With so many players riding stacks of similar size, and the blinds rising every 40 minutes, there have been multiple three-way all-in confrontations.

The latest clash between three players saw go up against and , with the man holding nines at risk of being eliminated.

"Black nine dealer, put a black nine out there!" bellowed the man with the worst hand. "One time!"

As commanded, the dealer fanned the flop with a flourish, and the first card in the window was, of course, the to fulfill the short-stacked player's wish.

The nine-ball was soon followed by a and an , however, meaning the set of nines was second-best to Alexandre Navalnii's set of tens. The unfortunate woman holding pocket rockets could only watch as her dominating hand was dashed by a pair of two-outers.

The turn () and river () changed nothing, and with that, Navalnii vaulted to nearly a million chips to put himself in contention for a deep run here on Day 2.