Yeh Han Chen was under the gun and announced he was all in. Kentaro Hori, who was next to act, called the 3,700,000 raise. The big blind asked for a count but then folded, and the two were off to determine their fates.
Yeh Han Chen: 
Kentaro Hori: 
The flop came out 
, and people cheered for Chen making a set. The turn was a 
and the river was a 
, offering no help to the now beat pocket tens.
Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Everton Taylor was all in before the flop for 2,225,000 and it was Kentaro Hori putting him at risk.
Everton Taylor: 
Kentaro Hori: 
Taylor was looking to dodge the one overcard of Hori and that he did as the board ran out 
.
The action folded around to Yen Han Chen in the small blind and he pushed all in. Kentaro Hori was in the big blind and snap-called his stack of 2,900,000.
Kentaro Hori: 
Yen Han Chen:
The flop of 
gave Chen a flush draw and the turn paired his five to take the lead. The river improved him to a flush as Hori exited the tournament.
Zachary Bassett, who was under the gun, raised, and everyone folded but the big blind, Binchiat Tay, who called and joined him in the action.
The flop was 
. Tay checked and Bassett bet 650,000. Tay then called.
The turn was 
. Both players checked.
The river brought a 
to the board. Tay now bet 1,500,000. Bassett called, and Tay turned over his pocket pair, saying, "I got a straight." "How did you get that?" Bassett repeated in disbelief.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 522 | 1 | Binchiat Tay | 20,000,000 |
| 522 | 2 | Mike Takayama | 520,000 |
| 522 | 3 | EMPTY | x |
| 522 | 4 | Allen Cunningham | 26,800,000 |
| 522 | 5 | Paul De La Soujeole | 25,300,000 |
| 522 | 6 | Jed Stewart | 5,900,000 |
| 522 | 7 | Rodney Turvin | 13,700,000 |
| 512 | 1 | Gregory [Removed:372] | 7,500,000 |
| 512 | 2 | Christopher Farmer | 27,000,000 |
| 512 | 3 | Everton Taylor | 12,500,000 |
| 512 | 4 | Yen Han Chen | 8,200,000 |
| 512 | 5 | Xinli Ye | 1,725,000 |
| 512 | 6 | Robert Kuehl | 2,400,000 |
| 512 | 7 | James Hughes | 37,750,000 |
| 502 | 1 | Kyle Miholich | 8,200,000 |
| 502 | 2 | Farhad Davoudzadeh | 8,000,000 |
| 502 | 3 | Zachary Bassett | 7,150,000 |
| 502 | 4 | Jacques Kochan | 1,575,000 |
| 502 | 5 | Kevin Theodore | 11,200,000 |
| 502 | 6 | Alexander Tafesh | 17,000,000 |
| 502 | 7 | Braxton Moore | 22,000,000 |
Everton Taylor opened to 800,000 from under the gun and Xinli Ye shoved from the hijack for 2,650,000. Taylor called.
Xinli Ye: 
Everton Taylor: 
Ye was way ahead but Taylor spiked the 
flop.
The 
gave Ye a straight draw but the 
gave Taylor trip tens and eliminated Ye from the tournament.
Farhad Davoudzadeh had a short stack and was forced all in on the big blind for 375,000. Alexander Tafesh in the cutoff and Braxton Moore on the button were competing for the side-pot.
Both Tafesh and Moore checked the 
board until the river when Tafesh bet 500,000. Moore quickly folded.
Farhad Davoudzadeh:
Alexander Tafesh:
Tafesh hit a straight on the river which was enough to eliminate Davoudzadeh.
Robert Kuehl moved all in for his final 1,200,000 from the hijack and Christopher Farmer called from the small blind.
Robert Kuehl:
Christopher Farmer: 
Farmer would hit a straight on the flop, leaving Kuehl with only chop possibilities.
The board would run out and Kuehl was eliminated.
Yen Han Chen raised under the gun to 1,000,000 and Christopher Farmer ripped all of the chips in the middle from the small blind. Everton Taylor was in the big blind and yelled, "I'm all in, too!"
Chen quickly got rid of his cards and both hands were tabled.
Everton Taylor: 
Christopher Farmer:
Taylor was ahead with pocket queens and was able to hold as the board ran out 
, doubling his stack of 8,675,000.
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