Ran Shahar made it 40,000 to go and was called by Andre Akkari. On a flop of , Shahar check-raised from 42,000 to 125,000 and Akkari then clicked it back to 300,000 and called all-in for the rest of it when Shahar pushed.
Andre Akkari:
Ran Shahar:
The turn failed to improve Akkari and the same also applied for the river as Shahar prevailed with his set of fives.
Over on the feature table, Breno Diniz Campelo Silva raised to 40,000 and then called the shove by Alessandro Siena for 530,000 in the cutoff.
Alessandro Siena:
Breno Diniz Campelo Silva:
Campelo paired up on the flop and retained his lead throughout the turn and river as he improved to the nut flush, triggering cheers from the Brazilian rail.
Fernando Rodriguez had another player all-in and at risk for their stack of about 350,000.
Opponent:
Fernando Rodriguez:
The flop kept his opponent ahead, the turn gave him flush outs if a spade were to hit, and the indeed completed the board to put a beat on his opponent's big slick and send him to the rail.
The player in the hijack opened to 40,000 and was three-bet to 110,000 by Roman Valerstein in the cutoff. Alex Livingston then shoved on the button for around 700,000 and just behind him, Joel Grunberger also went all in for 448,000 in the small blind. Action folded back to Valerstein, who called to put both players at risk.
Joel Grunberger:
Alex Livingston:
Roman Valerstein:
The board ran out — pairing Valerstein's big slick and eliminating both Grunberger and Livingston from the tournament late in the day.