Joao Simao raised from the cutoff and Cary Katz was the lone caller from the big blind.
The flop was A♣K♦2♥ and Katz check-called a bet from Simao to see 5♣ on the turn.
Both players checked the turn and Simao checked back again on the river.
"Nice check," Katz said as he flipped over Q♦Q♣. "You're too good."
Simao tossed the losing hand in the muck.
Elsewhere, defending champion Jonathan Cohen has bowed out.
Action folded around to the blinds, where Philip Sternheimer raised from the small and Nate Silver called from the big.
Silver called a bet from Sternheimer on the J♥5♥6♦ flop and then Sternheimer check-called a bet from Silver on the 8♣ turn.
The 3♣ completed the board and Sternheimer checked once more — prompting a bet from Silver.
Sternheimer went deep into the tank before eventually letting his hand go and conceding the pot to Silver.
Shaun Deeb raised from the hijack and was three-bet by Alexander Wilkinson in the cutoff. Action folded back to Deeb, who called.
Deeb check-called Wilkinson down on the 7♠3♣8♣ flop, 6♥ turn, and 3♦ river.
Wilkinson showed Deeb 8♠8♥ for a flopped set of eights, which was good for the pot.
Deeb was left short after the hand and busted a short while thereafter.
Jonathan Cohen raised before Koray Aldemir three-bet from the button. The blinds folded and Cohen four-bet shoved the rest of it for 20,000. Aldemir called and the cards were turned up.
Jonathan Cohen: 7♦7♠
Koray Aldemir: A♣8♣
The board ran out 4♠K♠2♥5♦2♣ and the sevens held to secure the double for Cohen.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
The remaining 36 players are now on their second 10-minute break of the day.
Nick Schulman opened on the button and was called by Michael Moncek in the big blind.
Moncek check-called bets from Schulman all the way down on the J♥Q♠5♦ flop, 6♥ turn, and 2♥ river.
Schulman showed A♥10♥ for the nut flush and Moncek mucked — awarding the pot to Schulman.
Bill Klein raised from middle position and Motoyoshi Okamura called from the big blind.
The flop was 2♠7♦J♠ and Okamura check-called a bet from Klein. The turn was K♦.
Okamura check-called again on the turn and the river was 6♣. Both players checked the river and Klein turned over J♣10♣ to take the pot. Okamura flashed a smaller Jx and tossed it in the muck.
Nozomu Shimizu raised from the hijack and was three-bet by Chad Eveslage in the small blind. It was folded back to Shimizu, who called.
Eveslage continued for a bet on the 4♣9♣6♦ flop and Shimizu raised. Eveslage called.
Eveslage then check-called a bet from Shimizu on the 2♣ turn and both players checked down on the K♥ river.
"Ace high," Eveslage said.
"Two!" shouted Shimizu as he tabled the 8♠2♠, which was enough to drag the pot.
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