Pedro Garagnani opened to 20,000 from under the gun and Ethan Cook three-bet to 50,000 from middle position. Rui Sousa then moved all in for 162,000 from the big blind, forcing a fold from Garagnani while Cook made the call with a covering stack.
Rui Sousa: J♠J♥
Ethan Cook: Q♣Q♦
The board ran out 9♣10♥4♥A♣10♦. Cook held with the bigger pocket pair to take down a healthy pot while sending Sousa to the rail.
With two players seeing a board of 10♣5♣2♠J♥ and roughly 200,000 already in the middle, Christopher Rickerson was all in for approximately 230,000 against Mark Ioli who covered.
Christopher Rickerson: K♦J♥
Mark Ioli: 10♠10♦
Rickerson had turned top pair but was drawing dead against Ioli's flopped set of tens. After the 6♣ river was dealt Rickerson made his exit from the tournament area while Ioli took down a sizable pot.
Luis Faria defended the big blind and then checked the Q♥7♠6♣ flop. Denys Chufarin continued for 25,000 from an early position and Faria then jammed for 198,000, Chufarin beat him into the pot.
"Fuck my life," Faria instantly exclaimed and then asked Chufarin if he had pocket kings. Some friendly table banter back and forth followed while they waited for the other tables to finish the action before the showdown commenced.
Luis Faria: K♠Q♦
Denys Chufarin: A♣A♠
It was not kings but aces, which made the misery for Faria slightly better. However, there was no escaping on the 2♣ turn and 3♥ river to bring the field down to the last 100 contenders. They are now on the stone-cold money bubble.
If more than of the hopefuls bust, they will also miss out on the min-cash as players need to physically bag up chips in order to ensure the payday on Day 2.
Chin Wei Lim moved all in for his last 60,000 from under the gun and was called by Armin Rezaei in the big blind who covered.
Chin Wei Lim: A♥K♥
Armin Rezaei: J♣10♣
Rezaei pulled ahead with top pair on the J♦7♦6♠ flop and remained ahead on the 8♠ turn and 4♦ river to eliminate Lim on the stone bubble. There were another three hands running, two of which resulted in all-in and call.
Matthew Aquino was the first to commit his short stack with the A♠J♦ and he needed to improve, as Tengqi Zhan had the superior Q♥Q♦. The K♠7♥6♦ flop provided no help but the A♦ turn pulled Aquino ahead, which he preserved thanks to the 7♣ river.
Last but not least, Marian Farcas three-bet jammed once again into a shorter stack. This time, it was Jeremie Zouari who had opened to 26,000 in the cutoff. Farcas made the move from the big blind and Zouari called off for the 190,000 he had behind the open raise after they engaged in table chat.
Jeremie Zouari: A♠J♥
Marian Farcas: A♣3♣
The weaker kicker got there twice on the K♥6♦3♠10♦3♥ runout. Since players need to bag up chips for Day 2 in order to secure the min-cash, Zouari also came up empty-handed.
