Heads-up on a flop of 10♠8♥7♦, Martin Jacobson bet 6,500 from the cutoff and Armin Ojani called in the big blind.
The turn was the 5♥ and Jacobson bet another 13,000. Ojani again called and the 8♣ fell on the river. Jacobson then bet enough to put Ojani all in.
Ojani called for around 30,000 and showed J♠8♠ for trips. Jacobson mucked K♣9♣ and Ojani doubled up.
Erik Seidel opened from under the gun and Shuofei Geng called from the hijack.
On the J♣7♥2♣ flop, Seidel continued for 20,000. Geng contemplated for a while before he moved all-in as the covering stack and Seidel snapped it off for 61,000 effective.
Erik Seidel: K♠K♥ 
Shuofei Geng: Q♣10♣
Seidel was ahead with his overpair but Geng had a flush draw. The A♥ on the turn gave Geng more outs as he picked up two gutshot outs. However, the Q♠ bricked off on the river and Seidel collected the full double.
In a preflop confrontation Bradley Anderson was all in from early position for 15,000, Nick Schulman was all in for the small blind for around 40,000 and they were up against Maksim Kniter who had both players covered from the button.
Bradley Anderson: A♥8♥
Nick Schulman: K♣K♦
Maksim Kniter: A♠A♦
Kniter's aces held up on the 2♠10♥7♦7♥5♣ runout to send both opponent's to the rail and take the pot.
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Erik Seidel opened to 6,500 from under the gun and Matthew Sabia called from the button.
The flop came K♦Q♣2♥. Seidel bet 6,500 and Sabia called.
Seidel continued for 23,000 on the 9♠ turn and Sabia called again.
On the A♥ river Seidel checked and Sabia bet 75,000. Seidel thought for about a minute before folding and Sabia took the pot without showdown.
Justin Saliba and Jamin Stokes were heads-up on a board of 3♠10♣7♠2♣ when Saliba moved all in for 56,000 in the hijack. Stokes tanked for several minutes and turned around to peer at the clock before eventually calling in the cutoff.
Stokes showed J♥10♦ for top pair, but Saliba had the lead with Q♠Q♥. The Q♦ fell on the river to improve Saliba to a set and he doubled up.
Ankush Mandavia opened to 6,500 from under the gun and Michael Berk called in middle position while all subsequent action folded.
On the 9♣8♥7♦ flop, Mandavia check-called a bet of 10,000 from Berk.
The turn brought the Q♣. Berk sized up to 35,000 this time. Mandavia spent around two minutes in the tank before he announced all-in for around 140,000 and Berk snapped it off as the covering stack.
Ankush Mandavia: K♣J♣
Michael Berk: 7♥7♣
Berk had flopped a set but Mandavia had a combo draw as the players went to the river. The dealer peeled the A♠ which was no help to Mandavia as Berk collected a massive pot.
Shawn Buchanan moved all in for 37,000 from the big blind and Jack Macdonald called in the cutoff.
Shawn Buchanan: 8♥8♦
Jack Macdonald: A♠10♥
Macdonald spiked an ace on the A♦J♥3♣ flop, then improved to two pair on the 10♣ turn. The river was the 2♠ and Buchanan was sent to the rail.
Jessica Vierling opened to 6,000 from middle position and Alexander Greenblatt three-bet to 20,000 from the hijack. Vierling four-bet to 48,000, Greenblatt moved all in for around 180,000 and Vierling, who had Greenblatt slightly covered, snap-called.
Alexander Greenblatt: K♥K♠
Jessica Vierling: A♠A♥
Vierling's aces held up on the 4♣8♦6♦4♥5♣ runout and she collected nearly a full double up while Greenblatt made his exit from the tournament area.
Brian Frasca and Sergei Kislinskii built a pot of around 100,000 as they went heads-up to the K♦5♦4♠ flop. Frasca then bet 24,000 from middle position and Kislinskii called on the button.
The turn was the A♥ and Frasca bet another 45,000. Kislinskii quickly folded and Frasca took the pot.
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