Yurii Zabrodotskyi was in the cutoff and raised to 200,000 with A♥K♥. Boris Kuzmanovic called in the big blind with 3♠3♥.
The flop came J♥5♥5♣ and Kuzmanovic checked. Zabrodotskyi continued for 150,000. Kuzmanovic came back with a check-raise to 425,000.
Zabrodotskyi moved all in for just under two million and Kuzmanovic shooed his crabs back to the dealer.
From under the gun, Stephen Song opened to 200,000 with K♦J♠. David Coleman was on the button with A♠Q♦ and called.
The flop came Q♠8♦6♥ and Song checked. Coleman checked back with his top pair, top kicker.
On the 10♣ turn, Song had an open-ender and bet 375,000. Coleman called to see the 4♠ hit the river.
Song loaded up a bet of 1,100,000 which was called by Coleman to take the pot with his pair of queens.
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
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The 14 remaining players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day. Check out these highlights from the opening level:
Stephen Song raised to 300,000 in the small blind with A♣K♦ and was three-bet by Boris Kuzmanovic with A♥K♣ to 880,000 from the big blind.
Song then moved in for 7,700,000 and Kuzmanovic called, slightly covering him.
For an over 15,000,000 chip pot, the flop came 10♦7♦4♦ giving Song a flush draw.
The turn Q♣ was clean as was the 8♥ river, as Kuzmanovic avoided disaster for the chopped pot.
The action folded to Jose Barbosa in the small blind and he jammed for 1,295,000. Jianwei Lin was in the big blind and he asked for a count. He determined it was too much and he folded.
The following hand, Daniel Myers opened to 180,000 from the cutoff. Lin three-bet to 550,000 before Myers moved all in for 2,120,000. Lin found himself in another tough spot, and like before, he opted to preserve his stack.
Jelle Moene raised to 160,000 from the hijack and got a call from Stephen Song in the big blind.
On the K♠2♠5♣ flop, Song checked to Moene who bet 110,000. Song check-raised to 275,000. Moene then moved all in for just over a million and Song called.
Jelle Moene: A♦5♠
Stephen Song: 6♠3♠
The turn was the 7♠ giving Song the winning flush, with the 10♠ completing the board.
Marius-Catalin Pertea raised to 160,000 from the button and Daniel Myers defended in the big blind.
The 4♣5♣6♠ flop saw Myers play out of flow, leading for 225,000. Pertea was undettered.
The K♦ turn slowed down Myers with a check. Pertea took the lead for 350,000 and Myers called.
The 5♥ river checked to a showdown. Myers showed J♣8♣ for a missed flush draw, while Pertea claimed this pot with A♣10♦ for ace-high.
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