After an open from Thomas Pohnke, Hokyiu Lee three-bet to 145,000, which Pohnke replied with a four-bet to 445,000, and Lee just called.
On the flop K♠4♦5♥, Lee checked, Pohnke moved all in for his last 195,000 and Lee called to put him at risk.
Thomas Pohnke: A♠A♦9♦3♠
Hokyiu Lee: Q♦10♣8♣5♦
Pohnke was already in the lead with his aces, and the runout of 7♠J♠ only improved him to the nut flush to take down the pot for a double.
Francisco Benitez raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and on the button, Mihail Andonov three-bet to 150,000. Action folded back to Benitez who piled all in for 400,000 effective and Andonov called.
Mihail Andonov: A♣K♥J♣8♥
Francisco Benitez: A♠K♣Q♠10♥
The board ran out 4♦10♦Q♦5♦Q♣ and the full house was good for Benitez to take down the pot.
Oswin Ziegelbecker riased to 55,000 under the gun and was called by Christopher Roth on the button. Pavel Plesuv then put in 230,000 chips in the big blind, which only Roth called.
Plesuv put in the rest of his 300,000 or so chips on the 2♥4♠6♣ flop.
"You got it," Roth remarked before he folded his cards.
On a three-way flop of 2♦Q♠8♥, Juan Lapido checked, Shaun Deeb bet 90,000, and Mihail Andonov called.
But then Lapido check-raised to 325,000, which Deeb responded to by moving all in to cover both opponents.
This resulted in quick folds from both players to award him the pot for a nice pickup.
Meanwhile, Tim Duckworth was sweating in the shadows as he sent a masseuse to collect an $180 bill from Deeb.
"Thanks Shaun!" he shouted
"Yeah, you're lucky I just won a nice pot!" Deeb laughed.
Francisco Benitez had raised to 55,000 under the gun and the short-stacked Erick Lindgren defended his big blind.
The flop fell 5♣4♣2♦. Lindgren checked, Benitez put him all in for less than the pot, and Lindgren mulled it over for a while.
Eventually, Benitez called the clock and Lindgren made the call for his tournament life during the countdown.
Erick Lindgren: K♥Q♣9♠X♦
Francisco Benitez: 8♠7♠6♥5♥
Lindgren turned the best pair with the K♦, but the 7♦ river made Benitez a straight to eliminate his opponent.
The first hand after dinner, Martin Zamani raised to 40,000 in the hijack and was three-bet by Long Tran in the cutoff to 125,000.
Hokyiu Lee then made it 430,000 to go in the small blind, which only Tran called. Lee pushed all in on the K♣6♠9♥ flop, covering Tran's stack of 500,000 chips, and was instantly called by his opponent.
Long Tran: Q♣J♣9♦8♦
Hokyiu Lee: A♠K♥J♥10♦
Lee's pair of kings remained the best hand on the 5♣2♥ runout, securing him the massive pot and eliminating Tran.
The players have taken their seats again and cards are in the air.
Players will play another four levels before ending for the night.
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
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