The action was picked up with approximately 725,000 in the middle with two players looking at a full board of 3♥Q♣5♥10♦6♠.
Matthias Lipp, in the small blind, checked the action to Andras Nemeth, in the cutoff. Nemeth moved all in for 785,000, sending Lipp into the tank.
Lipp thought for so long that the clock was eventually called, finally prompting a fold from Lipp. Nemeth claimed this sizeable pot without a showdown.
Action was on the turn on a board of 3♥9♦5♠Q♣ and Aliaksandr Yarosh moved all in. Hadi Khordbin called for 480,000 and was covered as players revealed their cards.
Yarosh showed A♣A♠ for a pair of aces and Khordbin had K♦K♥ for a pair of kings.
Khordbin looked like he was about to be eliminated and already stood up to leave when the river came the K♣ to give him a set. He won the pot and doubled up his stack, letting out a cheer of "Yesss!" as he scooped in the pot.
Ryhor Karapanau raised to 50,000 from the hijack, Karen Nazarian three-bet to 150,000 on the button and Karapanau called.
The 2♥10♥6♥ flop saw Karapanau check and then call a bet of 100,000 from Nazarian.
The K♣ saw a second check from Karapanau. Nazarian sized up to 200,000 and Karapanau finally folded. As Nazarian raked in the pot he flashed the A♣ to the table.
Guoliang Wei opened to 50,000 from middle position. Toni Kaukua moved all in from the hijack. Patrick Leonard made the call in the small blind. Wei folded.
Patrick Leonard: A♦K♥
Toni Kaukua: 10♠10♣
Leonard took the lead on the 4♠A♥6♦ flop and he held across the 3♣ turn and 9♠ river to secure the double.
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Ryhor Karapanau rasied to 50,000 from the button, Arthur Thiriart three-bet jammed for 235,000 from the small blind and Karen Nazarian cold called from the big blind. Karapanau folded.
Arthur Thiriart: 9♠9♥
Karen Nazarian: A♠10♥
Thiriart flopped a set on the 9♣3♥J♠ flop. The 4♣ turn had Nazarian drawing dead and the J♣ river confirmed Thiriart's double.
Guoliang Wei was all in preflop for around 350,000 and was looked up by Andras Nemeth with the bigger stack. Players flipped their cards, with Wei at risk.
Guoliang Wei: A♠K♦
Andras Nemeth: 9♠9♣
The board ran out A♣7♦K♠3♥4♣ and Wei made two pair on the flop. He held to win the pot and double his stack.
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