A massive pot was brewing between Vidur Sethi and Andras Nemeth as Sethi bet 975,000 from the cutoff on a board of 9♦5♥5♣6♦. Nemeth called in middle position.
The river was the 9♥ and Sethi moved all in for 920,000. "Let's have some beer," he said, taking a sip from his glass as Nemeth took a moment before calling.
Sethi turned over A♠A♥ and Nemeth tossed 10♥10♦ into the muck as the start-of-day chip leader scored the double up.
"Easy game," Sethi said as the mammoth pile of chips worth around 5,000,000 was pushed towards him.
A few hands after his fortunate river double up, Loris Corbelli went heads-up to the Q♣J♣6♣ flop with Terrance Reid. Corbelli then bet 280,000 from under the gun and Reid called on the button.
The turn was the Q♠ and Corbelli moved all in for 865,000. Reid asked the dealer to confirm the amount and turned around to take a sip of his drink before putting in the chips to call.
Corbelli showed K♣K♦, but Reid had turned trips with K♥Q♦. The river was the 7♥ and Reid scored the knockout, climbing up past 4,000,000.
Martin Zamani open-jammed a stack of around 700,000 from the cutoff and got action from Sven Stok on the button.
Martin Zamani: A♠5♥
Sven Stok: 8♦8♠
The flop landed A♥8♥9♠ to have Zamani drawing thin despite hitting top pair. The 9♣ turn kept his hopes alive before the 6♣ river bricked off to mark his elimination.
Players at the table discussed the hand afterward, with Stok remarking that "Martin is gonna be Martin."
Mark McGill bet 60,000 from the cutoff on a flop of A♣K♣2♥ before Conor O'Driscoll raised to 175,000 in the small blind. McGill called and the 3♠ fell on the turn.
O'Driscoll then bet 200,000 and McGill again called. Both players checked down the J♣ river, and McGill showed A♠Q♦ for top pair to win the pot.
At another table, Loris Corbelli had moved all in for 560,000 from the hijack as Daniele Cuomo called on the button.
Loris Corbelli: A♣5♥
Daniele Cuomo: 6♦6♣
Cuomo was poised for the knockout as the board came K♦10♣7♣Q♥, but Corbelli caught the J♠ on the river to make a straight and double up.
"Lucky," he said.
"Nobody ever wins these things without getting lucky," tablemate Terrance Reid added.
Around 500,000 was in the pot as Adam Martinsson and Tor Skardi went to a flop of A♦5♥4♥ in a battle between the blinds. Skardi then bet 110,000 and Martinsson called.
Both players checked the 5♠ turn and the 3♦ fell on the river. Skardi then bet 275,000 and Martinsson again called.
Skardi quickly mucked his cards, allowing Martinsson to claim the pot without a showdown.
Heads-up on a flop of J♠7♦4♥, Maksym Filipovskyi bet 120,000 from the small blind and Ben Zech called in early position.
The turn was the 9♥ and Filipovskyi moved all in. Zech snap-called for 580,000 and turned over 4♦4♠ for a set, while Filipovskyi had A♥6♥ for a flush draw. Filipovskyi missed the J♦ river as Zech improved to a full house to secure the double up.