Ivan Govorov raised to 16,000 from under the gun and was called by Bryce Yockey from the cutoff. "Cheap," said a recently sat Alan Keating, who defended his big blind.
He bet 8,000 blind before the 4♥3♥2♣ flop came into play. Govorov raised to 20,000, folding out Yockey. Keating stuck around.
The 9♥ turn checked through to the 4♦ river, where Keating check-called for 10,000.
He mucked his hand after his opponent tabled Q♦Q♥.
Kenneth Barber limped in from early position and called when Davide Suriano made it 30,000 from the small blind. Suriano check-folded to a bet of 25,000 on the A♠Q♣9♥ flop.
On another table, a pot had swelled to around 240,000 between Dean Hutchison and Juan Pardo. With the board reading K♣7♥2♣5♣4♠, Pardo bet 106,000 and snap-folded when Hutchison jammed for 155,000.
Johan Lees opened from early position and Noah Schwartz called in the hijack before Tomas Jozonis three-bet to 70,000 in the big blind. Both opponents called.
Jozonis continued for 115,000 on the flop of 2♣J♠6♠ and both opponents called. Jozonis then checked on the 5♣ turn and Lees moved all in for 312,000. Schwartz used a time bank before calling with slightly less and Jozonis got out of the way.
Noah Schwartz: 9♠8♠ 
Johan Lees: J♥J♦
Lees had top set against nine-high but had to fade his opponent's flush and backdoor straight outs. He couldn't do so as the dealer put down the 7♦ river to give Schwartz a straight to put a tough beat on Lees.
Alexandre Amiel was all in from under the gun for around 300,000 against Luke Martinelli in the cutoff.
Alexandre Amiel: 10♥10♦
Luke Martinelli: A♣A♠
Amiel was in bad shape but got some hope from the J♥5♥6♥ flop before the board finished out J♣J♦ to mark his elimination, as Martinelli's aces held up.
"How did you fade all that?" asked Phil Laak. "You must've had a good childhood. Done your chores. Done your homework. Gone to bed on time. And now you fade a heart."
Igor Tregoubov opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and Roberto Romanello defended his big blind.
Romanello check-called for 20,000 on the 5♣3♣2♠ flop before the Q♦ turn checked through to the 10♦ river. Romanello fired out 14,000 and was quickly called. Romanello, a member of poker's Triple Crown club, turned over 6♥5♥ for a pair of fives. It was no good against Tregoubov's 10♠9♥, which rivered a pair of tens to take the pot.
On another table, Konstantin Maslak was all-in and at risk to Fernando Gutierrez Alfonso for just over 400,000. The action was caught with the cards on their backs, and Maslak was in rough shape.
Konstantin Maslak: AxKx
Fernando Gutierrez Alfonso: K♠K♦
Maslak's ace failed to appear on the 9♣7♣8♠3♦6♣ runout, and he was eliminated.
Colin Robinson moved all in for his last 66,000 in the cutoff, and David Williams stuck in a call from the big blind.
Colin Robinson: K♦6♦
David Williams: J♠4♠
Robinson smashed the 3♥6♣6♠ flop, but Williams picked up outs on the 5♦ turn. The dealer delivered the 2♣ river, completing a straight for Williams to send Robinson to the rail.
The latest WSOP+ app update has produced the following list of chip leaders around the room.
Level: 5
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
If you're short-stacked on the bubble of a tournament, raising into bigger stacks might seem like a huge risk.
After all, you’re risking your tournament life at a point where folding guarantees you inch closer to a payday. But according to poker pro and strategy author Andrew Brokos, that fear doesn’t mean you should stop stealing altogether.
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