Xiaosheng Zheng opened the button and Gerard Carbo Santamaria flatted in the small blind before Mahmut Sanli shoved for 6,300,000 in the big blind. Zheng folded, but Santamaria called.
Mahmut Sanli: 9♠9♣
Gerard Carbo Santamaria: A♣J♣
It was a classic flip, and it was anybody's game as the 9♦7♣8♣ flop gave Sanli a set, but also gave Santamaria both flush and straight draws.
A K♠ on the turn was a brick, and Sanli improved to a full house on the K♥ river to double up.
Joan Crespi shoved from the small blind for 7,000.000 and Xiaosheng Zheng called with a slightly covering stack.
Joan Crespi: 9♦6♦
Xiaosheng Zheng: A♠K♦
Crespi was behind, but had live cards, none of which appeared on the 3♥J♣J♦ flop. A Q♦ on the turn did give Crespi a flush draw, but the 10♠ river completed Broadway for Zheng, ending Crespi's run in fifth.
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Mahmut Sanli shoved the button and Khalil Jabra called off his stack of around 3,600,000 from the big blind.
Khalil Jabra: 6♠6♣
Mahmut Sanli: A♦9♥
Jabra needed to win a flip to stay alive, but the 3♣A♥5♠ flop paired Sanli's ace. A 9♠ on the turn gave Sanli two pair, and the 7♠ river meant Jabra was out in sixth.