On a board of 
, Ardit Kurshumi had a bet of 40,000 in front of him. Alexey Makarov had raised all in for 135,000 more effective from the big blind. Kurshumi thought a couple of minutes and let it go, and Makarov rolled over 
.
In the cutoff, Veselin Karakitukov made it 15,000 and found two callers in Ryan Hughes (button) and Joseph Liberta (big blind).
The 
hit the felt and Karakitukov bet 27,000 in position. Hughes raised to 65,000 and Liberta cold-called. Karakitukov figured out that it was the right time to wave the white flag and released his hand into the muck.
The turn was the 
and Liberta checked. Hughes asked what the size of the pot was and the answer was 205,000. He potted and Liberta asked if Hughes even had that much. It was counted at 196,500 and Liberta let his hand go after 30 seconds or so.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
Mack Lee was under the gun and bet 50,000 into two opponents, with only Max Lehmanski on his left calling on the 
flop. The turn brought the 
and Lee checked. Lehmanski bet 70,000 and Lee thought about a minute and then folded.
Richard Lyndaker raised the button to 21,000 and Norbert Szecsi countered with a three-bet, making it 69,000 in the small blind.
Lyndaker called and a fast action followed on the 
flop where Szecsi potted, Lyndaker shoved, and Sczecsi called.
Szecsi: 
Lyndaker: 
Szecsi was ahead with aces, but Lyndaker had a flush draw and a pair with his dangler. The 
was a brilliant card for Szecsi who didn't need to worry about Lyndaker's possible two pairs.
Unfortunately for Szecsi, he was still unable to avoid the 
river which filled Lyndaker's flush draw. Szecsi left his chair in the blink of an eye while Lyndaker moved his chips to his piles, vaulting to 558,000.
Ryan Miller bet 95,000 from the small blind in a bloated pot with 
having flopped. Eric Wasserson called in early position and they both checked the 
, with Wasserson asking about the pot size before rapping the table. On the river, Miller checked. Wasserson bet 100,000 and Miller thought a minute and folded.
Ryan Hughes started the day as a chip leader but he was down to a nub a few levels ago. It's all forgotten now as Hughes is back at the top.
He was spotted in a pot against Richard Gryko who was under the gun, check-calling a bet on the flop of 
.
The turn was the 
and Gryko check-called another 125,000.
They saw the complete the board and Gryko checked one more time. Hughes announced he was betting 125,000 and Gryko took about a minute before he finally threw in the calling chips.
"Nut flush," Hughes said, rolling over 
for the ace-high flush along with a king blocker.
Gryko mucked and Hughes stacked his chips in tall piles, his traditional way when he's guarding a big stack.
Alexey Makarov potted for 132,000 from the small blind on 
. Thomas Zanot confirmed the bet, thought about 30 seconds, and shoved all in for 160,000. Makarov called with 
playing ace-king, and Zanot was playing the same with 
. However, a turn gave Makarov aces up and the 
river kept him best.
From the big blind, Ben Lamb was betting 43,000 into the pot with the board reading 
. His left-hand neighbor Martin Kozlov looked tempted.
Kozlov cut out calling chips, put them aside of his remaining stack, leaned back in his chair with a big yawn, then played with the 43,000 for a moment and eventually moved them forward.
Lamb turned up 
for tens full of fours and Kozlov's hand couldn't compete in the showdown.
We came upon the tail end of an all-in pot with Noah Schwartz in disbelief, holding up the dealer from mucking his hand so he could take a photo of the final result. The board had run out and Nicholas Aranda had the winning hand with 
. Schwartz had missed an absolutely monstrous draw with 
. He sent 310,000 to his neighbor and stalked away from the table in shock.
"How is this real life?" he whispered to himself as he returned to his seat.
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