Keith Lehr raised to 7,000 from early position, Vanessa Selbst called from the cutoff seat, Ankush Mandavia called from the button, and Ole Schemion called from the big blind.
The flop was , and play checked to Mandavia. He bet 18,000, Schemion called, Lehr folded, and Selbst folded.
The turn was the , and both Schemion and Mandavia checked to see the pair the board on the river. Again, both checked.
Schemion showed first — the . Mandavia showed the , and the two chopped up the pot.
On a flop of , Erik Seidel was all in with ace-king against Connor Drinan. Drinan had flopped trip sixes with and his hand held from there. He had Seidel covered, and the eight-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner was sent to the rail.
On the turn of a board reading , Isaac Haxton checked to Kathy Lehne, and she bet 75,000. Haxton check-raised all in for around 225,000, and Lehne made the call with the for a flopped full house. Haxton had turned a straight with the , but he wasn't drawing dead yet as the river could've given him a straight flush.
The wasn't what Haxton was looking for, and he was eliminated. Lehne moved to nearly 800,000 in chips and into the lead.
On the flop, Byron Kaverman and Daniel Negreanu checked. Dani Stern bet 12,000, Kaverman called, and then Negreanu check-raised all in for 61,200. Stern gave it up, and then Kaverman tank-folded. Negreanu won the pot and showed aces with the .
Bill Perkins opened for 8,500 under the gun and Talal Shakerchi called from the button. Kathy Lehne came along from the small blind, David Peters did the same from the big, and four players took a flop of .
Lehne led out for 15,000, Peters folded, and Perkins raised to 40,000. Shakerchi just flatted, Lehne did the same, and the three players saw the appear on the turn. Lehne checked, Perkins bet 80,000, and both his opponents called to see the river, which they all checked.
Lehne tabled the for a missed straight draw that turned into two pair, Perkins mucked, and then Shakerchi rolled over the for the win.
After a raise to 7,000 from the hijack it was Stephen Chidwick who called from his direct left and Anton Astapau called on the button. Christoph Vogelsang called from the big blind and the flop brought out .
The action was checked to Chidwick and he bet 15,000, which was only called by Astapau.
On the turn the hit and both players checked, after which the river brought the .
Chidwick bet 36,000 on the river and Astapau tanked for a bit before raising it up to 125,000. Chidwick tanked for a bit before calling and Astapau showed for a full house to take down the pot.
Players are now on their last 15-minute break of the evening. When they return they'll play two more one-hour levels before bagging and tagging. Stay tuned!