Cyril Darmouni moved all in from the hijack for his remaining 3,000,000 and Bruno Fuentes called from the big blind.
Cyril Darmouni: A♦5♦
Bruno Fuentes: A♥K♣
Both holding an ace, the 9♣Q♠A♣ flop didn't change much, and Fuentes' king-kicker held on the 6♣ turn and 9♦ river to eliminate Darmouni.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 627 | 1 | Bruno Fuentes | France | 10,500,000 | 26 |
| 627 | 2 | Clayton Kalisek | United States | 9,600,000 | 24 |
| 627 | 3 | Samuel Taylor | United States | 9,300,000 | 23 |
| 627 | 4 | Richard Alati | United States | 1,600,000 | 4 |
| 627 | 5 | Dominic Brugno | United States | 12,250,000 | 31 |
| 627 | 6 | Cyril Victor Darmouni | United States | 3,000,000 | 8 |
| 627 | 7 | Manuel Pochat | Argentina | 2,975,000 | 7 |
| 627 | 8 | John Oneal | United States | 3,900,000 | 10 |
| 627 | 9 | Alejandro Ganivet | Spain | 13,200,000 | 33 |
| 635 | 1 | Leonor Margets | Andorra | 9,000,000 | 23 |
| 635 | 2 | Atanas Kodinov | Bulgaria | 6,750,000 | 17 |
| 635 | 3 | Ignacio Moron | Spain | 26,000,000 | 65 |
| 635 | 4 | Dane Harnett | New Zealand | 2,900,000 | 7 |
| 635 | 5 | Jeffrey Tanouye | United States | 9,500,000 | 24 |
| 635 | 6 | Brandon Zuidema | United States | 18,250,000 | 46 |
| 635 | 7 | James Carroll | United States | 24,000,000 | 60 |
| 635 | 8 | Joshua Reichard | United States | 25,750,000 | 60 |
| 635 | 9 | Kenny Sung | United States | 11,700,000 | 64 |
| 643 | 1 | Jacques Correa Ortega | Brazil | 26,600,000 | 67 |
| 643 | 2 | Karl T Pineault | Canada | 5,150,000 | 13 |
| 643 | 3 | Baoqiang Ho | Singapore | 7,000,000 | 18 |
| 643 | 4 | Javier Swett | Chile | 4,750,000 | 12 |
| 643 | 5 | Kaifan Wang | United States | 41,300,000 | 103 |
| 643 | 6 | Jonah Labranche | United States | 5,500,000 | 14 |
| 643 | 7 | Jesse Yaginuma | United States | 3,700,000 | 9 |
| 643 | 8 | Mark Wagstaff | United Kingdom | 4,550,000 | 11 |
| 643 | 9 | Adam Walton | United States | 12,600,000 | 32 |
Kaifan Wang in cutoff opened for 800,000 and got a three-bet from small blind Luke Boynton to 2,900,000. Wang checked what Boyton had behind then made the call.
The flop came 2♠5♦A♥. Boynton led with a 1,600,000 bet and Wang called again.
Ont he turn 8♣, Boynton shoved all-in and Wang called taking them to showdown.
Luke Boynton: A♣K♠
Kaifan Wang: 8♠8♦
Boynton was ahead on the flop with top pair but Wang caught a set on the turn shifting the tides for Boynton. The river 3♥ fell, ending Boyton's tournament run.
Play was underway on a pot of 2,500,000 and a board of 7♠5♥8♠A♦. Kaifan Wang fired 1,500,000 on the button after a check from small blind Joshua Reichard. Reichard called to see the last card.
The river K♣ fell and both players checked. Wang showed J♦J♠ prompting Reichard to muck his hand and concede the pot.
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Baoqiang Ho moved all in from the button for around 3,100,000 and got a single call from Jeffrey Tanouye in the big blind.
Baoqiang Ho: A♦2♦
Jeffrey Tanouye: K♠J♠
Ho held on the A♥6♦7♦Q♦7♣ runout, ending the hand with a diamond flush.
Bixi Yao raised under the gun for 2,450,000, with only 100,000 behind, and Javier Swett shoved for around 4,400,000. Karl Pineault called all in for his last 1,350,000 and Yao sent her last chip in the middle to create a three-way showdown:
Karl Pineault: 9♥9♣
Bixi Yao: J♣10♦
Javier Swett: A♣K♥
The dealer fanned a board 5♠4♠Q♠3♥4♣ and Pineault's hand held to triple up while Swett took down the side pot, eliminating Yao.
Brandon Zuidema opened to 600,000 from middle position and action folded around to Jesse Yaginuma in the big blind. Yaginuma defended, and the players went heads-up to the flop.
The dealer placed the 9♣A♦10♣ and Yaginuma check-called after Zuidema bet 850,000.
A 9♦ was turned and Yaginuma check-called Zuidema's 1,650,000 bet.
The 3♣ came on the river and Zuidema moved all in. Yaginuma folded, passing across a huge pot without getting to showdown.
The board A♥5♠K♣8♥ was already dealt when Alejandro Ganivet checked to Jonas Lauck who bet 1,500,000. Ganivet ended up calling.
The river paired the board with the A♠ and both checked. Ganivet tabled K♠Q♥ for two pair and it was good since Lauck mucked his cards.
Cyril Darmouni limped from under the gun and Richard Alati moved all in from the hijack for around 3,000,000. Baoqiang Ho called for his entire 1,350,000 stack from the cutoff. Darmouni folded.
Baoqiang Ho: A♠A♥
Richard Alati: A♦K♣
Ho held on the K♥3♣5♦9♦6♥ runout and secured his double up. Alati was left short.
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