With two players seeing a board of 5♣A♠9♣4♠7♣ and about 15,000 in the middle, Damian Salas bet 5,500 and was called by Boris Kolev in position.
Salas tabled J♥9♠ for a pair of nines and Kolev's hand hit the muck.
Lester Edoc raised the button to 3,000 and the big blind player called.
The A♦6♦5♠ flop saw the big blind player check-call a bet of 2,000 from Edoc.
The 10♥ turn got checked through for the 7♥ to come on the river. This time, the big blind led out for 9,000 only to be met by a raise to 46,000 by Edoc. Edoc's opponent went deep into the tank, thinking for over two minutes. Eventually, he put in the call and Edoc turned over 9♠8♦ for the nuts.
Harrison Ashdown opened the action with a raise to 3,000 from the button. The small blind three-bet to 12,000 before Ashdown four-bet to 25,000. His opponent five-bet jammed for 72,000 and Ashdown made the call.
Small Blind: Q♣Q♦ 
Harrison Ashdown: K♥K♦
The board ran out 8♣10♥9♥6♦8♥ and Ashdown stacked his opponent while adding a pile of chips to his stack.
The cutoff opened the action with a raise to 3,500. Naomi Matsumoto three-bet to 10,000 from the button and his opponent made the call.
Matsumoto continued for 11,500 on a 8♣9♥4♠ flop and the cutoff called.
Action went check-check on the 5♦ turn before Matsumoto fired 22,500 on the 10♦ river. His opponent quickly called, and Matsumoto tabled J♥J♠ for the winner.
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Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players are headed to their last 15-minute break of the day. Action will resume at Level 9 with blinds of 1,000-1,500.
There was a raise from the player under the gun to 2,500 and a three-bet from Xuan Liu out of the big blind to 9,000. The under the gun player made the call and they headed to the flop.
Liu put out a continuation bet of 7,500 on the J♠10♠3♥ flop and her opponent made the call.
The9♠ turn didn't slow Liu down, she fired a bet of 15,000 into the middle. After doing some inventory, her opponent folded and forfeited the pot to Liu.
The player on the button opened the action with a raise to 2,500 before Dorian Melchers forced the button all in with a raise to 19,000 from the big blind. His opponent made the call.
Button: 7♥7♦
Dorian Melchers: A♠J♠
The board ran out Q♦2♣6♥A♣5♠ earning Melchers the pot.
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