Yuto Misaka raised all in from the cutoff before Patrick McKelvey shoved for less with a total of 365,000 to put himself at risk against Misaka.
Patrick McKelvey: A♦Q♥
Yuto Misaka: A♣9♠
McKelvey held the lead, but the flop did bring some chop outs as it came J♠J♣K♠.
The 6♣ turn brought some more chop outs, but the 3♥ river was clean for McKelvey to award him the double.
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Luis Nargentino open-jammed a stack of 215,000 from the hijack and Nicholas Ramsey called in the cutoff to put him at risk.
Luis Nargentino: A♥K♣
Nicholas Ramsey: K♥J♣
"Just an ace," Eric Afriat said as the flop landed 10♥A♣4♠ to give Nargentino his ace while also giving Ramsey Broadway outs. The Q♦ turn gave Ramsey the straight as the 2♣ river confirmed Nargentino's elimination.
Sam Jakubowicz raised to 100,000 under the gun with Hugo Nazar calling from middle position, Eric Afriat calling from the button, and Nicholas Ramsey defending his big blind.
Once Ramsey checked the Q♦8♠K♣ flop, Jakubowicz bet 125,000. Nazar folded before Afriat raised to 350,000. Ramsey got out of the way, and Jakubowicz called.
Heads-up to the 5♠ turn that checked through to see the 4♣ appear on the river. Jakubowicz led out for 700,000 and was met by a raise to 1,900,000 by Afriat. Jakubowicz snap-folded, and Afriat was awarded the pot.
Shawn Fagan raised to 100,000 under the gun, Eric Bunch moved all in for 400,000 in early position, and Fagan snap-called once the table folded around to him.
Eric Bunch: A♠J♠
Shawn Fagan: K♣K♦
The flop came A♣A♥8♥ to give Bunch the lead with trips, leaving Fagan looking for just two outs to win the pot. He couldn't improve on the 4♠ turn or 3♦ river and Bunch doubled up.
Ralph Salonia opened from the button, Adam Hendrix three-bet shoved with a covering stack from the big blind and Salonia, who started with 1,200,000, called and was at risk.
Ralph Salonia: A♠K♥
Adam Hendrix: 8♣8♠
Hendrix's pocket eights held up on the 3♦9♣6♦2♠2♦ runout to send Salonia to the rail and take down another sizable pot.
Jay Nguyen opened to 100,000 from the hijack and Jonathan Azoulay three-bet to 325,000 from the cutoff. Michael Garner four-bet to 825,000 from the button, Nguyen folded and Azoulay five-bet shoved, slightly covering Garner who had 3,215,000 to start the hand. Garner snap-called.
Michael Garner: A♠A♥
Jonathan Azoulay: A♦K♥
Both players had monster hands but Garner was on the right side of the cooler with aces. He remained ahead on the 7♠8♠2♥9♦Q♦ runout to secure a massive double up through Azoulay who was left with just over five big blinds.
In a heads-up pot on a flop of K♣8♦6♦, Bradley Jansen checked from the big blind and Brian Devany bet from early position. Jansen check-raised to put Devany all in and he quickly called.
Brian Devany: 8♠8♣
Bradley Jansen: K♦5♠
Devany had flopped a set to crush the top pair of Jansen as the board finished out 6♥4♦ to improve Devany to a full house.
"I need that," Devany said.
Julien Mariani raised to 100,000 under the gun and Mitchell Hynam three-bet to 300,000 in middle position. Chad Power in the big blind didn't see Hynam's reraise and just tossed in an additional 50,000 to call Mariani's raise. The floor was called over, and it was ruled Power had to leave the 100,000 in the pot but get the option to fold. He got out of the way, while Mariani called.
Hynam bet 200,000 on the 7♣4♥7♠ flop and Mariani called. They then checked down the A♠ turn and 4♦ river, and Hynam showed K♣K♦ to win the pot.
The hand was picked up with approximately 600,000 already in the pot on the flop of 8♦K♥Q♠.
Leo Margets checked from early position and faced a bet of 250,000 from Rahul Rastogi from middle position.
The 5♣ turn was checked again by Margets. Rastogi sized up a big bet of 575,000 and pushed it toward the middle. Margets gave it some thought before she folded to award Rastogi the pot.
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