Jeffrey Hakim raised on the button to 280,000. Isaac Haxton reraised to 490,000 in the big blind. Hakim raised the pot, and Haxton took a moment before making the call.
Isaac Haxton: K♥K♣3♥2♣ 
Jeffrey Hakim: A♦A♠9♣5♣
The 9♦6♠7♥10♠Q♦ runout saw Hakim's aces hold up, and Haxton was knocked out in 16th place.
Talal Shakerchi opened to 300,000 in middle position and was called by Najeem Ajez in the cutoff and Evan Krentzman in the big blind. The flop came A♠A♦6♦ and Shakerchi continued with a bet of 240,000. Ajez called and Krentzman got out of the way.
The turn brought the 9♣ and both players checked to the 8♣. Two more checks and Shakerchi tabled K♥K♣8♦3♥ for the winner.
On the next hand, Shakerchi raised to 300,000 again and both Ajez and Krentzman came along again. The flop fell J♦6♣6♦ and Shakerchi sized up a bet of 425,000. Ajez folded this time but Kretnzman was the one who to keep Shakerchi honest.
The turn was the A♣ and the action checked through to the 3♣ on the river. At showdown, Krentzman flipped over 8♣7♠6♠5♠ for trip sixes and Shakerchi mucked his cards.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 630 | 1 | Ben Lamb | United States | 3,180,000 | 32 |
| 630 | 2 | Michael Duek | United States | 2,090,000 | 21 |
| 630 | 3 | Jeffrey Hakim | United States | 4,070,000 | 41 |
| 630 | 4 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 1,700,000 | 17 |
| 630 | 5 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 2,100,000 | 21 |
| 630 | 6 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | 5,600,000 | 56 |
| 630 | 7 | Frank Brannan | United States | 2,000,000 | 20 |
| 630 | 8 | Aaron Kupin | United States | 1,900,000 | 19 |
| 631 | 1 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 2,750,000 | 28 |
| 631 | 2 | Evan Krentzman | United States | 6,800,000 | 68 |
| 631 | 3 | Phil Ivey | United States | 7,600,000 | 76 |
| 631 | 4 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 8,650,000 | 87 |
| 631 | 5 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | 1,600,000 | 16 |
| 631 | 6 | Gjergj Sinishtaj | United States | 10,800,000 | 108 |
| 631 | 7 | Najeem Ajez | Australia | 9,100,000 | 91 |
| 631 | 8 | Dennis Weiss | Germany | 4,250,000 | 43 |
Three players were engaged in a limped pot with the flop coming J♥10♠10♣. Gjergj Sinishtaj tossed in a bet of 125,000 from the big blind and Phil Ivey raised to 375,000 in the cutoff. Daniel Geeng three-bet to 700,000 from the small blind which got Sinishtaj to fold. Ivey clicked it back with a four-bet to 1,175,000 and Geen just called.
The turn was the 2♣ and Geeng checked to Ivey who shoved all in. Geeng burned through two time banks before calling off his stack of just over 800,000.
Daniel Geeng: Q♦10♦7♠6♦
Phil Ivey: J♠J♣6♣5♥
Geeng flopped trip tens but Ivey already had a full house with his pocket jacks. The river was the 3♣ and Geeng headed to the payout desk.
Daniel Geeng opened from the cutoff to 250,000. Gjergj Sinishtaj called next to act, and Roman Hrabec called in the small blind.
The flop was A♥J♣9♦ and Geeng bet 650,000. Sinishtaj then raised the pot, the total amount being 2,900,000. Hrabec went into the tank, before moving all in. Geeng was anguished when the action was on him, but finally folded. Sinisthaj made the call.
Roman Hrabec: Q♣10♥9♥8♠
Gjergj Sinishtaj: A♠K♦10♦8♥
The turn was the Q♦ giving Sinishtaj the nuts, and he held on the 5♣ river.
Bryn Kenney raised to 350,000 from under the gun and Anson Tsang defended from the big blind. The flop came J♠9♥4♠ and Kenney continued with a bet of 850,000. Tsang check-raised all in and Kenney called off his stack of 1,210,000.
Bryn Kenney: A♥A♦4♣2♥
Anson Tsang: A♠J♣10♦2♠
Kenney was in front with his pair of aces but Tsang had a pair and a flush draw. The 3♦ and K♥ runout changed nothing and Kenney's aces held up for the win.
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Lautaro Guerra opened under the gun to 350,000 and only Artem Maksimov, in the big blind, called.
The flop came A♥8♣Q♣, and when Guerra continued with a bet of 250,000, Maksimov check-raised all in. Guerra called, and the cards were turned on their backs.
Artem Maksimov: Q♠Q♥8♠8♥
Lautaro Guerra: A♠A♣J♠5♥
Both players had flopped sets; in fact, Maksimov had flopped two. It was Guerra with top set, though.
The turn brought the 3♠, meaning Maksimov had one opportunity left to hit either of his two remaining outs.
Alas, the river 6♠ did not save Maksimov, and he departed in 19th place.
Level: 24
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Tomasz Gluszko raised to 280,000 in middle position and Talal Shakerchi called from the cutoff. They went heads-up to a flop of Q♠6♥5♥ and Gluszko checked to Shakerchi who bet 475,000. Gluszko check-raised the pot to 2,225,000 and Shakerchi announced all in. Gluszko used a couple of time banks, hoping for a pay jump, and then eventually called.
Tomasz Gluszko: Q♣10♥8♥7♣
Talal Shakerchi: A♥Q♥8♦3♦
The turn was the A♣ to give Shakerchi two pair and Gluszko was left hoping for a straight. The 10♣ on the river was not enough for Gluszko who was eliminated at the hands of the chip leader.
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