With about 720,000 already in the pot and the flop showing 5♥8♦2♥, Martin Nielsen in the big blind and Xiaoxiao Song in the hijack both checked to Nick Maimone on the button, who fired a bet of 300,000. Nielsen called, but Song decided to raise. Maimone then three-bet, forcing Nielsen to fold, and Song quickly moved all in.
Xiaoxiao Song held K♥K♣8♥4♦, leading with a pair of kings, while Nick Maimone had A♥J♦5♦Q♥, both players chasing flush draws. The 7♣ on the turn didn’t change much, but the 10♥ on the river completed Maimone’s flush, sending Song to the rail.
Jeremy Druckman kicked off the action with a raise to 360,000 from the cutoff, only to face a three-bet from Robert Chorlian on the button for 900,000. With just 565,000 chips left behind, Druckman had to decide whether to go all in. After some careful thought, he moved all in, and Chorlian quickly called.
Jeremy Druckman: A♥Q♥4♣3♦
Robert Chorlian: A♠A♣Q♠3♣
Druckman needed some help from the board, but it came up 10♣4♠2♠5♣10♠, giving Chorlian a flush and sending Druckman out of the tournament.
Matthew Allen raised from the button to 325,000 and got a call from Mike Dennehy in the big blind.
Dennehy pushed his remaining 370,000 into the middle on the 3♦4♣6♠ flop, and Allen called.
Mike Dennehy: Q♠8♥7♠7♣
Matthew Allen: K♣K♦9♣6♦
Dennehy was in trouble and way behind, but the 9♠ on the turn gave him some hope, and when the K♠ fell on the river, it gave him a backdoor flush, and he was pushed the pot for a full double up.
The action started with Paul Lui moving all in from under the gun for 900,000. Greg Levine was faced with a decision on his option on the button. Levine flicked in a chip to make the call and the players revealed their hole cards.
Paul Lui: A♠A♥9♥5♦
Greg Levine: A♣K♣10♥Q♣
The flop fell 4♣5♠7♥, which changed nothing for Lui as his aces held the lead heading to the turn.
The turn 7♠ changed nothing, with Liu's hand improving to aces-up.
The 2♣ peeled off on the river, and Lui's stack doubled up.