Anatoly Nikitin raised from under the gun to 120,000, and Mihai Manole moved all in for 550,000 from the big blind. Nikitin made the call.
Mihai Manole: Q♠Q♦ 
Anatoly Nikitin: K♠9♠
The board arrived with 6♣8♣7♥5♠7♣, and Nikitin pulled out the straight for the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,625,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
Busted |
In a battle of the blinds, Daniel Maor moved all in for his last 450,000, and Anatoly Nikitin called from the big blind.
Daniel Maor: J♥10♠
Anatoly Nikitin: Q♦10♦
The board fell out with 6♦3♠6♣5♦9♠, and queen high with a pair of sixes was enough for Nikitin to knock out another player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Dennys Ramos raised on the button to 130,000 chips. Alex James, playing from the small blind, went over the top all in for almost 3 million chips. Ramos immediately made the call.
Alex James: A♦K♥
Dennys Ramos: A♥A♣
Ramos' aces held through the runout of 3♣10♦6♣5♣6♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,000,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
Busted |
In middle position, Brian James opened to 135,000 and got two callers in Anatoly Nikitin on the button and Lester Edoc in the big blind.
The flop came 8♦4♣2♠. Both Edoc and James checked to Nikitin, who fired 125,000. Edoc took a few seconds before announcing all-in. James folded but Nikitin made the call.
Lester Edoc: 6♠4♠
Anatoly Nikitin: K♠8♠
Edoc made mid-pair against Nikitin's top pair. The runout of 2♥10♥ didn't change the situation. Edoc left the floor as Nikitin fixed his growing stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
Busted |
Boris Kolev raised to 150,000 preflop and Dennys Ramos raised again to 540,000. Justin Young woke up in the blind, going all in for 2,100,000. Kolev folded and Ramos made the call.
Justin Young: Q♣Q♦
Dennys Ramos: A♠A♥
Quite the cooler, Young was already pushing his chips forward while the 7♦6♥7♣2♦9♥ rolled off the deck. The table made comment that Ramos has been on a tremendous heater as he skyrocketed to the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,555,000
2,555,000
|
2,555,000 |
|
2,450,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Amir Mirrasouli went all in on the button for 750,000 chips and got a call from Brian James in the small blind.
Amir Mirrasouli: J♠J♥
Brian James: A♣Q♣
Amir Mirrasouli jacks still led on the flop, but James had a flush draw. He got there quickly on a board of 8♣K♣4♦10♣2♥, and Mirrasouli was out of the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,050,000
1,020,000
|
1,020,000 |
|
Busted |
Boris Kolev raised from the hijack to 125,000, and David Pham made the call from the big blind. The flop came out with 6♣J♥10♠, and Pham checked to the raiser, who bet out 75,000. Pham made the call.
On the turn Q♣, Pham checked, and Kolev continued with 275,000. Pham took some time and moved all in for 1,100,000, and Kolev immediately called.
David Pham: Q♦10♦
Boris Kolev: J♦J♣
Pham was sitting with a pair of queens, and Kolev held a set of jacks. Neither player improved on the river 2♣, and Kolev's set was the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,650,000 | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Tsz Ho Chau raised to 160,000 and Dennys Ramos called.
Heads up to a flop of 2♦6♦8♦, both players tapped the table.
The turn peeled the 7♣. Ramos bet 230,000 and and Chau called.
The river brought the fourth diamond in the 4♦. Ramos bet 375,000 and Chau quickly called.
Dennys Ramos: A♥J♦
Tsz Ho Chau: Q♦J♣
Chau had Ramos pipped with the flush and evened their stacks, essentially making them tied as chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,225,000
3,645,000
|
3,645,000 |
|
|
7,100,000
1,455,000
|
1,455,000 |
Santiago Garza raised from the cutoff to 200,000, and Hongru Zhang three-bet all in for 455,000 more. Garza called instantly, and Zhang saw the bad news.
Hongru Zhang: 6♠6♣
Santiago Garza: J♠J♥
The board came out with a bit of a sweat 3♥7♣5♣9♥5♠, and Garza dodged the straight to win with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,900,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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In the first hand of the 10-person final table, Genady Mayzel went all-in with the shortest stack 650,000 chips. Santiago Garza made the call.
Genady Mayzel: K♦9♣
Santiago Garza: A♠Q♦
Mayzel missed the flop and never caught up as the board ran out 3♥4♣10♥6♦A♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,250,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Busted |
