The action was caught as the cards were being swept into the muck; Hunter Cole had lost the proportion of his stack in a big pot against Adam Hendrix. The very next hand, Cole was nearly forced all in blind by posting the big blind.
Timur Margolin raised to 800,000 from the cutoff, Michael Allen called in the small blind and Cole put in his last 25,000 chip that was behind the line. Cole was awaiting a potential triple-up while action remained on the side.
Allen check-called a bet of 800,000 from Margolin on the J♣8♠10♥ flop.
The 4♣ turn checked through to the 4♥ on the river. Allen took the lead for 825,000. Margolin thought for some time before putting in a raise to what looked to be 3,000,000 and Allen snap-folded.
Hunter Cole: 9♦8♦
Timur Margolin: A♥4♠
Margolin went runner-runner to make trips, sending Cole to the rail.
Michael Allen raised to 650,000 from under the gun, and Philippe Casciola moved all in for 2,375,000. Allen made the call and both players tabled their hands.
Philippe Casciola: A♦K♥
Michael Allen: A♥J♣
The board ran out 6♠8♠J♦7♥7♠ for Allen to take the pot.
Fabian Rolli, in the cutoff, raised to 3,800,000, leaving himself just 1,000,000 behind the line. Michael Allen, in the small blind, moved him all in for the rest and Rolli called.
Fabian Rolli: Q♦J♦
Michael Allen: Q♣Q♠
The board ran out 9♥10♥J♠4♣3♥; Allen's pocket queens held to eliminate Rolli.
David Yokoyama raised to 2,100,000 from the cutoff and left 125,000 chips behind. Agharazi Babayev called from the small blind and both players headed to a flop.
While the flop came 3♣8♣9♦ both players checked their action.
The turn peeled the 10♦ and Yokoyama checked to Babayev. He jammed all in and Yokoyama called off his remaining chips.
David Yokoyama: K♥J♥
Agharazi Babayev: K♦Q♣
The board completed with the 4♦ for Agharazi to take the pot.
Gj Hu limped in from middle position, the small blind completed and Chris Brewer checked his option in the big blind.
The action checked to Hu, who took the lead for 350,000, on the 3♣K♣9♣ flop. Only Brewer called.
The 9♥ prompted Brewer to check again. Hu moved all in, putting Brewer to the test for his effective stack of approximately 1,900,000. Brewer snap-folded.
Action was caught after the board ran out 6♦6♥A♦7♠9♠ and Patrick McCullough moved all in from the big blind. He had David Yokoyama covered in under the gun.
However, Yokoyama found the call. He showed A♣7♣ to take the pot over McCullough's Q♦J♣. McCullough was left with just 150,000 chips coming into the small blind.
The following hand, Mario Fata raised to 400,000 from middle position and McCullough called from the small blind for 150,000 chips total. Everyone else folded as both players revealed their hands.
Patrick McCullough: J♣8♠
Mario Fata: A♠A♣
The board ran out Q♣J♦6♦7♠3♥ for Fata to take the pot, eliminating McCullough.
Philip Li moved all-in from the hijack for around 1,900,000. Agharazi Babayev called from the cutoff and Loubna Aggoun was next to act on the button.
Aggoun tanked and the clock was called. There were 56 left with a pay jump at 55, but once the floor had confirmed another player had bust, Aggoun found a call.
Loubna Aggoun:Q♦Q♣
Philip Li:A♥9♠
Agharazi Babayev: J♥J♠
Aggoun was looking strong with queens, and these held on the 10♠7♣3♣ flop.
Everything changed on the J♦ turn and Babayev moved into favorite after turning the set.
The K♠ didn't save Li or Aggoun, and they busted after just making the pay jump.
Martin Zamani raised to 250,000 from middle position, and Wissam Gahshan moved all in for 905,000 from the cutoff. Action folded to Zamani who made the call as both players revealed their hands.
Wissam Gahshan: K♦J♥
Martin Zamani: K♥7♥
After the Q♦6♥6♣ flop Zamani told Gahshan he'd "take a chop." However, the running 4♥5♥ sealed the deal for Gahshan as Zamani's flush took the pot.
