Stephen Hubbard moved all in for about 3,000,000 in the cutoff and was called by Tony Harrison on the button who had the covering stack.
Stephen Hubbard: K♦8♣ 
Tony Harrison: 9♣9♦
Harrison's pair of nines remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out Q♠7♥7♠A♥7♦, sending Hubbard to the rail.
Hai Nguyen opened the action with a raise to 1,075,000 from under the gun. When the action reached Matthew Hayes in the small blind, he moved all in. The big blind quickly folded, and Nguyen asked for a count. Once the dealer confirmed 3,475,000, Nguyen made the call to put Hayes at risk.
Matthew Hayes: Q♠9♠
Hai Nguyen: A♦9♦
The board ran out 4♥3♥6♥, giving both players hope but favoring Nguyen’s ace-high. The 3♦ turn changed nothing, and Hayes needed a queen to stay alive. The river brought the 10♥, and with no help in sight, Hayes hit the rail.
The hand began with a jam from Enrique Diez from middle position. He was called by Paul Heath from the hijack and Stephen Hubbard from the big blind.
The flop fanned out 9♠8♥4♥, which led to a jam from Hubbard for 1,950,000. Heath folded to send the two remaining players to a showdown.
Enrique Diez: K♠7♠
Stephen Hubbard: 8♦6♦
Hubbard flopped best, but the K♣ turn changed that and gave Diez top pair. The Q♣ river peeled to end the hand and award Diez the triple.
Robbie Schiffbauer raised from middle position to 1,000,000 only for Yudai Futai to three-bet all in from late position for his last 3,100,000. Schiffbauer didn't like making the call but had priced himself in.
Yudai Futai: K♥Q♥
Robbie Schiffbauer: J♣10♣
With a queen as the door card on the Q♠5♠6♣ flop it was looking good for Futai to get a double up and nothing changed on the 9♣ turn nor 9♠ river and Futai started stacking his newly acquired chips.
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Enrique Baldeon raised to 2,000,000 in the hijack and Ben Fan three-bet shoved in the big blind for 3,650,000. Baldeon called with the covering stack.
Ben Fan: A♥Q♠
Enrique Baldeon: J♠J♥
Fan pulled ahead on the 3♠Q♦K♥ flop, pairing his queen. The board ran out 3♣, A♠ with Fan improving to two pair, aces and queens to secure the double up.
Abhishek Mhatre limped from under the gun as he flicked only two 100,000 chips into the pot, which was ruled a call. Yudai Futai chose to jam from the cutoff and was called by Mhatre.
Abhishek Mhatre: 10♥10♣
Yudai Futai: 9♦9♠
Mhatre held a dominant lead, and the flop extended it even further when it fell J♣5♦10♦. The 2♦ turn, however, added some intrigue as it gave Futai a flush draw. The 3♠ ended the hand, awarding Mhatre a double up in the first hand back from dinner break.
Level: 35
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
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In the 30th episode, Connor talks with 2024 WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo about growing up in Humble, Texas, studying hotel management at Cornell University, graduating during the 2008 recession, running deep in the 2009 and 2015 Main Events, his friendship with fellow Main Event champion Joe McKeehen, winning the biggest-ever WSOP Main Event for $10 million, and his first purchase as world champion.
Tamayo also spoke about his infamous fold with pocket queens late in the 2024 Main Event, which he says cost him $120,000 in equity, and gave his thoughts on new rules implemented at the 2025 WSOP in the wake of "LaptopGate," as well as the Main Event structure and Phil Hellmuth's proposed boycott that he has since rescinded.
The remaining 17 players have been sent on a one-hour dinner break and will return at approximately 6:40 p.m. local time.
The tournament will resume with blinds at 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 big blind ante.
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