A player opened to 10,000 and it was called by the cutoff and the button before Sergio Aido squeezed to 55,000 in the big blind. Only the cutoff stayed interested and called.
The flop gave 9♥K♣7♠ and Aido continued for 44,000. After some thinking, his opponent called.
On the J♣ turn, Aido announced all in for 225,000 and after a minute, his opponent eventually folded.
Max Hirshik and Andreas Putz were heads-up on a completed board of 3♥4♥5♥10♦A♣ when Hirshik, in the big blind, led out for 71,000.
Putz then announced a raise to 300,000 and buried his head on the rail of the table while Hirshik considered the decision. "Do you even have 300," Hirshik wondered as he peeked at Putz's stack.
Hirshik eventually called and Putz showed him A♥6♥ for the nut flush. The dealer confirmed Putz had enough to make the raise before handing him the pot.
A player in early position raised to 10,000 and was called by the player on the button. Andrew Neeme then shoved for his last 70,000 from the big blind and only the inital raiser called to put Neeme at risk.
Andrew Neeme: 9♣9♦
Early-position player: 10♠10♣
Neeme looked resigned to his fate on the 6♣Q♠A♥ flop, but the 9♠ drilled Neeme's pocket pair for a set of nines on the turn. The Q♦ river was safe for Neeme and he doubled up late in the evening.
Action was joined on the 6♠J♥J♣ flop. Jeremy Kottler checked from middle position before Chris Brewer bet 23,000 from late position. Kottler made the call.
The turn came K♥, and this time Kottler led out in the amount of 80,000 with Brewer coming along.
The 6♣ arrived on the river, and Kottler took his time. "140," he announced, to which Brewer immediately slid his cards into the muck.
Shaun Deeb opened to 10,000 from the hijack and Philip Almond defended his big blind.
The flop came A♦8♥A♠ and Almond check-called a 5,000 bet from Deeb.
Both players checked the J♥ turn leading to the Q♥ river. Almond led out for 5,000 and Deeb raised to 15,000. After about two minutes Almond moved all in, forcing a fold from Deeb who was left with about fifteen big blinds with the bubble drawing near.
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After an open to 12,000 from the player in middle position, Jose Moure moved all in for 62,000 and Kalidou Sow made the call. Then Zachary Hall re-raised to 175,000 and the action folded back around to Sow who then back-raised all-in, covering Hall.
Hall then went into the tank for over a minute but eventually shook his head and folded K♥K♠ face-up and the table let out a collective gasp.
The cards were then tabled, with Moure at risk.
Jose Moure: A♥10♥
Kalidou Sow: A♦A♠
"Wow!"
"What a fold!" several players around the table congratulated Hall on his stellar fold as the flop came out 8♠6♥Q♥ with Sow still in the lead.
Miraculously, the board ran out 9♦J♠ to give Moure a straight on the river to stay alive with a big triple-up while Sow just shook his head.
Hilton Laborda opened to 13,000 from early position before a player in the cutoff three-bet to 33,000. Action folded back around to Laborda and he responded by moving all in for his last 107,000. His opponent made the call with the covering stack to put Laborda at risk.
Hilton Laborda: A♣K♥
Cutoff Player: 10♦10♣
Laborda was locked in a race for his tournament life but managed to get the double after the board ran out A♠3♥9♥A♦Q♦ to ensure the Brazilian remains in the tournament for at least a little longer.
Francisco Benitez made the minimum raise to 10,000 from early position and a player in the cutoff called. The button then three-bet to 36,000, after which Benitez made it 88,000 to go.
The cutoff quickly folded and, after some time thinking it over, the button followed suit.
The under-the-gun player raised to 11,000, the cutoff called and Eli Siboni three-bet to 20,000. Both opponents called.
Three ways to a flop of 9♥Q♠6♥, the action checked around to Siboni who bet out for 25,000. The under-the-gun player called and the cutoff folded.
The J♠ turn saw the action check back to Siboni who again bet 35,000. His opponent called.
The 3♥ river saw one last check from the under-the-gun player, who faced a final bet of 53,000 from Siboni. They eventually decide to fold and Siboni tabled A♣7♣. His opponent announced that they'd folded ace-king.
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