Sachin Joshi raised to 525,000 from under the gun and Christopher Kimmel called in the small blind.
The flop came 4♥9♦3♠ and Kimmel checked over to Joshi, who continued for 900,000. Kimmel then put in a raise to 2,300,000 and Joshi called.
The rest of the table had already left for the break by the time the 7♣ fell on the turn. Kimmel paused for a minute before betting 3,600,000. Joshi quickly folded and Kimmel took the pot.
Alexander Villa raised to 525,000 in the cutoff and Jose Aguilera defended from the big blind. The flop came 8♥6♠5♦ and Villa continued with a bet of 850,000. Aguilera check-raised to 2,500,000 and Villa called.
The turn brought the A♣ and Aguilera slid out a bet of 2,000,000. Villa again called and the 7♣ completed the board. Aguilera announced all in, putting Villa to the test for his remaining stack of roughly 7,400,000. Villa thought for nearly half of the break and then called it off. Aguilera showed 8♠8♣ for a set of eights while Villa was left with A♥8♦.
The remaining 37 players have stepped out for their first break of the day. Enjoy these highlights from the opening level of Day 8.
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
The action folded to Juan Maceiras Lapido in the small blind and he limped in. Andrey Pateychuk checked his big blind and a flop of 6♠Q♥9♣ was dealt.
Maceiras Lapido bet out 300,000 before Pateychuck raised to 900,000. Maceiras Lapido made the call before both players checked the A♠ turn. On the 8♠ river, Maceiras Lapido checked once more and Pateychuk bet 1,800,000 this time.
After some speech play, Maceiras Lapido made the call and got shown J♠7♣ fora bluffed jack-high. Macerias Lapido played two pair with 8♣6♣ and extended his chip lead.
Joe Ghio raised to 600,000 from under the gun and Maurice Hawkins called in the big blind.
Both players checked the K♦Q♣4♥ flop before Hawkins led out for 400,000 on the 8♠ turn.
Ghio called and Hawkins made another small bet on the 6♣ river, this time for 300,000. Ghio then moved all in and Hawkins, with 1,800,000 remaining, tanked for nearly a minute before he folded.
Nicholas Gerrity, with A♣Q♠, opened to 600,000 under the gun and Adam Walton called from the small blind with A♠10♠. The flop came A♥7♠4♥ and Walton check-called a bet of 500,000 from Gerrity.
The turn was the 5♣ and Walton checked again. Gerrity tossed in a bet of 1,100,000 and Walton quickly called. The river brought the 6♥ and Walton led out with a bet of 5,050,000. Gerrity gave it some thought but decided to send his cards to the muck.
Ryan Tamanini raised to 600,000 and Daniel Scroggins then three-bet to 1,700,000 on the button. The four-bet shove of the initial raiser followed and Scroggins folded.
One hand later, Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi raised to 1,475,000 on the button and left himself exactly 300,000 — one big blind — behind. Eric Schneider checked his cards, nodded and tossed in chips before confirming he just called.
The flop came 10♣8♠4♣ and Schneider moved all-in. Ohulchanskyi called.
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi: K♣Q♠
Eric Schneider: J♦10♠
The 10♦ turn gave Schneider trip tens and left the Ukrainian drawing dead to make the K♦ river bittersweet.
Juan Maceiras Lapido opened to 600,000 in the middle position and Richard Ryder defended out of the big blind.
Ryder checked on the flop of 4♣J♦7♥ and Lapido continued for the same 600,000. Ryder called. Ryder checked again on the 8♥ turn and Lapido checked back.
Ryder opted to lead for 700,000 on the 5♥ river and Lapido responded with a raise to 3,000,000. Ryder called, only to muck as Lapido showed a pair of jacks with K♣J♥.
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