Action picked up when the player in the big blind was all in and called by Edgar Varas from the button.
Big Blind: A♣A♦
Edgar Varas: A♠J♥
The board ran out 10♣8♣K♥K♦Q♣ giving Varas the winning straight and a bounty.
Action folded around to the cutoff who raised to 600,000. Dong Chen three-bet all in from the small blind for his last 2,400,000 chips and the cutoff quickly called.
Dong Chen: A♠Q♦
Cutoff: 10♥10♣
The board ran out J♥9♠5♦9♣Q♠ and Chen doubled up.
The middle position player raised to 550,000 and Kale Houser shoved the cutoff for 2,335,000. Hao Zhou, who just doubled through Houser, shoved all in for around 4,800,000 on the button, and the middle position player folded.
Kale Houser: A♠4♠
Hao Zhou: Q♣Q♦
In the space of a few moments, Houser's tournament had been flipped on its head and he was out the door after the dealer ran a board of 7♦5♦J♥2♦7♠ which kept the pocket queens of Zhou in the lead.
A player in middle position opened the action by raising all in for his last 1,800,000 chips. Yves Nowacki-Breczewski in the cutoff called all in for his remaining 1,200,000 and the players went off to a full board.
Yves Nowacki-Breczewski: A♥K♥
Middle Position Player: 10♣10♠
The runout came A♠2♥6♠7♥3♥ and Nowacki-Breczewski found a much-needed double.
Kale Houser min-raised the button to 500,000 and Hao Zhou defended from the big blind.
The flop fell 10♣10♦5♠ and after Zhou checked, Houser shoved all in for 1,800,000 effective. Zhou snap-called.
Hao Zhou: 10♠8♣
Kale Houser: K♠9♠
A favorable flop for Zhou saw him flop trips and he held on after the 7♥ turn and 9♦ runout was completed.
Action picked up when a player had shoved his short stack all in against Pei Li on a board of 4♠10♠J♥5♣J♣. Li's pocket kings held and he added yet another bounty to his growing collection.
Opponent: Ax8♥
Pei Li: K♥K♦
Level: 31
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Prasad Vemulapalli was all-in and at risk for his last 2,200,000 against the player in the hijack.
Prasad Vemulapalli: K♣K♠
Hijack: J♥10♥
Despite his opponent flopping a pair and turning a flush draw, Vemulapalli managed to survive as the runout of 10♠Q♥4♣9♥9♣ board kept his pocket kings in the lead.
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