All the chips went into the middle preflop with James Moult at risk in the big blind, against Kevin Danko in middle position.
James Moult: 3♠3♥
Kevin Danko: A♦K♠
It was a flip that was shortlived as Danko hit two pair on the board of A♣K♥Q♠9♠J♠ which sent Moult back to Derbyshire with a five-figure pay day.
Matthew Shihadeh was all in for around 615,000 from the big blind and up against Mitch Garshofsky on the button.
Matthew Shihadeh: K♠K♣
Mitch Garshofsky: A♣J♥
The board ran out 7♠7♦6♣4♦J♠ and Shihadeh doubled up with his pocket kings to leave Garshofsky on fumes.
Garshofsky got his last 150,000 in the middle the next hand, this time against James Martini.
Mitch Garshofsky: A♦8♥
James Martini: 10♦10♥
Garshofsky had once again run into a big pair. "Where's the ace," he pleaded, but none came on the 9♥6♦3♥9♠Q♥ board to send him to the rail.
Scott Laird was all in from the big blind for around 500,000 and up against Richard Wallace under the gun.
Scott Laird: A♦Q♦
Richard Wallace: A♣A♥
Wallace hit the last ace in the deck on the A♠5♣7♣ flop to make top set and leave Laird already drawing dead.
The board ran out 4♣8♠ and Laird was eliminated.
"His name is Lucky," another tablemate said about Wallace.
"Not as lucky as the gentleman sitting over there," Wallace joked, pointing back at him.
Rassoul Malboubi had a raise to 325,000 in front of him before Mark Kitchens in the big blind shoved for 1,385,000.
Malboubi spent several minutes in the tank as he assembled the chips to call, uncapping his cards to take another look and recapping them before sliding in three towers of chips.
Mark Kitchens: A♠K♦
Rassoul Malboubi: 7♠7♣
"Low cards," Malboubi shouted as the entire table stood up to witness the massive confrontation. The flop came Q♦Q♠6♥ and kept him in front, but the K♠ fell on the turn and Kitchens now began celebrating.
The river, though, spelled disaster for Kitchens as it came 7♥ to give Malboubi a full house and the knockout. A collective "wow" arose from the table as the players couldn't believe that Malboubi had spiked the two-outer.
"It was nice playing with all of you," a good-natured Kitchens told his tablemates as he took the bad beat in stride before heading to collect his payout.
Terry Turner moved all in for 575,000 from early position, Jeffrey Yarchever reshoved in the cutoff, and the rest of the table folded.
Terry Turner: 6♠6♥
Jeffrey Yarchever: A♣J♣
Yarchever picked up a straight draw on the 5♥K♠4♣Q♠ board to go with his two overcards, but missed everything on the 2♣ river as Turner held on to double up.
Jinhua Li raised to 110,000 from early position and was called by Josef Hollander in the cutoff and big blind Rassoul Malboubi.
The flop came 8♠8♣K♥ and action checked to Hollander who tossed out a bet of 200,000. Malboubi called while Li got out of the way.
Both players checked the 7♦ turn before Malboubi led out for another 200,000 on the 6♣ river. Hollander quickly called.
Malboubi showed K♦J♣, but Hollander had him out-kicked with K♠Q♦ to take the pot.
"That eight scared me," Hollander said.
Mark Dunbar raised to 125,000 from early position and Pellegrino Marotta called to his direct left.
The flop came 10♣5♣10♦ and Dunbar checked to Marotta who fired out 150,000. Dunbar called, then check-called another 150,000 on the 3♦ turn.
The 2♦ fell on the river and Dunbar checked again. Marotta checked behind and turned over 4♠4♣. Dunbar flashed AxQx before mucking.
Nina Hazdovac was down to around 200,000 when she moved all in from middle position. Jeffrey Yarchever, who barely had her covered, called in the small blind.
Nina Hazdovac: A♥J♦
Jeffrey Yarchever: K♠9♠
Yarchever took the lead on the K♣5♣6♣ flop with a pair of kings. Hazdovac got some hope on the Q♠ turn with a straight draw, but the K♥ river improved Yarchever to trips and sent Hazdovac to the rail.
"Ask and you shall receive," Yarchever said as he took in her chips.
Kevin Daniels moved all in from under the gun for 280,000. He was called by Ronald Swain in the small blind.
Kevin Daniels: 9♣9♦
Ronald Swain: A♦5♥
Daniels was ahead, but an ace in the window on the board of A♥K♣2♠7♣3♠ gave Swain top pair and Daniels went to collect his cash.
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