Georgios Sotiropoulos opened with a minimum-raise to 40,000 from under the gun. Yang Zhang was the only caller out of the small blind and they headed to the flop.
The A♠6♥Q♣ flop saw a check from Zhang and a bet of 80,000 from Sotiropoulos. Zhang reluctantly folded his hand and Sotiropoulos pulled in the pot.
On a board of Q♣7♥8♠A♦, David Coleman bet 90,000 on the turn, and Dong Chen made the call.
A 10♠ completed the board and after some time thinking, Coleman bet 415,000 of his 420,000-chip stack. Chen didn't need to think for too long before he let go of his hand, and the pot was pushed to Coleman.
The hijack opened the action with a raise to 40,000. Kavin Shah moved all in for his last 165,000 chips from the cutoff before Mostafa Haidary re-raised all in for 620,000. The hijack mucked and players went off to a full board.
Kavin Shah: A♥5♠
Mostafa Haidary: Q♦Q♥
The board ran out 9♦J♦J♥2♣6♥ earning Haidary the pot and Shah was sent to the payout desk.
Ihar Soika raised to 20,000 from the button and Bogdan Munteanu three-bet to 60,000 from the small blind. Krasimir Yankov cold-called from the big blind and Soika folded.
Munteanu bet 40,000 on the A♣6♠Q♦ flop and Yankov made the call. The 2♣ turn and 4♠ river got checked down and Munteanu showed 3♦2♦ to take down the pot
The button opened the action with a raise to 40,000 before Yang Zhang three-bet to 130,000 from the small blind. Russell Rosenblum four-bet jammed his 455,000-chip stack into the middle and the button folded. Zhang gave it a thought but ultimately flicked in a chip for a call.
Russell Rosenblum: 9♠9♣
Yang Zhang: A♠10♣
The board ran out Q♣A♥7♠K♥8♥ and Zhang sent Rosenblum to the payout desk while adding to his table leading stack.
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Action was caught on the flop of A♦8♦7♣ and Jake Schwartz checked from the small blind.
Lester Edoc checked from the big blind and Krasimir Yankov fired for 35,000 from the button. Schwartz made the fold, but Edoc made the call to the turn.
While the turn peeled the A♥, Edoc was quick to check to Yankov.
He continued for 135,000 and found a fold from Edoc.
