Danny Tang opened on the button. Timo Kamphues, in the small blind, three-bet shoved for around 160,000. Tang called.
Danny Tang: 
Timo Kamphues: 
The board ran 
and Tang raked in the pot, eliminating Kamphues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
|
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Busted | |
A preflop raising war saw Scott Wellenbach all in and at risk with big stack Joao Simao as his opponent on the button.
Scott Wellenbach: 
Joao Simao: 
The board came 
and Wellenbach's kings held up to secure a big double for 526,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,080,000
696,000
|
696,000 |
|
795,000
-622,000
|
-622,000 |
|
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Randy "nanonoko" Lew was all in for 99,000 and in need of help, as Ami Barer had the dominating ace heading into the showdown.
Randy Lew:
Ami Barer:
The board came 
and Lew doubled. Pocket nines already played a pivotal role earlier in the event as he was dominated and hit a nine to remain in contention. Whether or not he will change his online nickname to "nanonineko" remains to be seen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
|
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|
220,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
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Anthony Zinno moved all in on the button for around 120,000. Scott Wellenbach , in the big blind, called.
Anthony Zinno: 
Scott Wellenbach : 
The runout was 
and Zinno doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,120,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
265,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
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Poker can be a cruel game at times, and Rex Clinkscales just experienced how close the highs and lows can be. In the first of two hands, it was Anthony Zinno that opened from middle position and Clinkscales who defended his big blind with 
.
The 
flop was fantastic for Clinkscales and he check-raised a 25,000 bet from Zinno to 55,000. Zinno pushed all in for 247,000 with 
and Clinkscales called. The turn and river 
kept the American grinder ahead and Zinno was gone. Clinkscales stacked up all of Zinno's chips and rose to 555,000 in the process.
One hand later, though, all of those chips flew into in the middle. Clinkscales, now in the small blind, got involved in a preflop raising war with Scott Wellenbach on the button. Clinkscales was the one to put in the final shove and Wellenbach was reluctant.
"Oh God, I have to call," he said.
When he did and the dust had settled, there was a 1M+ pot with the following showdown.
Rex Clinkscales:
Scott Wellenbach:
The 
board provided no help for Clinkscales and just like that, he was standing next to the man he just busted on the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,560,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
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Maria Ho limped in on the button, Randy Lew shoved all in for 192,000 from the small blind, Pierre Calamusa used up two time banks before calling all in for 186,000 from the big blind, and Ho got out of the way.
Randy Lew: 
Pierre Calamusa:
The 
flop was of no help to the Team PokerStars Ambassador, but the turn gave him two additional kings as outs to go with his aces. The 
on the river was a brick and "nanonoko" was left with a mere 6,000, not even a full big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
403,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
||
|
|
6,000
-214,000
|
-214,000 |
|
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Michael Azzaro shoved all in with a short stack after Danny Tang had opened, and the latter called it off. Azzaro held 
but Tang flipped open, covering both of Azzaro's flush draws as well.
The 
flop made it even harder for Azzaro and it officially ended after the turn, making him the 44th place finisher.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
945,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
After losing the big hand, Randy Lew folded almost the entire orbit and moved all in for 6,000 first to act. Ami Barer on the button raised to 21,000 and Maria Ho called from the big blind. Ho check-called a bet on the 
flop and check-folded the 
turn to a second barrel worth 41,000 by Barer.
Randy Lew:
Ami Barer: 
The river was the blank and Lew's run in the 2019 PCA Main Event came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
||
|
180,000
-123,000
|
-123,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
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Scott Clements opened first to act and was called by Scott Wellenbach and Joao Simao in the big blind. On a flop of 
, Clements made it 40,000 to go after Simao had checked to him and Wellenbach raised to 130,000. Simao quickly got out of the way, but Clements called.
On the turn, Clements checked and Wellenbach moved all in to claim the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,760,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
On a board, Brian Altman moved all in and Scott Clements called putting at risk the rest of his chips. Altman turned over and Clements showed 
to get a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
550,000
-487,000
|
-487,000 |
|
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