Hersh Mahajan opened 55,000 from early position and only the small blind made the call.
When the 9♦3♦2♦ flop hit the felt, the small blind checked and Mahajan continued for 125,000. The small blind quickly mucked his hand, sending the pot to Mahajan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,160,000
860,000
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860,000 |
With about 160,000 in the middle the flop read 10♦6♣5♥, and Mark Sykes bet 45,000 before the button put in a raise to 105,000. Sykes made the call.
The 3♠ fell on the turn and Sykes check-called another bet of 100,000.
When the 7♠ completed the board on the river, Sykes checked once more and the button fired 200,000. Sykes thought about it for a couple of seconds before cutting out the chips to call.
The button sighed as they rolled 2♣2♠ and Sykes raked in the pot with 10♣7♣, making top two on the river.
"Say hello to my dad," Sykes said to PokerNews.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,550,000
779,000
|
779,000 |
Action was picked up on the turn with a board reading A♦3♥9♦5♥, David Medley was all in and at risk for 570,000 with roughly 800,000 already in the pot.
His opponent in the cutoff was contemplating his options, saying "I can't beat ace-king," looking for a reaction.
Medley stared down at the table not wanting to give away any free information. After some time, the player in the cutoff called and was shown the bad news.
David Medley: A♣K♦ 
Cutoff: A♠J♠
The 6♦ river card changed nothing and Medley dragged in a nice sized pot
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,950,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
A player open-shoved all in from under the gun. Even Eidebakk then went all in from the button and was at risk.
Under-the-Gun Player: A♣Q♠
Even Eidebakk: 7♠7♣
The dealer ended the drama on the 7♦7♥5♦ flop. The turn 8♠ and river 10♣ were of no consequence. Eidebakk's quad sevens were enough to keep his hopes alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,750,000
2,215,000
|
2,215,000 |
|
2,100,000
870,000
|
870,000 |
|
1,700,000
589,000
|
589,000 |
|
1,650,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
1,415,000
864,000
|
864,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
The players have gone on a 25-minute break.
The field has been thinning quickly and tables will continue to break upon the players return.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
A player raised to 42,000 from middle position. Fabio Coppola then went all in from the cutoff. Action folded back around to the middle position player who made the call and was at risk.
Middle Position: 7♣7♦
Fabio Coppola: A♥K♣
The board ran out J♥9♠A♠K♥8♠ adding a pile of chips to Coppola's growing stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
880,000
559,000
|
559,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
750,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
575,000
249,000
|
249,000 |
|
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|
370,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
265,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
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Busted | |
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