Picking up the action on the three-way turn of K♥K♣5♣8♣, Arsenii Karmatckii checked out of the small blind and Thi Xoa Nguyen bet 350,000 in the big blind. Joshua Beckenstein called in the cutoff and Karmatckii folded.
The 5♥ on the river was checked and Beckenstein won the pot with A♣A♥, while Nguyen mucked.
Greg Merson limped in on the button and Leo Margets raised to 255,000 in the small blind. Daniel Becker stuck in a three-bet from the big blind and Merson quickly folded. Margets four-bet shoved all in for 1,675,000 and Becker asked for a count before making the call.
Leo Margets: J♠J♥
Daniel Becker: A♠K♠
They were off to the races and Margets held the lead through the 7♠7♣2♦ flop. The Q♥ on the turn and the 9♦ on the river were also safe as Margets doubled through the bigger stack of Becker.
Raffaele Sorrentino bet 80,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 10♣2♠8♠ and Bogdan Chornyy called in the big blind.
The turn was the J♣ and Chornyy led out for 250,000. Sorrentino then moved all in for 800,000, and Chornyy snap-called.
Sorrentino had K♣Q♠ and needed to improve as Chornyy showed 9♦7♦ for a straight. The 9♥ came on the river to give Sorrentino a higher straight and earn him the double-up.
Byungeun Shin made the minimum raise to 100,000 in the hijack. It folded to Mark Shutley in the big blind, who tossed in defending chips.
Shutley checked the 9♦8♦K♠ flop over to Shin, who bet 110,000. Shutley quickly called to the 10♣ turn before he checked to Shin again.
Shin sized up to 350,000, about a third of his remaining chips. Shutley called, and the 6♥ river completed the board. Both players decided to check, and Shin's A♥A♦ bested Shutley's J♠8♠ at showdown.
Richard Green shoved for 370,000 from under the gun and Adam Hendrix called from the small blind with a covering stack to put him at risk.
Richard Green: K♠K♥
Adam Hendrix: Q♠10♠
Green was in great shape with pocket kings and he remained ahead on the Q♣9♥A♥7♦7♠ runout to double through Hendrix.
David Swift opened 8♦7♦ to 105,000 from the cutoff and Will Kassouf three-bet to 315,000 from the button with 9♠6♣.
They saw a flop of J♣K♠9♥, where Swift checked and Kassouf bet 500,000. Swift took some time but eventually folded his hand. Kassouf showed the bluff, and added his famous quote.
In the very next hand, Carmino Argiero opened from middle position to 155,000 and Kassouf three-bet the cutoff to 480,000. Argiero then shoved for around 1,000,000, and Kassouf snap-called.
Carmino Argiero: A♣Q♥
Will Kassouf: A♥A♦
Kassouf had found the bullets right after showing a bluff, and was a huge favorite to eliminate Argiero.
A flop of K♠9♦J♣ did give Argiero a gutshot, but he couldn't find it on the 2♣5♠ runout, which ended his Main Event.
Nick Pupillo had put out a bet of 325,000 in front of him when this hand was picked up. Kaiwen Chen responded with an all-in raise to 935,000. Pupillo called to put Chen at risk.
Kaiwen Chen: K♠K♣
Nick Pupillo: A♠10♦
Chen held a healthy lead with his pocket kings, and the board did not offer any concern as it ran out 4♠3♣9♦J♣J♥ to award Chen the double and put a dent in Pupillo's stack.
Mark Shutley put in a raise to 115,000 under the gun. Sejo Kasic called in the next seat, and Tony Gregg followed suit as next to act.
It then folded to Jarod Minghini in the cutoff, who three-bet to 420,000. Shutley mucked his 9♦9♥, but Kasic called. Gregg also folded a pocket pair with 6♠6♥, after which a 8♠Q♠8♦ flop was shown.
Kasic checked, Minghini bet 3000,000, and Kasic called. After some thought, Kasic also checked the 4♣ turn. Minghini mulled things over before checking back, prompting Kasic to fire a bet worth 1,000,000 on the 3♣ river.
Minghini needed some minutes before he called off. Kasic could only show king-high with K♣J♠, and Minghini was awarded the pot with A♣K♠ for nothing but ace-high.
Rene-Charles Angelil raised to 100,000 in early position before Jordan Dumas three-bet to 280,000 in the hijack. Angelil called and they went heads-up to the K♠10♠4♥ flop.
Dumas then continued for 200,000 and Angelil called. The 7♣ turn was checked through and the 9♣ fell on the river.
Angelil then led out for 875,000, sending Dumas deep into the tank. He considered the decision for several minutes but eventually gave up his hand.
"King-jack?" Angelil asked him as he took in the pot.
"King-queen," Dumas replied.
Hieu Le opened to 100,000 in middle position and Joseph Ozimok called in the hijack.
Le continued for 90,000 on the flop of 3♥J♠A♥ and Ozimok called. Le then checked on the 3♦ turn and Ozimok checked back.
The K♠ river completed the board and Le bet 230,000. Ozimok folded.
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