In a battle between the blinds, Calogero Morreale got in his last 60,000 and was up against Yinchuan Liu.
Calogero Morreale: K♣7♣ 
Yinchuan Liu: K♥4♥
Morreale had Liu dominated, but Liu took the lead on the 5♦4♣Q♥ flop with a pair. He improved to trips on the 4♠ turn, and the 7♥ river wasn't enough to save Morreale as last year's runner-up was sent to the rail less than 10 spots from the money.
Paul Vas Nunes and Hector Berry saw a board of 6♦5♣9♣9♠8♣ when Vas Nunes bet 57,000 from the big blind. Berry then moved all in from early position, and Vas Nunes called for his last 90,000.
Berry turned over 9♥9♦ for quads, and Vas Nunes mucked 6♣3♣ as he headed off to the rail.
Aarya Thakkar bet 7,000 from middle position on a flop of Q♥K♠6♠ before Robert Buky raised to 23,000 in the big blind. Thakkar called, and they saw the 5♦ fall on the turn.
Buky then checked over to Thakkar, who bet 21,000. Buky moved all in, and Thakkar snap-folded.
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Guang Yang three-bet to 26,000 in the small blind before Ignacio Amelung moved all in for 112,000 on the button. Yang tanked for a minute, but he eventually called to put Amelung at risk.
Ignacio Amelung: A♦7♦
Guang Yang: A♠Q♦
Amelung found himself dominated, and he received no help on the J♣9♥4♣3♠9♦ board as Yang took the pot with his queen-kicker to send Amelung to the rail.
With around 150,000 already in the middle on a board of 6♦2♦6♥2♣, Longmao Fan bet 60,000 from middle position and Nicu Toderascu called under the gun.
The river was the A♦ and Toderascu moved all in. Fan snap-called for 70,000 and turned over 9♦7♦ for a flush, but Toderascu had rivered a full house with A♠A♣ to win the big pot and send Fan to the rail.
"Good start," tablemate Damien Gayer told him.
"He's had aces twice. Eights, and queens," another tablemate added.
Ricardo Mateus raised to 8,000 on the button and Aarya Thakkar called in the big blind.
The flop came Q♠9♦8♦ and Mateus bet 7,000. Thakkar then raised to 15,000, and Mateus called.
Thakkar moved all in on the 7♣ turn, and Mateus, with around 60,000 behind, took a minute before folding.
Defending champion Gang Wang was among the recent eliminations.
Philippe Souki raised to 8,000 on the button and was called by Hector Berry and Joe Hindry in the blinds.
The flop came 8♦5♥3♣ and Souki bet 17,000. Berry folded, while Hindry moved all in. Souki snap-called for 60,000.
Philippe Souki: 9♦9♥
Joe Hindry: 10♥8♣
Souki was in the lead with his nines against Hindry's top pair, and the 2♣ turn and 4♥ river kept him in front to secure the double up.
Vivian Saliba was already all in from under the gun with a short stack as Jamie Brown and Michael Canden-Lennox went to a flop of 6♦2♣J♥. Canden-Lennox then bet 5,000 from the hijack, and Brown called in the big blind.
Brown led out for 6,000 on the 5♠ turn, and Canden-Lennox called. The river was the 9♠ and Brown moved all in. Canden-Lennox had around 35,000 behind and tanked for a minute, but he eventually gave up his hand.
Brown turned over 9♥6♥ for two pair. Saliba turned over her cards one at a time, first revealing the 7♠. "Eight!" she called out, but she instead flipped over the Q♦ and was sent to the rail.
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