After "dokovia" opened to 80,000 from the hijack, they faced a raise to 360,000 by the big blind, "simoes66". They called.
On the Q♦9♣J♦ flop, "simoes66" led out for 320,000, getting another call.
"dokovia" found another check-call of 680,000 on the Q♥ turn. On the 2♦ river, "simoes66" check-folded to a bet of 1,000,000 by "dokovia".
The nearly 3,000,000 chip pot went to "dokovia", propelling them into the chip lead.
"Formigah052" opened to 104,000 from the cutoff. "BluffRabbit" made the call from the big blind.
On the 2♥J♥10♦ flop, "BluffyRabbit check-raised from 176,880 to 440,000. "Formigah052" reraised all-in with the effective stack of 1,364,079 and got called.
"Formigah052": K♦Q♥
"BluffyRabbit": J♣Q♦
After the 8♦ on the turn, the open-ended straight draw left "Formigah052" as a 3:1 dog to stay alive and double up. The Q♠ gave them a pair, but improved "BluffyRabbit" to two pair, sending former chip leader "Formigah052" out of the tournament.
Following an open to 80,000 from "xGGJ88x" on the button and a call by the small blind, "zÿax" moved all in with the effective stack of 819,575. The opener made the call before the small blind got out of the way.
"zÿax": 10♦K♠
"xGGJ988x": 5♥5♦
In a typical pocket pair vs two over cards race, the over cards pulled out to a commanding lead on the 4♠3♠K♥ flop. The 8♦ turn and 2♠ river were of no help to the pocket pair, and "zÿax" secured the double up.
Level: 36
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
After an open to 73,500 from under the gun by "BluffyRabbit", "reru1983" moved all in. Action folded back around to "BluffRabbit", who made the call with the effective stack of 586,384.
"BluffyRabbit": J♠J♦
"reru1983": J♣J♥
It what should almost always be a chop, "reru1983" ran into quite the cooler, as the Q♦4♦9♦4♠K♦ runout gave his opponent a flush, and the pot. "reru1983" was left with just 30,240 chips, and was eliminated shortly after.
Level: 35
Blinds: 17,500/35,000
Ante: 3,750
"goatyboy135" opened to 60,000 from under the gun. "willjam922" called from the cutoff before "SHOODZ" put in a three bet to 210,000. "willjam922" was the only caller.
On the 8♠4♦9♠ flop, "SHOODZ" check-raised from 90,000 to 259,800, getting a call from his opponent. On the 4♣ turn, he check-called an all-in of 461,751 with his opponent covered.
"willjam922": 5♦5♠
"SHOODZ": A♣A♠
The 7♣ river completed the board, securing that the aces of "SHOODZ" would not be cracked, as he raked in the nearly 2 million chip pot.
Level: 34
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,750
Following an open to 50,000 by the cutoff, "Karl-King77" bumped it up to 172,000 in the small blind. Then, "Vidygal", with both opponents covered, moved all in. The cutoff got out of the way before "Karl-King77" made the call for 979,548 total.
"Karl-King77": K♠A♦
"Vidygal": J♦J♣
In another classic race, "Karl-King77" failed to improve on the 3♦9♦4♣6♣Q♠ runout. "Vidygal" secured the pot with jacks, sending "Karl-King77" to the rail.
Action folded to "PokerHorst" in the small blind who opened to 65,000. The big blind, "ShP89" moved all in for 558,339 effective. "PokerHorst" made the call.
"ShP89": K♦A♣
"PokerHorst": K♣K♠
"ShP89" would need an ace to survive, and while the 10♥4♠8♠ flop offered no help, the A♦ turn sent them into the lead. The 9♥ river inconsequentially completed the board, securing the double up for "ShP89".
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