Tim Van Loo opened 27,000 in middle position, and a player called on his left before the button did the same.
The dealer fanned a flop of K♣J♠10♦, and Van Loo checked to the middle position player who fired a bet of 21,000 into the middle. The button folded, and Van Loo made the call.
The K♦ turn and 8♦ river were checked down, and Van Loo tabled Q♠Q♥. His opponent mucked his hand, and the dealer pushed him the pot.
Zaher Samaan raised with the A♦J♠ and Felipe Ketzer defended the big blind with the J♥10♠. Ketzer check-called for 30,000 on the A♦K♣2♠ flop and they checked the 8♠ turn. Ketzer bet big on the 7♥ river and Samaan called all-in to double.
Kelly Dalke was then all-in with 9♠9♣ versus A♦K♥ on the right hand feature table and the 10♣6♠2♠J♦A♥ board delivered the ace on the river to knock out Dalke.
Action was picked up on the turn with players three-way and the board reading 9♥4♦Q♠5♥. A player in the small blind checked, another player in the big blind bet 38,000, Chance Kornuth called from the cutoff and the small blind got out of the way.
On the 8♥ river the big blind slowed down with a check. Kornuth bet 90,000 and received a call from his sole remaining opponent.
Kornuth tabled 5♥4♥ for a five-high flush for the winner and scooped another pot, surpassing two million chips in the process.
Emmanuel Lopez took 25,000 chips off his massive stack and put them in the middle for a raise from middle position. Charlie Chiu was on the button and called, and Mike Lancaster defended his big blind.
The trio then checked through the 8♥3♠9♥ flop before Lancaster led out 30,000 on the 3♥ turn. Lopez called while Chiu got out of the way.
Lancaster would fire another bet, this time of 40,000, when the 4♠ hit the river, and another quick call followed from Lopez. Lancaster shook his head while he tabled his 7♥6♦ for a failed bluff, while Lopez had turned trips with his 3♣2♣ and raked in another pot.
Meanwhile, one table behind, Dmitrii Kuzin was eliminated.
The action was relayed to PokerNews after the fact. Scott Blumstein limped from the hijack and the small blind completed. Phil Badiola checked his option in the big blind and the trio saw a flop of J♥10♣3♣. All three players checked around and the 2♥ hit the turn.
The small blind checked again and Badiola bet 25,000, which only Blumstein came along. The 3♦ completed the board and Badiola moved all in, covering the 191,000 remaining for Blumstein, who went deep in the tank.
After much deliberation, Blumstein made the call and the hands were shown. Badiola tabled QxJx for a pair of jacks and Blumstein showed KxQx for the king-high hero call as he made his way to the payout desk.
A player raised from middle position to 36,000, Novo Constare three-bet to 136,000 on the button and the original raiser called.
On a flop of 8♣7♥4♣, the middle position player check-called a bet of 150,000 from Constare.
The 9♦ fell on the turn and the middle-positioned player now chose to lead out for 150,000. Constare raised all in for 187,000 and his opponent called.
Novo Constare: Q♥Q♣
Middle Position: 4♦3♦
The river landed the 10♠ and Constare doubled up.
Adam Friedman moved all in for his last 85,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Jonathan Ricciardi in the big blind who went deep into the tank. Eventually he made the call to put Friedman at risk.
Adam Friedman: J♥J♦
Jonathan Ricciardi: K♣J♣
Friemdan was ahead with his pocket pair and remained so on the 5♠7♣8♥ flop. The 10♣ turn did give Ricciardi a flush draw to go along with some chop outs and he ended up scooping the pot after the 5♣ river completed his flush to send Friedman out courtesy of a bad beat.
Brad Anderson raised to 29,000 with the 9♦9♠ and Richard Seymour called with the 10♦10♣ on the button. Juan Maceiras Lapido then three-bet to 140,000 with the A♣K♠ in the small blind for both opponents to call.
Maceiras Lapido took the lead on the A♥8♦6♦ flop and bet 140,000 to force out Anderson. Seymour gave it some consideration and called to pick up a flush draw on the 5♦ turn. Both players checked to the Q♣ river and checked again for the Spaniard to win the pot.
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