Marc Rivera raised from the hijack to 50,000, finding Boris Akopov in the big blind who defended.
On a flop of 5♠3♦6♣, Akopov played out of flow and led into Rivera for 60,000. Rivera called.
The turn came the 9♣ and Akopov bet again for 125,000. This time Rivera raised all in for 380,000 and Akopov tossed his cards into the muck.
Jeffrey Johnston raised to 60,000 from under the gun and was called by Robert Kuhn on his immediate left.
The flop fell K♠3♠Q♣. Johnston bet 70,000, Kuhn called. The turn came 2♦ and the pattern repeated itself — both players committing another 120,000 to the pot.
The river was the 7♥ and once again Johnston bet, this time making it 200,000 to go. It took a little less than a minute for Kuhn to make the call.
Johnston tabled K♦Q♦ for top two pair. Kuhn nodded silently and mucked his hand.
Patrick Leonard raised from the hijack to 50,000, finding Julien Sitbon in the big blind who defended.
The hand checked down to a showdown as the board read 9♦3♣4♥8♣5♦. Sitbon was first to show as he tabled A♣6♣. Leonard proceeded to show an inferior suited ace, however his A♠3♠ was good for bottom pair, winning Leonard this pot.
The pot stood at 250,000 with just the blinds remaining in the hand, as the full board read 9♠8♥A♦5♦3♣.
Andrei Konopelko checked from the small to Maxwell Young in the big. Young put out a bet of 135,000 and Konopelko couldn't continue.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
The pot stood at 210,000 as the full board read 7♦6♠3♦6♣K♥.
With two players remaining in the pot, Kenny Smith over-bet shoved the river for his remaining 345,000 from the big blind.
In the hijack was Pierre Lewandowski who went deep into the tank, eventually relinquishing his cards.
Dong Chen raised under the gun to 40,000, Dario Sammartino in the cutoff three-bet to 95,000 and Justin Chu in big blind four-bet to 275,000.
Action back on Chen, he five-bet jammed, Sammartino came over the top and Chu called for a three-way all in.
Dario Sammartino: A♣A♠
Dong Chen: K♣K♦
Justin Chu: K♠K♥
The board ran out 3♣8♥J♣9♠8♦. Sammartino's aces held for a huge triple-up.
Justin Chu and Niall Farrell saw a flop of 10♦7♥K♠. Chu checked from the big blind and Farrell, in the hijack, bet 80,000. Chu called.
Chu checked again on a 4♦ turn and Farrell fired once more, for 230,000. Chu tanked for around a minute before checking his cards and folding.
Shon Aroeti raised from early position to 40,000 finding Xuming Qi on the button who three-bet jammed for 340,000. Aroeti called.
Xuming Qi: 7♥7♠
Shon Aroeti: A♥A♦
Aroeti's aces proved no problem for Qi's sevens as the board ran out 8♠K♥6♦Q♣7♣. A rivered seven kept Qi's deep run alive.
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