Three ways to the A♠9♣7♣ flop, Romain Lewis checked out of the big blind. Patrick Liang, winner of a $1 million envelope in the Mystery Bounty tournament, then bet 10,000 from under the gun. Ryan Leng called and Lewis folded.
On the Q♣ turn, Liang checked and Leng's bet worth 20,000 won the pot without any further resistance.
Facing a bet worth 21,000 on the heads-up turn of 8♣3♥2♦5♥, Ryan Leng moved all-in for 49,000 from one seat over.
"Sometimes I am drawing dead," his opponent said and then sigh-called with the 10♥10♠. That wasn't the case but they only had two outs as Leng was in the lead with the 5♦5♣ for a set of fives. Nothing changed with the 7♣ river and Leng doubled.
Michael Howard was short on chips after the break, and he found himself in a battle of the blinds against another short stack.
Howard, who was in the small blind, moved all in with approximately 60,000. The big blind, who had a smaller stack, already had 6,000 committed to the pot between his blind and ante. He made the call and the cards were tabled.
Howard: 10♦9♠
Opponent: 9♥8♥
The dealer fanned a spicy flop of 10♠J♦10♣, giving Howald trip 10s and his opponent an open-ended straight. The 10♥ on the turn, though, gave Howard quads and had his opponent drawing dead to the river, where 4♣ appeared.
Howard secured the win and sent his opponent to the rail.
In a duel of WSOP bracelet winners, Femi Fashakin and Abhinav Iyer checked the A♠9♣8♥10♥5♦ river and the former tabled the 10♠7♥. Iyer slowly rolled over his cards and exposed the 10♦2♦, which ensured a split pot.
"That was a funny hand ... I promised to myself to open a hand with the Doyle," Iyer said. Fashakin responded "my shove would have gone through" before Iyer chimed in with an "I don't know, my hand still beats a lot".
On a three-way flop of K♦9♠6♦, Stephen Song called the all-in of a shorter stack for 60,000 while the flop aggressor folded.
Song's 9♦7♦ was up against A♦8♦ for the nut flush draw and he retained the lead throughout the 5♥ turn and 9♥ river.
Shortly after on the same table, Philip Shing looked up a short stack for 20,000 with 9♥9♣ versus A♦7♥. The J♦8♣6♦5♦7♣ board gave Shing a nine-high straight and the table had two seat open available.
The players are back from a break to begin Level 13.
With late registration ending at Level 12, a total of 1,139 players are officially entered.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The players are on a 20-minute break and will return at approximately 10:03 p.m. local time.
This break officially ends the late registration period.
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya clashed with Justin Valpreda when the latter was all-in for 53,500 before the flop as a typical coin flip unfolded.
Justin Valpreda: A♦J♥
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: 9♣9♦
The two overcards made trips on the J♦J♠4♦Q♦K♦ board and Skhulukhiya took a hit to his still very healthy stack.
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