Chen Xiacheng called for 60,000 from early position with one 100,000 chip. It appeared he wanted to move all in but the dealer informed in that it was a call as raise was not announced.
Stephen Freeman raised to 120,000 from the hijack before Terrance Reid three-bet to 400,000 in the cutoff. Florian Duta then four-bet to 2,000,000. Xiacheng folded as did Freeman and and Reid.
The next hand Xiacheng was forced all in in the big blind. Stephen Freeman called for 60,000 and Reid raised again to 400,000. Freeman called.
He check-called a bet of 325,000 on the flop of Q♣4♥8♥ before check-calling again on the 9♣ turn. Reid sized up to 1,125,000. The 2♠ river was checked down.
Freeman had the winner with 8♦2♦ which bested the A♥6♣ of Reid and the 8♠3♦ of Xiacheng.
Mark Murphy opened to 160,000 under the gun. Ruairi McLaughlin then jammed his stack of 1,610,000 in from the small blind, which Eduard Fechita called in the big blind.
Murphy spent some time in the tank before announcing his own all-in, getting snap-called by Fechita, who only had 520,000 behind.
Ruairi McLaughlin: Q♥Q♣
Eduard Fechita: K♥K♣
Mark Murphy: 9♥9♣
The 2♠5♥8♣7♥ turn gave Murphy some extra outs. He shouted triumphantly as the 9♦ hit the river, making him a set to score the double knock-out.
Fechita kicked the ground in frustration as he saw Murphy ship the gigantic pot, eliminating both McLaughlin and Fechita in one fell swoop.
Nils Pudel opened from under the gun to 160,000. Vasileios Zisis then moved all in from early position for 1,420,000. Maksim Petrov called in middle position and Pudel folded.
Vasileios Zisis: Q♦Q♥
Maksim Petrov: A♥K♦
Zisis's ladies held across the 9♠2♠6♣7♠J♥ runout to secure the double up.
Yannick Jobin opened to 160,000 from under the gun. Mark Murphy raised to 450,000 from middle position. Action folded back around to Jobin who three-bet to 1,100,000. Murphy then four-bet jammed and was snap-called.
Yannick Jobin: A♠A♣
Mark Murphy: Q♠J♠
Jobin's aces held across the 3♣8♦10♥7♣6♣ runout to secure a full double up.
Action was picked up with around 650,000 in the middle on the flop of 6♦Q♣Q♦. Mark Murphy check-called a bet of 200,000 from the big blind. Stephen Freeman made the bet from middle position.
Murphy check-called again on the 2♥ turn, this time Freeman bet 375,000. Murphy then block bet 200,000 on the 2♠ river. Freeman then raised to 550,000. Murphy then three-bet all in. Freeman took around a minute before calling.
He tabled 7♣7♦ for two pair but was bested by Q♠10♠ for queens full of deuces. The players exchanged a handshake before Freeman departed the tournament area.
Maksim Petrov opened to 200,000 from under the gun. Fabian Rolli announced a raise of 1,200,000. Action folded back around to Petrov who moved all in. Rolli put in the remainder of his stack, around 100,000, and the players showed their hands.
Fabian Rolli: A♣J♠
Maksim Petrov: 8♠8♥
Rolli won the flip across the A♠9♦7♣2♠6♦ runout to secure the double up