Action folded around to the player on the button who moved all in for about 30,000 to put himself at risk. Frank Lucero made the call in the big blind.
Button: 8♣8♥ 
Frank Lucero: Q♦10♣
The board ran out J♥5♦A♦A♣J♦ with the button's pair of eights getting counterfeited. Lucero scooped the pot with two pair, aces and jacks with a queen kicker.
Level: 11
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 0
Richard Bennett limped in early position, as did Brian Metzger in the hijack, and the player on the button. The small blind completed and the big blind checked.
The flop came 9♣4♣9♠ and it checked to Bennett who bet 5,000. Only Metzger continued to the Q♦ turn, which went check-check.
The K♠ river also checked through and Bennett tabled the winner with Q♣7♣, besting the A♥4♥ of Metzger.
Alex Smith limped under the gun and the player in early position limped behind. Willy Sou then made it 12,000 to go on the button and Chance Howell three-bet to 33,000 in the big blind. Alex Smith called for less, putting himself at risk, early position folded, and Sou called.
The flop came 2♦J♣8♣ and Howell continued with a bet of 26,000. Sou made the call, bringing the A♦ turn.
Howell slowed down with a check and Sou fired out a bet of 60,000. Howell then came over the top and moved all in, putting Sou at risk who had about 105,000 behind. After some consideration, Sou ultimately elected to give up his hand.
Alex Smith: Q♣10♣
Chance Howell: J♦J♥
The river brought the 3♥, awarding both the main pot and the side pot to Howell, who now holds a commanding chip lead.
Whitney Bell and Mike Fick got it all in on a flop of A♠5♦2♣, with Fick at risk.
Mike Fick: A♣4♦
Whitney Bell: A♦A♥
Fick still had outs to a gutshot but was unable to get there when the turn and river landed 4♥, 7♥, respectively.
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Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0
The remaining 57 players have been sent on another 20-minute break and will return to blinds at 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante.
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