Moments after he arrived at the table, Stephen Song in the big blind found himself at risk for 37,000 against the button.
Stephen Song: A♦K♥ 
Button: A♠6♦
The dealer revealed a board of J♠10♣9♣K♦2♥ and Sond doubled up.
On a board of 8♥3♦Q♣10♠9♥, all of the chips were in the middle postflop in a pot between Andre Akkari and Matthew Zambanini.
Akkari had tabled J♥10♣ for a straight, and Zambanini's cards went into the muck face down.
On a board of 7♥5♣A♠2♠ there were around 50,000 chips in the pot when Nithin Eapen had bet 10,000. Jessica Teusl then raised to 33,000, and after some time thinking, Eapen shoved all in for around 150,000. Teusl called at lightning speed.
Nithin Eapen: A♥10♠
Jessica Teusl: 7♦7♠
Eapen was drawing dead to Teusl's flopped set as a meaningless 8♦ completed the board which meant he was eliminated, and Teusl's stack climbed to over 400,000 chips.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The players are heading on a 25-minute break, slightly more than the scheduled 15-minute break, so that the 500 chips can be colored up.
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The early position player opened to 5,000 and Brian Barker called from the cutoff. Philip Clarke also called from the big blind.
On the 2♣9♠8♦ flop, it checked to Barker who bet 6,000, and only the early position player called.
Both checked the 4♥ turn to see the Q♥ fall on the river. Once it checked to Barker, he bet 50,000, which was enough to put his opponent all-in. After some time, the early position player folded.
The cutoff opened and Yanfeng Wang three-bet from the button to 15,500. When it got back to the cutoff, he shoved for over 80,000, and Wang called.
Cutoff: A♥2♥
Yanfeng Wang: A♣K♥
Wang's hand held up as the runout of 8♠8♥Q♦3♦10♦ earned him the pot.
The cutoff opened to 5,500, and he was called by Adam Friedman and Kenn Pluard, both in the blinds.
All three of them checked a flop of Q♦8♣5♥ leading to the 3♦ turn where Friedman in the small blind led out for 7,000. He was called by Pluard and by the cutoff.
The Q♠ river brought no more action and Friedman flipped over 6♥6♦ for two pair. Thanks to this hand, he scooped the pot as his two opponents sent their cards into the muck.
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