
Heads-up on a board of 10♣Q♠7♥6♥, Ayush Gandhi bet 6,000 from middle position and Yucel Eminoglu called in the hijack.
Gandhi bet another 17,000 on the 2♣ river, and Eminoglu moved all in. Gandhi snap-folded.
"Up to you, because I like you," Eminoglu said as he tossed Gandhi his cards. Gandhi then turned over 7♠7♦.
Scott Berko bet 4,000 from the small blind on a flop of K♠3♦5♦ and John Duthie called in middle position.
Berko bet another 7,500 on the Q♥ turn, and Duthie again called. The river was the 6♣ and Berko moved all in. Duthie quickly called for his last 10,000, and Berko showed A♦6♠ for a rivered pair of sixes.
"I knew you were full of shit," Duthie said as he flashed the 5♣ and mucked. "So unbelievably bad. What were you repping?" he asked Berko.
"I got max value," Berko replied.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Daniel Samson was in middle position with 2,500 in front of him as Artan Dedusha called in the small blind. Max Burney then moved all in for 10,000 in the big blind and Naim Atakas reshoved in early position. Samson took a minute before folding, while Dedusha called for his last 15,900.
Max Burney: A♣Q♣
Artan Dedusha: 3♦3♣
Naim Atakas: A♠K♦
"This is what I was hoping for. Just keep it low," Dedusha pleaded with the dealer, and he got his wish on the 6♦10♥8♥J♥5♣ board to scoop the pot. Burney was sent to the rail, while Dedusha doubled up off Atakas.
"This is what I folded," Samson said, retrieving A♦K♣ from the muck.
"You should just go home," tablemate Hussni Alkhuzai told him.
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