Both Anatoly Nikitin and Lester Edoc had seen a flop of J♥6♥7♠ where Edoc check-called a bet of 8,000.
The J♠ turn and 7♥ river were both checked and Edoc tabled A♠6♣ for a flopped pair that was counterfeited to just ace-high. Nikitin looked at his cards again before he tossed them into the muck.
On a board of 9♠Q♥7♠8♣, Francis Beauregard bet 6,500 from under the gun. He was called by Kavin Shah on the button, and Joseph Cheong from the big blind.
Cheong checked to Beauregard on the A♥ river and he bet out 16,000. This got two quick folds from his opponents and Beauregard pulled in the pot.
Action was picked up with 12,000 in the middle on 5♣3♣8♥
Alexandros Kolonias fired 5,000 before the big blind moved all in for 30,400. Kolonias went into the tank but ultimately found the call.
Big Blind: A♣7♥ 
Alexandros Kolonias: K♥Q♥
The big blind was ahead with his Ace-high, but the board ran out 2♥10♥ and Kolonias got there to stack his opponent and drag in a nice pot.
Roman Korenev made it 5,500 from the cutoff and Jonah Labranche then three-bet to 20,000 out of the small blind. When it got back to Korenev, he shoved all in, and Labranche called off his stack of 62,500.
Jonah Labranche: A♦Q♠
Roman Korenev: A♣3♣
The runout of 8♥9♠6♥K♠4♣ improved neither player which meant Labranche took the pot with ace-queen high.
The hijack opened the action with a raise to 5,500. The cutoff three-bet to 15,000 before the button moved all in for 38,500. Shawn Salemnia moved all in for 45,000 from the small blind before Daniel Rezaei called the 45,000 from the big blind.
The hijack and cutoff got out of the way and players went off to a full board with two at risk.
Button: A♦J♠
Shawn Salemnia: J♥J♦
Daniel Rezaei: A♣K♣
Three big hands and all missed the board as it ran out Q♥9♥7♣6♣3♠. Salemnia busted the button and tripled up, giving him new life in the tournament.
Ian Matakis called from the small blind and Lei Yu raised to 7,000 from the big blind. Matakis moved all in while he had Yu covered. Yu made the fold for Matakis to take the pot.
The following hand, under the gun raised to 5,500. Matakis jammed, having the under the gun player covered.
"I told myself I'd call," they revealed to Matakis. However, they mucked their cards for Matakis to take the pot.
Mark Ioli commited his stack of around 70,000 to the pot preflop and was put at risk by Feng Qu of China.
Mark Ioli: A♠K♠
Feng Qu: 6♥6♠
Ioli flopped an ace and maintained his lead throughout the 8♥8♦A♦K♣J♦ runout which earned him a double-up and left Qu short-stacked.
Kiwamu Watabe raised from the cutoff to 5,500. He was three-bet to 15,000 by Nenad Dukic on the button. Sat in the small blind was Ryo Hara, who cold four-bet to 42,000. Watabe folded, then Dukic thought for a while before reluctantly folding his cards
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