Big blind Daniele Sacchi and Anthony Mathieu on the button had amassed a pot of 90,000 when they saw the 10♥6♣9♦A♠2♥ river. Sacchi check-raised his opponent all in for 68,000, which Mathieu reluctantly called.
Sacchi tabled A♦2♦ for two pair, besting Mathieu's A♣5♣.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
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The remaining 379 players are taking their second 20-minute break of the day.
Raphael Bilger limped in from the cutoff. Sardor Shagulyamov then raised to 7,500 on the button, and Yuliyan Kolev responded with a three-bet jam for 84,000 in the small blind.
The action was not done yet, as big blind Aaron Mermelstein reshoved, covering all opponents. Bilger and Shagulyamov quickly folded.
Yuliyan Kolev: 10♠10♣ 
Aaron Mermelstein: K♦K♣
Mermelstein's kings held on the 4♣9♦2♠6♣7♣ runout, seeing him cross 13 starting stacks in chips.
With about 15,000 in the pot on a completed board of 5♣4♣8♦7♠6♣, Marc Foggin overbet for 25,000 from middle position, and Brandon Sheils raised to 50,000 on the button.
Foggin mulled it over for a while before folding, allowing Sheils to pull in the pot.
At a nearby table, Alexandru Toderita checked from the small blind on the 3♣Q♥9♣10♥ board and faced a bet of 21,000 from Ayvar Akhmedov in the cutoff, which was just under the size of the pot. Toderita continued with a call.
The 9♦ river checked through and Toderita won the pot with Q♦10♦ for two pair.
Li Guo got his 50,500 in from the hijack against Agatino Spitaleri in early position, putting him at risk of elimination.
Li Guo: 10♥10♣
Agatino Spitaleri: K♠K♣
It was looking dire for Guo after the J♠5♥9♦ flop, but he made a runner-runner straight on the 8♦ turn and 7♣ river to double up to a six-figure stack.
Dohyeok Kim raised to 4,000 in the cutoff and was the only caller when Renat Bohdanov three-bet to 16,000 in the small blind.
Bohdanov continued for 9,000 on a 4♥10♠6♦ flop, to which Kim responded by raising to 22,000. Bohdanov quickly waved the white flag and returned his cards to the dealer.
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