Suresh Mandalapu opened to 1,000 in the cutoff and then called after Felix Barriga three-bet to 3,800 on the button.
Mandalapu led out for 3,000 following the A♥Q♦4♣ flop and Barriga called.
The 9♠ turn saw Mandalapu bet again, this time pushing 5,000 into the middle. As before, Barriga made the call.
There was no slowing down for Mandalapu after the 5♥ river completed the board as he moved all in for his remaining 6,000. Barriga snap called holding Q♠Q♣ to down Mandalapu's A♠8♠, scoring the pot and knockout in the process.
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Shiina Okamoto opened to 1,000 from early position, a player in middle position called, [Removed:532] three-bet to 4,500 from the button, Okamoto called and the middle position player got out of the way.
The flop came A♠2♠3♠ and Okamoto check-called a 1,500 continuation bet from [Removed:550].
Both players then checked the 3♥ turn leading to the 10♠ river. Okamoto bet 16,000 and [Removed:550]'s hand hit the muck.
Action picked up on a board showing 10♥A♣5♦3♣ in a hand between WSOP bracelet winner Yue Du and David Graham.
Graham moved all in for his remaining stack, and the action put Du in the tank.
Du methodically shuffled a small stack of his chips while studying the board. He then asked the dealer for a count of Graham’s all-in bet, which the dealer confirmed as 9,800.
Du then leaned back in his chair and continued to look at the board. He then peeked down at his card before making the call.
David Graham: K♣10♣
Yue Du: A♠8♠
Du’s pair of aces were ahead of Graham’s pair of tens, but Graham had outs to the river. None of them arrived, however, as a blank hit fifth street and Graham exited the tourney area.
Danny Nguyen raised to 1,000 from early position, Lindsey Kludt, to Nguyen's direct left, three-bet to 3,500 and Songtao Bao cold called in the big blind. Nguyen also made the call.
The three players headed to a flop of 8♦6♥9♠, which saw the action check to Kludt. Kludt bet out 5,000 and only Bao called.
Bao played in flow on the 10♥ turn. Kludt moved all in for 14,000 and Bao called.
Lindsey Kludt: K♦K♥
Songtao Bao: J♥J♣
The river landed an inconsequential A♣ and Kludt doubled up.
Picking up the action partway through the hand, Jackson Murray in early position was all in and at risk against Craig Trost in the small blind.
Jackson Murray: A♠Q♥
Craig Trost: A♦K♣
Trost had Murray dominated and needing significant help to survive. The 2♠K♦3♠Q♣J♠ runout kept big slick best to send Murray to the rail while handing Trost another pot as he continues to build one of the larger stacks in the room.
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