Christian Harder raised to 600,000 in early position, leaving just 55,000 behind. The action folded around to Joseph Elpayaa in the big blind and he eyed up Harder's stack before making a raise. Harder snap-called.
Christian Harder: 
Joseph Elpayaa: 
The 
flop paired both players and Harder was in the lead with his aces. The 
turn and 
river changed nothing as Harder collected the double.
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Kyle Miholich raised in the cutoff and Craig Mason three-bet to 600,000 in the small blind. Jaspal Brar was in the big blind and announced he was all in for about 3,400,000. The action was back on Miholich and he took his time before calling off his stack of 3,095,000 and Mason snap-mucked.
Kyle Miholich: 
Jaspal Brar: 
Brar's jacks ran into the kings of Muholich and he couldn't catch up as the board ran out 
, leaving him short-stacked.
With 500,000 in the middle on a flop of 
Hyojung Urm in the big blind bet 240,000 and was called by Charles Bendall in the small blind.
The fell on the turn and Urm bet 320,000 and was met with an all in from Bendall for 780,000. Urm made the call.
Charles Bendall: 
Hyojung Urm: 
Both players paired the jack on the turn but Urm outkicked Bendall. The 
river didn't change anything and Bendall headed to the exit.
With about 435,000 in the middle, the flop read 
. Alexander Tafesh was first to act and checked to Xinli Ye who fired out 225,000. Tafesh put in the check-raise to 625,000, putting Ye in the tank.
While deciding Ye started asking questions, "How much do you have behind?"
Tafesh responded, "2,700,000 more."
"Will you show if I fold?"
Tafesh pondered that thought for a moment before saying, "Sure, if you fold I will show."
Ye mucked his hand and Tafesh joked, "I ain't showing sh**," but tabled the 
for the flopped flush.
Ye jumped up with excitement as he said he folded the .
Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
With half the starting field already eliminated, the 140 remaining players are on a 20-minute break.
On a completed board of 
, Frank Marasco put out a pot-sized bet of 500,000 and Romans Voitovs was in the tank. After about a minute Voitovs made the call.
Marasco tabled 
for a flush and that was good to earn the pot as Voitovs pushed his cards forward.
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