Jason Sell raised to 110,000 in early position, Yvonne Alton flatted on the button, and Elan Lepovic three-bet shoved for 1,365,000 in the small blind to put himself at risk.
Sell thought for a moment before folding and Alton counted out her chips before making the call.
Elan Lepovic: K♦K♣
Yvonne Alton: K♠Q♥
The board ran out 4♠A♥6♠6♣3♠ and Lepovic's pair of kings held to secure him the double up.
Brian Brenneke jammed from under the gun for 560,000. Fredrick Avery to his left three-bet all-in for approximately 1,500,000, then Lawrence Rabie in the cutoff went into the tank before folding what he later said was A♣K♣.
Rajendra Ajmani on the button struggled to make a decision as well. The clock was called and his hand was folded at the end of the 30-second countdown. He said he had QxQx.
Brian Brenneke: K♠Q♥
Fredrick Avery: A♦A♠
While Rabie and Ajmani were more than happy to see that they folded against aces, the low board of 7♠9♥4♥6♣5♣ didn't change anything and Brenneke was eliminated.
Manish Madan raised in middle position and it folded to Mike Leah in the small blind who three-bet to 360,000. Madan replied with a four-bet worth 905,000 and after some thinking, Leah let it go.
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Cindy Spier raised in early position to 120,000 and Aviel Rubin called before Brett Lim decided to three-bet to 475,000 in the blinds. After some thinking, both his opponents folded and he took the pot right away.
