Kosaku Akashi opened to 80,000 in middle position and Colin Robinson three-bet to 140,000 in the cutoff. Akashi called.
Akashi checked on the flop of J♦9♥4♥ and Robinson checked back. Akashi then led out for 250,000 on the J♣ turn and Robinson called.
Akashi checked on the 8♠ river and Robinson checked back. Akashi showed 8♥7♥ for eights with a missed flush draw, but it was no good against the A♠9♠ of Robinson.
Alex Lynskey raised to 105,000 from middle position before Nils Pudel jammed for 395,000 from the cutoff. Once the button and blinds folded, Lynskey called.
Nils Pudel: A♥A♠ 
Alex Lynskey: A♣Q♦
Pudel had aces, and Lynskey wasn't able to crack them with his ace-queen, as the board ran out J♣7♦5♦8♥10♠, meaning Pudel earned a crucial double.
The action started with an under-the-gun raise by Farid Jattin and a big blind defence of Kenny Hallaert, which led them to the [JdTd7cv] flop. Hallaert opted for a check-raise from 95,000 to 340,000 and Jattin called as they headed to the 6♦ on the turn.
Hallaert now checked and then called a bet worth 485,000 before the K♦ on the river brought a fourth diamond on the board. Once Hallaert had checked, Jattin gave it some thought and checked behind to get shown 9♣8♦ for the flopped straight and rivered flush by Hallaert.
Jattin had that beat with the Q♦7♦ for the second nuts to rake in the pot.
Santiago Montes raised to 80,000 in middle position and Greg Merson defended from the big blind. The flop came 6♦4♦3♠ and Merson check-called a bet of 65,000 from Montes.
The 3♦ landed on the turn and Merson led out with a small bet of 85,000. Montes called and the 5♥ hit the river. Merson made another small bet of 125,000 and Montes paid him off. Merson flipped over 10♦9♦ for a flush and Montes conceded the pot.
Mark Shutley was first to act and raised to 85,000 with 8♠7♠. Wagner Wysotchanski three-bet to 250,000 in late position with A♠Q♠, which Lautaro Guerra bumped up to 575,000 on the button, holding A♣10♣.
Wysotchanski called to the 8♦6♦5♦ flop, which he checked to Guerra. Guerra checked back, leading to the 5♣ turn hitting the felt.
Wysotchanski took the initiative with a bet of 225,000, which was enough to win the pot as Guerra quickly released his cards to the dealer.
Harold Lam bet 115,000 from early position on a flop of 10♣8♦Q♦ and Alen Tenorio raised to 355,000 in the big blind. Lam then reraised to 1,000,000, Tenorio moved all in, and Lam snap-called for his last 1,800,000.
Harold Lam: 10♥10♦
Alen Tenorio: J♥9♦
Lam had flopped a set, but Tenorio had a straight and left Lam needing the board to pair to stay alive. The A♦ turn gave Lam additional outs to a flush, but he missed the 2♣ river and the start-of-day chip leader was sent to the rail.
Steven Touito, Santiago Montes and Greg Merson just got all of their chips in the middle in a three-way all-in. Montes had the biggest stack and had the chance to bust two players, while Touitou was the shortest stack with the opportunity to triple up.
Steven Touitou: J♦J♣
Greg Merson: A♠K♥
Santiago Montes: A♦K♣
It was a great spot for Touitou as Merson and Montes both had the same hand, removing some of the cards they needed to win.
The dealer put out a flop of 5♣9♥6♠, keeping Touitou's jacks in front. The 6♥ turn meant only a king or ace on the river would end his tournament. The dealer burned a card and then peeled off the K♠ on the river, producing a groan from the table. Touitou was out, while Merson and Montes fist-bumped across the table as they chopped up Touitou's chips.
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