After the folds of the two big stacks Christopher Kruk and Suraj Mishra in early position, Sylvain Loosli open-shoved for more than 15.7 million in the hijack and Viktor Ustimov called all-in for 5,441,128 in the big blind.
Viktor Ustimov: 
Sylvain Loosli: 
The board ran out 
and Ustimov doubled, Connor Drinan flashed the mucked 
which would have flopped the nuts.
Viktor Ustimov raised to 1 million on the button and was called by Suraj Mishra in the big blind. Mishra check-raised the 
flop from 881,100 to 2.3 million and Ustimov quickly let go.
One hand later, Connor Drinan limped in and Christopher Kruk raised to 1.5 million. That ended up winning the pot for Kruk as Drinan folded.
Drinan got those chips back from Kruk when he three-bet jammed into a min-raise by Kruk, who folded after brief consideration.
Daniyar Aubakirov was the next short stack to add some chips when he defended the big blind against Mishra's min-raise and open-shoved the 
flop for more than 3.4 million.
Level: 42
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 60,000
Christopher Kruk raised to 800,000 from under the gun and was called by Chris Oliver on the button and Viktor Ustimov in the big blind. The trio checked the 
flop and Ustimov also checked the turn. Kruk now bet 1,137,500 and picked up two calls to see Ustimov once more check the 
river.
Kruk now moved all in with the covering stack and both opponents quickly folded.
Sylvain Loosli chipped up after winning a single-raised showdown hand against Suraj Mishra and the next hand saw the entire table fold to Loosli in the small blind. The UK resident used the "my last hand" emoji and raised to 7 million, which covered the stack of Arsenii Malinov in the big blind.
A quick call of the Russian followed and the cards were turned over.
Arsenii Malinov:
Sylvain Loosli: 
Loosli nailed the 
flop and Malinov was drawing dead on the 
turn, which made the 
river a formality. Malinov takes home $152,113 for the efforts and Loosli has taken over a narrow chip lead with seven remaining.
Chris Oliver raised to 800,000 and Daniyar Aubakirov three-bet to 2,120,000 from one seat over. Oliver then four-bet jammed and Aubakirov quickly folded.
One hand later, Christopher Kruk opened to 800,000 and Connor Drinan defended the big blind. The 
flop was checked by Drinan and he faced a bet of 480,000 by Kruk, which he called.
The 
turn paired the board and Drinan checked once more, Kruk checked back this time. On the river, both players checked and Drinan flipped over 
, Kruk won the pot with for nines and fours.
Daniyar Aubakirov limped from under the gun and Chris Oliver checked his option from the big blind. On a flop of , Oliver checked and folded to a small bet.
Aubakirov was in the big blind next and defended against a min-raise to 800,000 by Sylvain Loosli. The flop brought 
and Aubakirov check-folded to a bet of 520,000 by Loosli.
Five hands with smaller pots followed as Suraj Mishra pulled further ahead and then it was Sylvain Loosli who opened the action with a raise to 880,000. Table short stack Arsenii Malinov jammed for 2,179,784 from one seat over and Loosli made the call when it folded back to him.
Arsenii Malinov:
Sylvain Loosli: 
The board ran out 
and Malinov secured the double with the superior kicker.
In the very first hand of the final table, Christopher Kruk raised to 900,000 on the button and was called by Kenneth Smaron in the big blind.
They headed to the 
flop and Smaron checked, Kruk bet 490,000 and instantly called the shove of Smaron for 2,173,536 total.
Kenneth Smaron:
Christopher Kruk: 
Kruk's combo draw hit right away on the turn to leave Smaron drawing dead to the river, as he collects $110,389 for the efforts.
Most of the remaining nine players opted to pick a new seat and the action has now recommenced. Each blind level will feature a total of 30 hands.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenii Malinov | Russia | 3,129,784 | 8 |
| 2 | Connor Drinan | United States | 9,836,965 | 25 |
| 3 | Chris Oliver | United States | 8,626,407 | 22 |
| 4 | Daniyar Aubakirov | Kazakhstan | 9,893,085 | 25 |
| 5 | Viktor Ustimov | Russia | 12,219,728 | 31 |
| 6 | Christopher Kruk | Canada | 11,092,664 | 28 |
| 7 | Suraj Mishra | India | 18,734,404 | 47 |
| 8 | Kenneth Smaron | United States | 3,613,536 | 9 |
| 9 | Sylvain Loosli | France | 13,858,427 | 35 |
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