Stephen Song opened first-to-act and was called by Marcelo Ortiguela in the big blind.
Ortiguela check-called a 70,000 bet from Song on the 7♥K♥5♣ flop, but check-folded facing a barrel for 135,000 after the A♠ landed on the turn to award Song the pot.
Ibrahim Kiriakus opened the button to 45,000 and Shenghe Yang came along from the big blind.
On the J♠9♣7♠ flop, Yang lead jammed for 160,000 and Kiriakus snapped it off.
Shenghe Yang: 4♠3♠
Ibrahim Kiriakus: J♣9♠
Kiriakus had flopped top two pair but Yang had outs to improve to a flush. Unfortunately for him, the 3♥10♦ runout did not contain the spade that he needed as he hit the rail.
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Gabriel Cunha opened to 45,000 on the button and was called by Kevin Hasler in the small blind. Danut Chisu then shoved for approximately 400,000 from the big blind and Cunha called. Hasler got out of the way and hands were revealed.
Danut Chisu: A♠7♣
Gabriel Cunha: A♣Q♥
Chisu found himself in rough shape with his dominated ace, and the A♦4♥10♦Q♣6♦ runout improved Cunha to two pair to eliminate Chisu from the tournament.
Ian Bradley raised to 40,000 in early position before Vincent Mansour moved all in for 220,000 in middle position. Andreas Berggren called in the small blind, while Bradley quickly folded.
Vincent Mansour: K♠Q♣
Andreas Berggren: 10♣10♠
Mansour found no help on the 4♥4♠3♠3♥A♦ board as Berggren's pair of tens stayed in front to send Mansour to the rail.
Around 1,000,000 was already in the middle as Alejandro Lococo, Andries Swart, and Romain Dolcerocca went to the river on a board of 8♦10♥9♠7♥6♥.
Lococo then moved all in from under the gun and Swart quickly folded. Dolcerocca, though, tanked for more than a minute. He eventually also folded to give the pot to Lococo.
"First I lose a 2,000,000-chip pot with queens. Now I have to shove with kings," Lococo said as he flipped over K♣K♦ and took in the massive pot.
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