Cecile Ticherfatine checked the 10♦5♥Q♦ flop from the big blind and Elvyn Bello fired a bet of 20,000 on the button. The call was made and the A♠ turn was flipped over.
Another check from Ticherfatine was met with a bet of 56,000 from Bello. Ticherfatine called again and both players checked the 7♥ river.
Ticherfatine tabled K♦Q♠ for queens with a king kicker, while Bello showed Q♣J♠ for an inferior jack kicker.
Paul W. Lee moved all in for 101,000 from under the gun and found a call from Adam Weinraub in the big blind.
Lee's Ax10x could not catch up the Weinraub's 9♠9♦, sending him to the payout desk in 14th place.
On the other table, Evgeniy Tsyrenov called Michael Nia's river bet of 88,000. That prompted Nia to muck without a showdown, awarding the pot to Tsyrenov.
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Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
The 14 remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Four-way action to the 3♣4♣K♠9♣ turn saw Gevork Kasabyan check from the small blind. Anthony Hu and Faraz Jaka committed 20,000 chips, with Evgeniy Tsyrenov folding on the button and Kasabyan making the call.
The dealer revealed the Q♣ river and Kasabyan checked again. Hu fired 25,000 into the middle before Jaka raised to 155,000. Kasabyan got out of the way and Hu went into the tank.
After taking some time, Hu opted to let it go and Jaka raked in another pot.
Anthony Hu raised on the button and made the call when Faraz Jaka shoved his stack of 243,000 in the small blind.
Faraz Jaka: 5♠5♣ 
Anthony Hu: A♠K♦
Jaka was flipping and saw his pocket pair hold through the 8♣J♥2♠9♥Q♠ runout, earning the full double through Hu.
Adam Weinraub opened to 17,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Steven Forman in the big blind, who moved all in. Weinraub stuck in the call and the hands were turned up.
Steven Forman: A♠J♠
Adam Weinraub: K♦Q♠
Forman remained ahead through the 10♠3♠9♣ flop and 9♥ turn, but Weinraub connected with the Q♣ river to score the knockout.
On the other table, Gevork Kasabyan doubled through Faraz Jaka after flopping trip eights while holding K♦8♦.
Action was heads-up to the J♣6♦10♥3♦ turn, where Michael Nia led out for 87,000 in middle position. Faraz Jaka took some time before tossing in the call.
The 5♠ river was revealed and Nia checked to Jaka, who slid out a bet of 135,000. Nia then took some time of his own and opted to stick in the call.
Jaka tabled K♠J♦ for top pair, while Nia showed K♥K♦ for an overpair to take down the pot.
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