On the river of a board 
, Ka Kwan Lau called a bet of 80,000 by Daniel Alaei and was shown the 
for a straight flush by Alaei as the winning hand.
Despite losing this pot, Lau is up in the past hour while Alaei dropped some chips from his peak.
Randall Emmett raised to 17,500 first to act and Kahle Burns called in the cutoff, as did Vladimir Shchemelev on the button and the big blind. On the 
flop, the big blind check-folded to a pot-sized bet of Emmett for 72,500, the shove of Burns for 73,000 and the raise of Shchemelev.
Emmett also came along and called all in for his last 96,000 to create a three-way all in.
Kahle Burns: 
Randall Emmett: 
Vladimir Shchemelev: 
The 
turn ad river run out ensured that no player would bust and Shchemelev let out some curse words in Russian. Emmett and Burns chopped the main pot and Emmett got the additional 23,000 off Shchemelev.
Ryan Laplante got his last 130,000 in from the hijack on a 
board, and Todd Ivens had him at risk in the big blind.
Ryan Laplante: 
Todd Ivens: 
Ivens was ahead with his flush, but Laplante was still live with top set. The 
turn and 
river failed to deliver a boat to Laplante, and he hit the rail.
Mel Randolph raised to 12,000 from under the gun, and was called by Kevin Eyster in middle position as well as Mohsin Virani in the big blind.
Action checked to Eyster on a 
flop, and he bet 20,000. Only Randolph called. The 
turn was checked by Randolph, and Eyster fired 36,000. Randolph folded.
On the heads-up turn of 
, Michael Song ended up all in for the last 45,000 with the 
and Layne Flack looked him up with 
for the inferior pair and diamond draw.
The river was the blank 
and Song doubled.
Bryce Yockey raised to 12,000 from middle position, and James Cavanaugh three-bet shoved for 26,000 in the hijack. Micah Smith four-bet shoved for 76,000 in the small blind, which chased out Yockey.
James Cavanaugh: 
Micah Smith:
Smith ended with aces-up on a 
board to bust Cavanaugh.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 0
The remaining field is off on their second fifteen-minute break of the day.
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