Action folded round to the hijack who limped along with Jeremy Ceille in the small blind. Robert Schulz in the big blind checked, taking the play three ways to the flop.
The 4♦K♥7♥ board got a check from Ceille. Schulz bet out 6,000 and the hijack folded. Ceille called the bet and it went heads up to the 10♥ turn.
Both players checked to a 2♠ river and Ceille checked again. Schulz bet 18,000 and Ceille gave up and folded. Ceille was still sitting with a sizeable stack after the hand, just slightly ahead of Schulz.
Scott Seiver raised from under the gun to 12,000 and Nick Palma three-bet to 26,000 from the next seat. Gonzalo Almada was in middle position and cold-four-bet to 60,000. Hang Xu then five-bet from the big blind, which committed him to the pot, and Almada was the only one to put more chips in, which put Xu at risk.
Hang Xu: A♠A♥
Gonzalo Almada: A♦K♦
No surprises came on the 3♦5♣3♥9♥4♠ runout, which meant Xu earned himself a double-up.
Joe McKeehen was all in from the small blind for only 3,000. There had been a raise and a three bet in front that left him heads up against Nicolas Vayssieres.
Joe McKeehen: Q♠10♥
Nicolas Vayssieres: A♠J♣
The board was safe for Vayssieres as it rolled out 6♠6♦4♠4♣ but the river rewarded McKeehen the pot when the Q♦ fell.
Hand #2:
McKeehen ended up folding until it was his big blind. Charles Honkonen raised to 10,000 under the gun. Espen Jørstad and Nicolas Vayssieres both called. McKeehen went all in for only 2,000 more and everyone called.
The flop was 6♣2♠10♠ and it checked around. The turn was the 5♣ and it checked to Vayssieres who bet 44,000. He got a call from Honkonen and Jørstad folded. The river saw the 7♣ check through.
Vayssieres: J♥10♠
Honkonen: K♥10♦
Honkonen's hand was good for the side pot but McKeehen said, "Do I have to show?" before turning over A♣K♣ for the nut flush, getting his stack up to 54,000.
Salim Admon moved all in from the hijack with 42,000. Justin Chan called from the small blind and Henrick Brockmann followed with a call from the big blind.
The K♥8♥5♠ flop prompted a check from Chan and a 31,000 bet from Brockmann.
Chan and Brockmann both checked on the 3♥ turn and the dealer brought a 6♣ river.
Chan bet 75,000, which made Brockmann go into the tank. After a little while, Admon called the clock and Brockmann threw his cards to the dealer, giving up on the hand.
Salim Admon: AxQx
Justin Chan: 8x8x
Chan took a chunky pot, having flopped a set, and Admon was knocked out of the tournament.
A board of 8♠7♦7♣10♥K♥ was laid out on the table and with around 70,000 chips in the middle, Erick Lindgren fired a bet of 30,000 into his opponent. Vitor Dzivielevski gave it some thought before eventually electing to call.
Lindgren tabled J♦10♣ for a turned pair of tens, and Dzivielevski mucked.