Action was caught on the turn of Q♠4♦8♣3♥ and both players were quick to check.
The river came the 5♣ and middle position led out for 40,000. Paul Gibbons raised to 150,000 and his opponent made the call.
Gibbons revealed 6♠7♠ for the nut straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Judith Bielan, who was on the button, got it all in preflop against the player in the small blind, who she had covered.
Small blind: K♠3♠ 
Judith Bielan: K♦Q♦
The board ran out Q♥K♥7♣3♦J♠ and Bielan's two pair, kings and queens, sent her opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000
547,500
|
547,500 |
|
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Eric Ruffman is on a roll and knocked out two players in a row in the following hands:
In the first hand the middle position player raised to 17,000 and Ruffman moved all in from the small blind and received the call. Ruffman had the superior stack.
Middle position: A♦Q♣
Eric Ruffman: K♠K♣
The board was J♥J♦4♥9♥10♦ and Ruffman's kings dodged the ace to find two pair for the win and the elimination.
In the second hand Ruffman was wishing this was a bounty tournament when an early position player raised all in preflop to 49,000 and Ruffman made the call and casually turned over queens for his second big pocket pair in a matter of minutes.
Early position: A♥J♦
Eric Ruffman: Q♥Q♦
This board ran out with K♠9♠J♥9♦5♦ and Ruffman managed to dodge the ace again and add to his chip stack with another two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
Chaechon Yim was in the small blind when Tony Lam raised from under the gun to 20,000. Yim saw this as his opportunity to pick a hand and go for it so he three-bet all in for 37,000. Lam made the call.
Chaechon Yim: K♣J♠
Tony Lam: A♣10♥
After the flop of A♠6♣10♣, Yim began calling for a queen and the dealer obliged with a Q♥ on the turn and a 5♥ on the river which gave Yim a much needed double up and a save from being eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Ken Deng was seen dragging in a sizable pot after having doubled up on a board that read 9♦6♦5♦J♥8♥. With cards still face up at showdown, Deng tabled A♦10♦ while his opponent had 6♥6♣.
Deng explained to PokerNews that a majority of the money went in on the turn. He mentioned that his opponent bet 55,000, he raised to 120,000, his opponent then went all in, and he made the call.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
686,000
632,000
|
632,000 |
Steven Nevill jammed all in from late position for 118,000 and was called by the small blind player.
Steven Nevill: A♦3♦
Small Blind: Q♦8♣
The board ran out 3♣3♠3♥2♦7♥ as Nevill drew his opponent dead on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
263,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
Derek Ichilcik raised to 18,000 from late position, and John Thai three-bet shoved from the small blind for about 190,000.
After some careful consideration from Ichilcik, he eventually arrived at a fold, tabling A♦K♣.
"Good fold," said Thai, as he showed A♥A♠, as a sign of respect.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
|
225,000
34,500
|
34,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
728,500
|
728,500 |
|
910,000
710,500
|
710,500 |
|
860,000
734,500
|
734,500 |
|
820,000
701,000
|
701,000 |
|
690,000
446,000
|
446,000 |
|
|
642,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
292,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
||
|
|
290,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
145,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
99,000
37,500
|
37,500 |
The remaining 486 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 6:45 p.m. local time. Play will resume with blinds at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
221,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
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