Amiri Leads the Way; Saliba Doubles Through Badziakouski
Ehsan Amiri emerged with a massive stack and recalled the action as follows.
According to the Aussie, he faced a raise to 4,500 by Pascal Lefrancois and three-bet to 17,000 from one seat over. Brandon Wilson then four-bet to 45,000 with around 100,000 behind and Lefrancois folded. Amiri jammed with 
and was called by Wilson with pocket kings.
On a 
runout, Amiri improved to the nut flush and skyrocketed near the top of the leaderboard. Another big stack can be found one table over in Evan Sparling.
Amiri's table produced another all-in showdown when Mikita Badziakouski defended the big blind and led the 
turn; Justin Saliba called. On the 
river, Badziakouski bet 18,000 into 33,000 and Saliba moved all in for a mere 29,500. The sigh-call by Badziakouski followed and Saliba tabled 
for the nuts as Badziakouski briefly flashed the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000 | 1,000 |
|
400,000 | 93,000 |
|
140,000 | -30,000 |
|
92,500 | 17,500 |
|
85,000 | -40,000 |
|
Busted |