Daniel Myers raised to 120,000 from the button. Luka Sorainen, who had already committed over half his stack by posting the big blind, called off the bet for his effective stack of 110,000.
Luka Sorainen: 10♥9♦ 
Daniel Myers: J♠9♠
Sorainen was dominated and the 6♠6♥A♥ provided no help. The 6♦ turn gave a glimmer of hope for a chop, but the 3♥ sent Sorainen to the rail.
Yurii Zabrodotskyi raised to 125,000 in the cutoff and got called by Daniel Myers in the big blind.
On the A♠J♠3♠ flop, Myers check-called a bet of 80,000 to see the 4♥ turn.
Zabrodotskyi led for 400,000 but he was met with an all-in raise by Myers for roughly 1,500,000.
Myers got the bet through as Zabrodotskyi folded to send the pot across the table.
Boris Kuzmanovic opened the button to 120,000 with A♠4♦ and Jelle Moene defended his big blind holding K♠10♠.
They saw a flop of 4♠9♠3♠ which Moene checked, Kuzmanovic bet 80,000, and Moene called.
An 8♣ fell on the turn which both players checked to the 2♥ river. Moene led for 525,000, and Kuzmanovic eventually folded his pair of fours.
Daniel Myers moved all in from the hijack for 790,000, Luka Sorainen moved all in himself for 960,000 from the button and the hand went to a showdown.
Daniel Myers: A♠K♣
Luka Sorainen: 8♦8♥
Myers needed some help and the A♣ window card looked promising, however, the 8♠2♠ that followed behind gave Sorainen a set. The K♥ turn ensured Myers wasn't drawing dead, while the K♠ river propelled him into the lead, doubling up the very first hand after the dinner break.
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
It's official. After its return in 2023 following a 12-year hiatus, PokerStars has confirmed that The Big Game on Tour is back again this year, with more episodes to be filmed at the NAPT Las Vegas festival.
Ten episodes of the show were filmed last year, with the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Maria Ho, Lex Veldhuis and Sam Grafton all taking part. The show features a lucky Loose Cannon who receives $50,000 and has to survive 150 hands playing $50/$100 with a table of poker pros, ambassadors, and celebrities.
PokerNews spoke with Big Game on Tour judge and commentator James Hartigan ahead of the show's return, and he says he's thrilled the show is back.
The final 20 players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break. The stream will resume at 8:20 p.m. When they return, they will continue play until just 16 players remain.
Here are a few of the highlights from the last level.
Rania Nasreddine opened to 100,000 from early position and Stephen Song defended from the big blind.
The flop came A♦10♠9♠ where Song check-called a bet of 100,000 from Nasreddine.
A 7♦ on the turn drew another check out of Song, then Nasreddine bet 300,000. Song called.
When the 9♣ river paired the board, both players quickly checked.
Nasreddine showed J♠8♠ for a turned straight, and Song's A♥5♠ was no good.
Javey Timmer opened from early position to 100,000 and Rania Nasreddine called on the button. Govert Metaal also called from the big blind.
The action was checked all the way to showdown on the 9♠6♣9♣Q♣6♥ board where Metaal mucked his 5♥4♦, Timmer showed A♦A♣ for a pair of aces, and Nasreddine mucked Q♠10♦ for a pair of queens.
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