Georgios Sotiropoulos raised in middle position to 100,000. Christian Roberts moved all in for his last 800,000. Michael Moncek moved all in for the 4-bet with 1,700,000. Sotiropoulos folded.
Christian Roberts: 8♠8♣ 
Michael Moncek: A♠Q♦
The flop was juicy and put out a big sweat for Roberts with J♥2♠10♥J♦5♠, but in the end, Roberts' pocket pair survived.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Liberto | United States | 1,800,000 | 36 |
| 2 | [Removed:599] | France | 4,000,000 | 80 |
| 3 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | Greece | 5,200,000 | 104 |
| 4 | Antonio Galiana | Spain | 4,100,000 | 82 |
| 5 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela | 1,600,000 | 32 |
| 6 | Michael Moncek | United States | 2,200,000 | 44 |
| 7 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 6,400,000 | 128 |
| 8 | Renji Mao | China | 2,900,000 | 58 |
| 9 | Frederic Normand | Canada | 4,200,000 | 84 |
[Removed:599] raised from early position to 100,000 and Antonio Galiana three-bet from the big blind to 350,000. [Removed:601] called.
The flop came 8♣Q♦7♦ and Galiana led out for 325,000, which [Removed:601] flat called.
Both players checked the 9♦ turn, and we saw the 10♥ fall on the river.
Galiana bet out for 805,000, which sent [Removed:601] into the tank. He made the call tabling 10♦10♣ for a rivered set. Galiana showed Ax2x as a bluff, and [Removed:601] scooped the pot.
Jarod Ludemann opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 500,000. Renji Mao, in the small blind, looked a bit puzzled by the sizing but eventually moved all in, putting Ludemann at risk. After a short pause, Ludemann made the call, and it went to a showdown.
Jarod Ludemann: 6♦6♥
Renji Mao: 7♣7♦
The 3♥2♦5♣ flop gave Ludemann a few outs to a straight, but the 10♣ on the turn and K♣ on the river brought no further help. Just one elimination shy of the final table, Ludemann hit the rail while Mao stacked the pot.
Christian Roberts raised from the cutoff to 100,000, and Georgios Sotiropoulos called from the big blind. The flop came out with J♦3♦A♥, and Roberts placed the continuation bet of 75,000. Georgios Sotiropoulos pulled the check-raise move to 260,000, and Roberts called.
On the turn 6♦, Georgios Sotiropoulos took the lead and bet out 265,000, and Roberts made the call.
The river 10♥ prompted a 400,000 bet from Sotiropoulos, and after some contemplation, Roberts called and mucked when he saw the 3♣3♥ of Sotiropoulos, who had a set for the win.
Uri Reichenstein opened the action on the button with a raise to 115,000. From the small blind, Bradley Gafford quickly moved all in for 850,000. Reichenstein snap-called, putting Gafford at risk.
Bradley Gafford: A♦Q♦
Uri Reichenstein: K♠K♣
Terrible start for Gafford as the flop came K♥9♥Q♠, but the Q♥ on the turn gave him some hope but no luck as the 10♠ hit the river and Gafford was eliminated.
Reichenstein now playing a stack of 6,000,000.
Renji Mao opened the action with a raise to 100,000 from under the gun, and Georgios Sotiropoulos was the only one to come along, defending his big blind.
The flop fell J♦10♦A♣, and both players opted to check.
When the 7♠ landed on the turn, Sotiropoulos seized the initiative with a bet of 275,000. Mao called after a brief pause.
The K♣ river brought another strong bet from Sotiropoulos, this time for 550,000. Mao didn’t like what he saw and, after a moment of visible frustration, tossed his cards into the muck, conceding the pot.
Uri Reichenstein raised from the button to 120,000 and was called from the big blind by Frederic Normand.
The flop came 6♣3♣9♦ and both players checked.
The turn brought the 8♥ and now Normand decided to lead out for 375,000. Reichenstein called.
The J♠ fell on the river and Normand this time bet out for 1,500,000. Reichenstein snap-called and tabled 8♠8♦ for a turned set. Normand sheepishly showed the 10♥5♥ for total air and the massive pot was pushed Reichenstein' way.
Phil Hellmuth predicted "fake news" Doug Polk would call him out for going back on his original world to skip the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. It turns ou, he was right.
Polk released a YouTube video on Friday in which he bashed the Poker Hall of Famer for deleting a fan poll. Hellmuth said in February that he wouldn't play this year's Main Event, a tournament he won in 1989, due to the grueling structure not being conducive to older poker players.
Turbo Nguyen moved all in from the cutoff for 550,000, and Michael Moncek made the call from the button.
Turbo Nguyen: K♦Q♠
Michael Moncek: 9♦9♣
The board was much kinder to Moncek with 6♥4♥6♠3♦9♠ giving him the full house for the win and the knock-out.
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