There was a sizable pot to the Q♦6♠3♦J♠J♦ river when Rodrigo Jim checked out of the big blind. Kyle Grupp bet 500,000 from under the gun and received the very reluctant call by Jim, who then mucked upon getting shown the 7♦5♦ for a flush by Grupp.
Holding A♦J♣, Stephen Hesse raised to 135,000 from middle position and was three-bet to 400,000 by Paul Gibbons in the hijack with K♠K♦. When it got back to Hesse, he decided to call.
After Hesse checked the flop of A♣10♥7♥, Gibbons placed out a continuation-bet of 275,000. Hasse took a few moments and then called.
Both players checked the 8♦ turn to see the A♥ appear on the river. Hesse led out for 310,000, and Gibbons went into the tank. After deliberating for a while, Gibbons folded and relinquished the pot to Hesse.
Matija Kajtez opened to 120,000 in middle position with K♣10♣ and Daniele Primerano flat-called in the hijack with A♥A♣ which allowed Gonzalo Jose to tag along with 9♦6♦ in the big blind. The flop came K♥J♥7♥ and the action checked to Primerano who tossed in a bet of 160,000 which only Kajtez called.
The turn brought the the 8♣ and Kajtez checked again. Primerano checked it back and the 4♣ rolled off on the river. Kajtez checked one more time and Primerano announced a bet of 775,000. Kajtez was left in agony for nearly three minutes with just top pair but eventually made the correct laydown.
Chad Power raised the button to 180,000 with J♠8♠ and Sebastian Schulze called in the small blind with A♠J♣. Alexis Lucarini was in the big blind with K♠10♠, and he called, leaving himself 540,000 behind.
On the 9♦10♥5♣ flop, Schulze checked with his two overcards and Lucarini shoved his 540,000 in the middle. Power flopped an open-ended straight draw and called, which got Schulze to fold.
Lucarini needed to fade a queen, jack, or a seven, but failed at the first hurdle as a Q♥ on the turn gave Power a straight. A 6♦ on the river didn't help Lucarini, and he hit the rail.
Rafael Stern opened to 120,000 from under the gun and Sejo Kasic called in the hijack.
Stern checked on the flop of A♠8♥2♠ and Kasic bet 100,000. Stern called. Stern checked again on the 10♠ turn and Kasic bet 200,000. Stern again called.
Stern checked once more on the 7♥ river and Kasic checked back. Stern showed Q♠Q♦, but it was no good againt the pair of aces of his opponent with A♥6♥.
Chih Fan called from the small blind, and Bradley Jansen raised to 200,000 out of the big blind with A♥Q♠. Fan slid in the call.
The dealer spread out a flop of K♥3♣3♥, causing Fan to check. Jansen bet 180,000, and was met by a check-raise to 420,000 by Fan. Jansen quickly folded and surrendered the pot to Fan.
Tomas Szwarcberg opened to 125,000 from the cutoff, prompting Kenny Hallaert to fold his button. Dmitrii Perfilev followed suit in the small blind before Joseph Henry defended his big blind.
Henry released his hand after Szwarcberg bet 115,000 on the 10♦5♦5♠ flop.
Brett Kennedy bet 250,000 from under the gun on a flop of 9♠6♠2♥ and Braxton Dunaway called in the big blind.
Both players checked the 7♠ turn before Dunaway led out for 450,000 on the Q♣ river. Kennedy called and Dunaway showed Q♠9♣ for two pair on the river. Kennedy slammed the table in frustration as Dunaway took the pot.
At the same time at another table, Sam Darkin had opened to 125,000 in middle position and Will Kassouf called in the cutoff.
Darkin checked the 10♣4♣7♠ flop. "No c-bet with that stack? I must have the best hand. Whatever this is, let the dealer count it," Kassouf said as he tossed in a pile of chips.
The dealer counted out a bet of 225,000, and Darkin called. The turn was the 8♦ and Darkin checked again.
"I don't even know what I'm doing. I got two hours sleep last night. Donk it off to find out where you're at, right? This is a stupid game," Kassouf added.
Tablemate Kohei Arai finally had enough and told Kassouf to think to himself. "I'm talking out loud to think to myself. If I take two minutes to think quietly, what's the difference?" Kassouf replied.
Another tablemate eventually called the clock before Kassouf led out for 500,000. Darkin quickly folded.
"Please and I show," Kassouf said to Darkin, who remained silent. "Manners go a long way," Kassouf finally said as he slid his cards back to the dealer.
John Petro raised it up to 120,000 from an early position and was called only by Min-Sung Lee in the big blind. Lee check-called the K♣10♣7♥ flop for 90,000 and the 10♠ turn was checked by both. On the J♥ river, Lee led for 295,000 and Petro paid it off after some consideration to then muck with some frustration to the A♣10♥ of Lee.
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