Michael Koenig opened to 18,000 from early position and Dylan Lambe, who had built up a nice stack early in the day, made the call in the cutoff.
Allan Le defended his big blind and the dealer fanned out the A♠6♦4♦ flop. Le lead out by announcing pot, with Koenig and Lambe folding by the time the dealer calculated the bet size.
Action was picked up with Sergio Benso all in with a board showing K♦2♣2♠4♠9♣. Sammy Farha showed down K♠K♣3♠10♣J♥ for a full house and eliminated Benso.
Todd Brunson was all in from middle position and at risk against Leonard Talerico in the big blind.
Todd Brunson: A♠Q♦10♥10♦5♦ 
Leonard Talerico: A♥Q♣4♣4♥3♦
Brunson made a set of tens on the J♥10♠4♠5♠A♦ board, taking the entire pot and doubling his stack when Talerico failed to make a low.
Action was picked up with 36,000 in the pot on a flop of 6♥7♥J♣ when Ryan Laplante went all in for his last 28,000 and Michael Balan made the call.
Ryan Laplante: A♦7♠6♦5♦3♥
Michael Balan: A♠A♣6♠5♣3♠
Laplante was ahead with his two pair versus the aces of Balan and when the board ran out 2♠ on the turn and 6♣ on the river, Laplante improved to a full house to take the high hand. The players then chopped the low hand, with both holding ace-three for the nut-low.
John Bunch limped from early position, Errol Samuel raised to 20,000 in middle position, Wesley Cooper called from the small blind, and Bunch called as well.
On the 7♠6♣5♦ flop, the action checked to Samuel who bet 25,000. Cooper responded with a check-pot to 135,000, and only Samuel called.
The turn brought the J♥. Cooper bet his remaining 21,000 and Samuel called.
Wesley Cooper: A♦Q♣6♠3♠2♥
Errol Samuel: A♥K♣Q♥3♦2♠
The river was the A♣ and both players held three-two to chop the low while Cooper took the high with two pair, aces and sixes. Cooper started the day with just 54,000 and has been steadily accumulating chips.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
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Action was picked up on a flop showing 3♦J♠8♣ with 100,000 chips and five players in the pot. Action checked to the cutoff Mehmet Cetinkaya, who bet out 75,000. The button, small blind and big blind all fold to Sammy Farha in the hijack. Farha elected to make the call to see a turn.
After the 10♦ river, both players checked to go to a river.
The river was the 3♣ and Farha bet 75,000. After sitting in the tank for over two minutes, Cetinakaya did make the call. Farha told Cetinakaya he was good, who showed down A♦J♥10♥8♠2♠ for two pair, jacks and tens.
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