As play resumed, Leo Taffe has been piling on the pressure by moving all in preflop as the big stack on several occasions.
Neither of his opponents have been willing to call off their stacks and Taffe's lead continues to extend.
Action has restarted with four players remaining.
Level: 31
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Mo Zhou opened to 425,000 first to act with A♣9♣. Steohen Song then jammed for 3,525,000 from the button with pocket sixes. Nobody called.
The players have now been sent on a 20-minute break.
Mo Zhou opened to 425,000 from the cutoff with pocket bines and Mike Vanier moved all in behind with A♦10♠ .
The other players quickly got out of the way and the cards were then tabled with Vanier at risk.
The flop came out 10♦10♣J♥ to give Vanier a big lead with trip tens.
The 8♠ on the turn gave Zhou some more outs as any seve or queen would now give him a straight.
Fortunately for Vanier, the K♠ on the river was safe for him and he survived the encounter to receive a big double-up.
Sundiata DeVore jammed for 3,625,000 from the small blind and was snap-called by Leo Taffe from the big blind.
Sundiata DeVore: 2♠2♣
Leo Taffe: A♠A♣
Taffe woke up with aces again and they held out for a second time following the Q♣7♥5♥3♣A♥ runout.
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Sundiata DeVore opened to 400,000 from the cutoff with the A♦J♥. Leo Taffe folded 3♥3♦ from the small blind before Mo Zhou defended his big blind with Q♦10♣.
Action checked through on the K♣9♠8♣ flop to the 3♠ turn. Zhou led out for 600,000, and DeVore laid it down.
Leo Taffe opened to 400,000 from the button with J♠2♣ and Mo Zhoe defended from the small blind with A♦6♦.
Action checked through the flop of J♦A♠6♣ but then Zhou decided to fire 350,000 on the 9♦ turn with his two-pair and flush draw.
Taffe made the call and the two went to the river 7♣ where Zhou fired again for 1,100,000 and Taffe made the correct laydown.
Leo Taffe moved all in first to act, covering everyone else at the table. Action folded to Sundiata DeVore in the big blind, who called off his 1,650,000 stack.
Sundiata DeVore: 8♦8♣
Leo Taffe: Q♦J♦
It was a flip, and DeVore still had the best of it following the 7♠4♥3♥ flop and A♠ turn. The 2♠ completed the board and DeVore doubled.
Leo Taffe opened to 400,000 with 3♠2♠ and Mike Vanier made the call on the button with A♦J♣.
Mo Zhou then moved all in for 2,625,000 from the small blind with A♠Q♣ and Vanier went into the tank before flicking in a chip to put Zhou at risk.
The board ran out 2♦4♦K♦2♦3♣ to give Zhou the win with his superior ace-high for the double-up.
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