Aleksejs Ponakovs opened to 1,000,000 from the hijack and Pedro Padilha called from the small blind.
Padilha check-called for 750,000 on the Q♠5♦2♠ flop before the J♠ turn checked through to the Q♦ river.
Padilha fired out 3,500,000 into a pot of 4,500,000. Ponakovs, who had A♦2♦, laid down his hand and it was the right move as Padilha had trips with K♠Q♥.
Klemens Roiter raised to 1,000,000 from the button and Ye Wang called out of the big blind.
Wang check-called for 600,000 on the A♣9♠8♦ flop, bringing in the 8♣ turn. Both players checked and the 4♣ completed the board.
Wang bet 600,000 and was quickly called.
Wang had a pair of nines with his 10♠9♣ but it was no good against Roiter's K♥K♠.
Pedro Padilha K♣9♥ raised to 1,000,000 from the small blind. Ye Wang defended the big blind with 10♦9♦.
The A♥J♥9♠ flop checked through to the 10♣ turn, where Wang made two pair. Both players checked.
On the 6♣ river, Wang bet 1,050,000 and Padilha folded.
Manuel Fritz put in his last 8,700,000 from the small blind and was snap-called by Pedro Padilha, who was in the big blind.
Manuel Fritz: A♠4♠
Pedro Padilha: A♣Q♥
Fritz was crushed, and had one foot out of the door after the 3♦3♣6♥ flop and 10♠ turn. But the 6♦ river double-paired the board and the pot was chopped.
Pedro Padilha opened to 1,000,000 from the hijack with A♣Q♥, and was called by the big blind Manuel Fritz with A♦10♠.
The flop came 6♦3♦7♦ and after Fritz checked, Padilha bet out 500,000, which Fritz called.
The turn was the 2♠ and both players checked to the 6♥ on the river. Both players checked to showdown and Padilha took the pot with his ace-queen high.
Level: 28
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
The five remaining players have been sent on a break, with the action resuming in 11 minutes.
Action folded to Pedro Padilha in the small blind, and he raised to put Klemens Roiter all in for his stack of 5,150,000, which he snap called.
Pedro Padilha: A♣8♠
Klemens Roiter: A♦J♠
It was a blind on blind cooler as Roiter had the better ace, and his ace-jack remained best on the 10♦5♥7♣Q♥5♠ runout to give him a double up.
Ye Wang K♥6♣ opened to 800,000 from the button. Manuel Fritz A♠10♠ and Pedro Padilha 8♣3♣ called from the blinds.
Wang bet 850,000 on the A♣Q♣4♥ flop. Fritz, with top pair, called. Padilha stuck around as well thanks to his flush draw.
Wang sized up to 3,800,000 on the 7♦ turn with his airball. Fritz laid his hand down after some thought and Padilha followed suit.
Action folded to Ye Wang on the button, who opened all in for his stack of 5,000,000, which was called by Manuel Fritz in the small blind.
Wang Ye: K♥Q♣
Manuel Fritz: 10♥10♦
It was a race for Wang's tournament life. However, he quickly took the lead after flopping the nuts on the 10♣J♥9♥ flop, but Fritz flopped a set. However, Fritz would not fill up on the 8♠2♥ runout, giving Wang the double up.
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