In a heads-up raised pot, the board showed 3♥10♦4♠2♥ when Rafael Moraes and Michael Rodrigues checked.
The river was the 10♥ and this time Moraes check-called Rodrigues for 6,000. Moraes tabled 9♥9♠ and Rodrigues mucked his hand.
Shota Nakanishi raised it up from the cutoff and was called by the button. The flop came Q♠9♠4♦ and both players checked to the 6♣ on the turn.
Nakanishi led out with a bet of 8,000 and his opponent called to see the J♥ on the river. Nakanishi checked this time and his opponent tossed in a bet of 13,000. Nakanishi thought for a moment and then called. His opponent showed A♣10♥ for air while Nakanishi held 7♦6♦ for a pair of sixes.
"Somebody stop this guy," another player at the table said.
The board 2♣4♥4♠J♥6♦ was already completed when Bruno Fitoussi sent 21,500 in the middle. His opponent tanked for some time and eventually called, but only to muck after Fitoussi revealed K♠J♠ for two pair.
Doug Polk raised to 5,000 on the button and called a three-bet from the big blind worth 15,000.
The flop showed 6♠7♦4♥ and Polk called his opponents continuation for 12,000. When the 6♥ paired the board on the turn, the big blind fired 35,000 and Polk took a minute and called.
The J♦ on the river went check-check. The big blind flipped over A♠9♥ but Polk held A♥Q♣ for the best kicker and received the pot.
All the chips hit the middle on a flop showing 9♥5♦2♠ between Nghia Le and a player in the big blind. Le had his opponent just barely covered for their stack of close to 150,000.
Big Blind: 4♥3♥
Nghia Le: 5♠5♣
Le flopped a set, but would need to dodge the open-ended straight draw for his opponent. The turn gave the big blind a straight when the 6♥ peeled off, however, the river changed things again when the 2♥ hit to turn the set into a full house and send Le's opponent to the exit.
The pot stood at approximately 23,000 with two players remaining in the hand as the board read J♣5♥2♣.
In the big blind was Lane Jacobson who bet out for 12,000. Joao Vieira on the button made the call.
The turn came the 10♦ which checked through to the 6♣ on the river. Jacobson retook the lead with a bet of 17,000, which sent Vieira deep into the tank.
Vieira was thinking for nearly four minutes when a player at the table called the clock. Vieira received and thirty-second countdown and eventually made the call with just three seconds to spare.
Jacobson tabled 10♠10♥ for a turned set. Vieira launched his cards into the muck and Jacobson claimed this pot.
Heads-up on a flop of 7♣Q♣3♣, Isai Scheinberg bet 6,000 from middle position and Mihai Manole called in the small blind.
Both players checked the K♠ turn before Manole put out a min-bet of 2,000 on the K♠ river.
"Too much," Scheinberg joked as Manole playfully took back one of his chips to make the bet even smaller. Scheinberg still threw his cards away.
According to the table, Patrick Loughman opened and called. three-bet from Ami Alibay worth 14,000.
The flop brought Q♥J♥10x and Loughman led out for 15,000, called by Alibay. The same action happened on the 7♥ turn for another 15,000.
The river was the 2♠ and Loughman sent 17,000, which Alibay also called. Alibay revealed A♥Ax but Loughman claimed the pot with 10x10x for a set of tens.
With around 60,000 already in the middle on a completed board of 2♣5♥7♠7♦7♣, Nick Marchington slid forward a tower of green 25,000 chips to put Brian Yoon all in.
"Very Main Event situation here. Very Main Event," Yoon said as he let out a deep sigh and tanked for several minutes.
"If you have threes plus you earned this one," Yoon eventually said as he called for around 100,000. Marchington turned over 8♠8♦ and Yoon tapped the felt and showed his 4♥4♦.
Marchington went over to shake Yoon's hand before Yoon made his exit. His seat was taken was Garry Gates and the two 2019 Main Event finalists exchanged a fist pump to mark their reunion.
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