Quan Zhou kicked things off in middle position and raised to 8,500. Thomas Muehloecker made the call on the button.
Zhou continued on the J♣6♦7♦ board with 12,000, and Muehloecker again made the call.
On the 8♥ turn, Zhou checked and Muehloecker fired a bet of 36,000, prompting a fold from Zhou, adding to his stack.
Manuel Fritz announced he was all-in from under the gun right after losing a pot the previous hand. The table folded to Jack Melki in the big blind, who chose to call to send them to a showdown.
Manuel Fritz: A♣6♣
Jack Melki: Q♣J♦
Both players caught a piece of the flop, but Fritz got the best of it when the flop fanned out 8♠A♦Q♠. The 9♦ turn gave Melki a gutshot, but the 9♠ river ended the hand in favor of Fritz, who secured a double and left Melki short-stacked.
Phong Nguyen raised to 9,000 from the small blind and was called by Jeremy Ausmus in the big blind.
The players saw a 7♣K♥Q♦ flop, Nguyen bet 5,500, and Ausmus called.
The turn was the J♣ Nguyen bet 11,000, and Ausmus then decided to go all in, having Nguyen covered. After taking a moment, Nguyen made the fold.
Chance Kornuth on the button opened to 8,000, Yohwan Lim in the big blind raised all-in for 42,500 and Kornuth called.
Yohwan Lim: A♠8♣
Chance Kornuth: K♠10♥
Kornuth hit a pair on 4♦7♠6♦K♥3♣ to send Lim to the rail. Joe Serock was eliminated from the same table a few hands later.
Justin Saliba opened up the action from middle position, with a raise to 8,000. Ori Hasson jammed from the button, before Paul Newey jammed over the top in the big blind. Saliba snapped, and cards were on their backs.
Ori Hasson: A♠10♣
Paul Newey: K♣Q♠
Justin Saliba: J♦J♣
Saliba had outs to fade if he wanted to score a double knockout, but he couldn't manage it on the 2♠K♥6♦3♥6♣ runout. Newey took Hasson's chips, his bounty, as well as a double on the side from Saliba.
Pj Cha raised to 10,000 from middle position before Takashi Ogura three-bet to 28,000 from the next seat. Cha four-bet shoved for around 90,000, and Ogura called.
Pj Cha: A♣K♠
Takashi Ogura: Q♠Q♥
Cha needed to find an ace or a king to remain in the tournament. The board ran out 8♥2♦6♠K♣9♣ to give Cha a pair of kings on the turn, earning him the double-up.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
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Players head onto their second break of the day, lasting 25 minutes as a color-up takes place. Late Registration closes at the end of this break, with play resuming at 4:40 p.m. local time.
Akihiro Konishi went all in for 8,500 in under the gun. Brian Rast, in the early position, raised to 16,000 and found a caller in Lawrence Brandt in the big blind.
On the 10♥2♦8♥ flop, Rast bet 17,000, and Brandt went all in for 77,900. Rast needed a bit to think about it, but made the call in the end, sending the cards on their backs.
Akihiro Konishi: A♥9♥
Lawrence Brandt: K♥4♥
Brian Rast: A♠8♣
Konishi and Brandt were both chasing the flush whilst Rast had a pair of eights. The 10♦ turn and the J♦ river didn't change anything, allowing Rast to collect a decent pot and two bounties.
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