We arrived at Khiem Nguyen's table to see three players including Nguyen and Matias Kesanen looking down at a flop of . A check prompted Kesanen to fire 45,000 into the middle. Nguyen made it 135,000 to go and the first player folded his hand. Kesanen stuck around.
The fell on fourth and Kesanen tapped the table. Nguyen cut out 185,000 and Kesanen went into the tank for quite some time. Eventually he decided that the best course of action was a fold and he guided his cards into the muck. Nguyen picked up the pot.
The next hand Nguyen opened to 32,000 before the flop from the hijack. From the next seat over, Yasar Guden made it 88,000 to go. Action came back around to Nguyen and he four-bet to 210,000. Guden wasted little time calling.
The two saw a flop of fall onto the felt and Nguyen came out swinging with 180,000. Guden sat thinking for over a minute before finally slapping face up on the table, folding his cards in the process. Nguyen dragged in yet another sizable pot and is now sitting on 1.64 million in chips.
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Faced with a raise from Thomas Julian-Simon, Harri Koskenkorva moved all in for around 250,000. Julian-Simon made the call.
Julian-Simon:
Koskenkorva:
There was a ten on the flop, giving Julian-Simon a set of tens, and prompting Koskenkorva to lurch back in his chair. The turned, giving Koskenkorva an open-ended straight draw, but the bricked on the river.
Koskenkorva was eliminated, while Julian-Simon is now flirting with a million-chip stack.
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Emil Ohlsson opened for a raise in middle position, and a very short-stacked Artur Rudziankov three-bet all in for around 140,000 from the small blind. The big blind released, and feeling pot-committed, Ohlsson called.
Ohlsson:
Rudziankov:
Ohlsson made a pair when the dealer fanned , and held as the turn and river came , respectively. Rudziankov was eliminated, and Ohlsson now as 880,000 chips.
Roman Korenev opened for a raise from under the gun, Theodoros Aidonopoulos three-bet in the cutoff, and Korenev four-bet to 135,000. Aidonopoulos wasn't going anywhere however, and he five-bet to 200,000.
Alexander Helbig opened to an unknown amount from early position and it folded all of the way around to Pratyush Buddiga who three-bet from the big blind. Helbig four-bet him all in in and Buddiga snapped him off.
Helbig:
Buddiga:
The board dropped down and Buddiga was unable to improve. His elimination prompted a full re-draw for the final three tables of eight.
Robert Auer opened to 35,000 from under the gun, and Yasar Guden called out the big blind. The flop fell , Guden checked, and Auer continued for 40,000. Guden check-raised to 80,000, and Auer called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. Guden led out for 70,000, and Auer called.
Guden showed for jack-high, which Auer had beat with .
. A check prompted Kesanen to fire 45,000 into the middle. Nguyen made it 135,000 to go and the first player folded his hand. Kesanen stuck around.
fell on fourth and Kesanen tapped the table. Nguyen cut out 185,000 and Kesanen went into the tank for quite some time. Eventually he decided that the best course of action was a fold and he guided his cards into the muck. Nguyen picked up the pot.
fall onto the felt and Nguyen came out swinging with 180,000. Guden sat thinking for over a minute before finally slapping 
face up on the table, folding his cards in the process. Nguyen dragged in yet another sizable pot and is now sitting on 1.64 million in chips.
flop, giving Julian-Simon a set of tens, and prompting Koskenkorva to lurch back in his chair. The 
turned, giving Koskenkorva an open-ended straight draw, but the 
and Buddiga was unable to improve. His elimination prompted a full re-draw for the final three tables of eight.
, Guden checked, and Auer continued for 40,000. Guden check-raised to 80,000, and Auer called.
for jack-high, which Auer had beat with 
.
, Nguyen fired 110,000, and Helbig called.
, Nguyen fired another 150,000, and Helbig called. Nguyen showed 
