Bernhard Binder opened to 16,000,000 in the cutoff and Eric Wasserson three-bet jammed for 109,000,000 in the big blind. Binder called with a bigger stack.
Eric Wasserson: A♥J♠ 
Bernhard Binder: K♦Q♠
Wasserson couldn't stay ahead as the board ran out 10♦6♦Q♦J♦A♣, leaving him drawing dead to Binder's flush on the turn to be sent out in fifth place for $2,350,000.
Bernhard Binder opened to 26,000,000 in the small blind with K♠K♣, and Jean-Noel Thorel made the call with Q♣J♠ in the big blind.
Binder checked the 8♦Q♥A♣ flop and Thorel fired a bet of 26,000,000 with his pair of queens. Binder called to the 2♦ turn, checking to Thorel again.
Thorel sized up to 40,000,000, and Binder called with his overpair. Binder checked once more on the 4♠ river, and Thorel checked back.
Binder tabled his pocket kings, and Thorel winced as the pot was shipped to his right.
Belarmino De Souza raised to 16,000,000 in the hijack with J♦10♦, and Bernhard Binder called with a mystery hand (later revealed to be J♥10♥) in the small blind as Jean-Noel Thorel called in the big blind with Q♥2♥.
The flop of K♥9♦2♦ checked through, and Binder bet 37,000,000 on the Q♠ turn, and only De Souza called. Thorel folded his two pair.
Binder then bet 200,000,000 on the Q♣ river, (which would have given Thorel a full house) and De Souza, who only had one time bank left, laid down his straight.
Bernhard Binder raised to 16,000,000 on the button with A♦7♥, and Jean-Noel Thorel called in the small blind with A♣8♦. Belarmino De Souza defended his big blind holding 10♦9♥, and checked the 9♠5♣5♦ flop after Thorel had done the same.
Binder checked to the Q♣ turn, and all three players declined to bet. One last check from Thorel followed the 9♣ river, and De Souza fired 28,000,000 into the middle.
Biinder let his hand go, while Thorel made a quick call. De Souza tabled his full house, collecting the chips as Thorel mucked.
Bernhard Binder opened to 12,000,000 in the hijack and made the call after Terrance Reid moved all in for 141,000,000 in the big blind.
Terrance Reid: A♦8♦
Bernhard Binder: A♣Q♥
Reid was trailing until the 9♥6♦8♥ flop, and saw his hand improve to trips on the 8♠ turn. The 7♣ river completed the board, as Reid doubled up through Binder.
Bernhard Binder opened to 12,000,000 in the cutoff with A♦10♥ and Belarmino De Souza called in the small blind with A♣8♣. Eric Wasserson then three-bet to 34,000,000 in the big blind with K♦5♣. Binder folded and De Souza called after using a few time banks.
De Souza checked on the flop of 10♣2♣6♠ and Wasserson continued for 16,000,000. De Souza check-jammed with his flush draw and took the pot after a snap-fold from Wasserson, which took a fraction of the time it took him to call with aces against Benny Glaser yesterday.
Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 12,000,000 with 7♥7♦ in the hijack, and Bernhard Binder called holding Q♥9♥ in the big blind.
Binder checked after seeing the K♥Q♠4♦ flop, and Thorel continued for 14,000,000. Binder called with his pair of queens, and the 8♥ turn hit the table.
Action quickly checked through to the 9♣ river, and Binder led out for 45,000,000. Thorel took some time before sticking in the call.
Binder tabled his two pair, taking another sizeable pot from Thorel.
Terrance Reid opened to 12,000,000 in the cutoff, and Natasha Mercier moved her short stack of 17,000,000 into the middle from the small blind. Jean-Noel Thorel took some time before three-betting to 50,000,000 in the big blind.
Reid got out of the way, and the cards were turned up.
Natasha Mercier: A♥Q♠
Jean-Noel Thorel: K♦8♦
Both players missed the 10♣2♥9♣ flop, while Mercier connected with the Q♣ turn. The crowd gasped as Thorel spiked the K♣ river, ending Mercier's run in sixth place.
Bernhard Binder opened to 12,000,0000 with K♠J♣ in the cutoff, finding a call from Jean-Noel Thorel holding A♣9♥ in the small blind.
The dealer fanned out the 7♦K♦5♠ flop, and Thorel checked to Binder. After flopping top pair, Binder bet 9,000,000 and was called. Both players then checked the 6♠ turn.
Thorel checked again on the K♥ turn, and Binder fired a bet of 35,000,000 after improving to trips. Thorel took some time before sticking in the call.
Binder showed Thorel the bad news, collecting a big pot and taking over the chip lead.
Eric Wasserson opened to 12,000,000 in the hijack, and Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 31,000,000 from the big blind. Wasserson four-bet all in for 127,000,000 and Thorel made the call.
Eric Wasserson: A♥K♦
Jean-Noel Thorel: J♠J♥
Wasserson was flipping and took the lead on the 6♠A♦9♠ flop. Thorel could not connect on the 8♥ turn or 2♠ river, as Wasserson doubled up on the first hand back from break.
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