Pedro Madeira raised to 250,000 from the small blind and was three bet to 660,000 by Brandon Schwartz from the big blind. He made the call to the flop.
The flop came K♣A♥A♦ and both players were quick to check.
While the turn peeled the 9♥ both players again checked.
The river was the 5♥ and Madeira led out for 1,000,000. Schwartz made the call and revealed A♣10♣ to be bested by Madeira's 8♥7♥.
On the last hand before dinner break, Mostafa Haidary raised to 225,000 from the button. Iaron Lightbourne was in the big blind and jammed all in. Haidary said "Good luck buddy" and called.
Iaron Lightbourne: Q♣Q♠ 
Mostafa Haidary: 2♠2♥
But it would not be good luck for Lightbourne as the flop came 9♥J♠2♦ to hit the duck. The turn was the 8♥ and the river the 5♣ to send the Brit on his way as the rest of the players went to dinner.
Action was caught after the flop of A♠3♦K♣ and Krasimir Yankov was quick to check from the big blind.
Yang Zhang fired for 125,000 from middle position and received a call from Yankov.
The turn was the 4♣ and both players checked their action.
While the river peeled the 4♠, Yankov led out for 125,000. Zhang made the call and revealed K♦5♦ to chop with Yankov's K♠10♣.
The action folded to Bogdan Munteanu in the small blind who shoved all in for 420,000, and Max Kruse called out of the big blind.
Bogdan Munteanu: A♦J♠
Max Kruse: K♦3♦
Munteanu's run came to an end as the 7♦3♠6♥7♠Q♦ runout gave Kruse a pair.
| ROOM / TABLE / SEAT | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | CITY / STATE / COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe / 626 / 1 | Krasimir Yankov | 5,100,000 | 64 | Blagoevgrad, , BG |
| Horseshoe / 626 / 2 | Matthew McEwan | 4,600,000 | 58 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA, US |
| Horseshoe / 626 / 3 | Yang Zhang | 4,300,000 | 54 | DALIAN, CN |
| Horseshoe / 626 / 4 | Ihar Soika | 2,300,000 | 29 | Minsk, , BY |
| Horseshoe / 626/ 5 | Bernd Gleissner | 1,500,000 | 19 | Represa, , DE |
| Horseshoe / 626/ 6 | Pedro Madeira | 2,500,000 | 31 | Belo Horizonte, , BR |
| Horseshoe / 634 / 1 | Sonny Franco | 1,320,000 | 17 | Montagnac, , FR |
| Horseshoe / 634 / 2 | Mostafa Haidary | 3,130,000 | 39 | Guildford, , AU |
| Horseshoe / 634 / 3 | Bogdan Munteanu | 2,345,000 | 29 | RO |
| Horseshoe / 634 / 4 | Max Kruse | 2,650,000 | 33 | Hamburg, , DE |
| Horseshoe / 634 / 5 | Iaron Lightbourne | 1,000,000 | 13 | LONDON, GB |
| Horseshoe / 634 / 6 | Brandon Schwartz | 9,000,000 | 113 | North Bay Village, FL, US |
Richard Dixon moved all in from the cutoff. Brandon Schwartz re-jammed his big stack from the button which got the blinds to fold and the cards were turned up.
Richard Dixon: A♦4♠
Brandon Schwartz: Q♣Q♦
Schwartz was looking to continue his charmed run with queens as the flop came K♠2♥3♦. The turn was the 10♥ and the river came the 3♠ to end the run for Dixon as the all-time winningest player from Wyoming added a solid result to his resume.
Yang Zhang opened to 165,000 from under the gun and Matthew McEwan called from the cutoff. Jake Schwartz also called from the big blind.
On the 10♣4♦Q♦ flop, Schwartz checked, Zhang bet 150,000, McEwan called, Schwartz shoved for 745,000, Zhang folded, and McEwan called.
Jake Schwartz: 10♦7♦
Matthew McEwan: K♣Q♣
Schwartz had a pair and a flush draw but wouldn't have liked seeing the 4♠ turn, which removed some of his outs.
No help arrived on the 5♣ river which meant Schwartz was eliminated in 14th.
Max Kruse raised to 125,000 from the cutoff. Turbo Nguyen moved all in for 1,440,000 and Kruse made the call for less (1,340,000). Both players revealed their hands.
Max Kruse: 7♠7♦
Turbo Nguyen: A♥3♠
The board ran out 3♣5♠5♣K♥9♣ for Kruse to take the pot.
A few hands later, Kruse moved all in from the small blind and Nguyen (who had found a few doubles) made the call. Both players revealed their hands.
Turbo Nguyen: J♣5♣
Max Kruse: 4♣4♠
The board ran out 9♥8♦A♦2♦K♥ for Kruse to take the pot while Nguyen was eliminated.
Action was picked up on the flop, heads up with 300,000 in the pot and a board showing 5♣7♦2♦.
Xuming Qi checked from the big blind to Mostafa Haidary in middle position, who bet 100,000. Qi then raised all in for 750,000. Haidary quickly made the call, putting Qi at risk.
Xuming Qi: 5♥4♥
Mostafa Haidary: A♦10♦
Qi was thrilled to see his pair of fives were ahead, but he would have to fade two overcards and the flush draw for Haidary.
Unfortunately for Qi he was left drawing dead after the K♦ on the turn gave Haidary the nut flush, and the 8♥ on the river officially eliminated Qi in 16th place.
Brandon Schwartz made it 150,000 preflop, Nenad Dukic three-bet to 400,000 from the small blind. Schwartz looked at how much Dukic had behind before announcing all in and Dukic quickly called.
Nenad Dukic: A♣K♣
Brandon Schwartz: Q♣Q♠
It was the classic flip as the flop came 8♣2♠9♦. The turn was the 7♣ to provide Dukic with several more outs but the river came the 7♥ to miss Dukic and he was sent away in surprisingly quick fashion considering his big stack not long ago as he left for payouts while cursing under his breath. Schwartz meanwhile has emerged as the overwhelming chip leader.
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