Sasha Sabbaghian fired a turn bet on a board of 
and Jerez Mercado called from out of positon.
When checked to on the 
river, Sabbaghian sized up to 700,000 and got a fold out of his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,700,000 | 300,000 |
|
800,000 | -900,000 |
Zihan Men three-bet in the small blind after Sasha Sabbaghian opening on the button. Sabbaghian responded with a four-bet shove and the chip leader let his hand go.
"You're running too good for me to let you see a flop," Sabbaghian laughed before adding, "And playing well."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,600,000 | -400,000 |
|
|
3,400,000 | 400,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Day 1c chipleader Victor Villaneuva was eliminated in fifth place when he was in a hand with Zihan Men and they both made flushes on the turn.
Men had 
while Villaneuva had the inferior flush with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Shahin Shojaeyan defended in the big blind after Jerez Mercado opened on the button. Mercado bet 125,000 on the 
flop and Shojaeyan check-jammed all-in. Mercado laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000 | |
|
|
1,700,000 | 200,000 |
Sasha Sabbaghian has built his stack up over the last few orbits. He appears to have around three million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000 | 1,800,000 |
Zihan Men called a 125,000 turn bet from Victor Villaneuva on a board of 
and had position in the hand.
Both players checked the 
river and Men tabled the winner with 
and Villaneuva showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 | -400,000 |
Zihan Men and Victor Villaneuva chopped a big pot that got to the river on a jack-high board when both players tabled ace-jack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
2,400,000 | 100,000 |
Sasha Sabbaghian three-bet shoved in the cutoff after Victor Villaneuva opened in the lojack.
Villaneuva thought about it before tossing in his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | 400,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
