From under the gun, Chad Power made his move and committed the last 650,000 after he had secured the pay jump. Tony Gregg then three-bet to 1,400,000 and he also called the shove by Adrien Zychowski for 3,800,000.
Chad Power: A♠Q♣
Adrien Zychowski: 7♥7♦
Tony Gregg: A♥K♦
The K♥8♣5♠ flop vaulted Gregg into the lead, which he retained on the Q♦ turn. Power needed a queen survive while Zychowski was looking for a seven. Neither came with the 9♥ river to send Power and Zychowski to the rail for $300,000 each.
After three all-in attempts since joining the table, Theo Tran moved in for a fourth time, this time from the button holding K♦10♠. Michael Mizrachi, in the big blind, called him with Q♣Q♦, putting Tran at risk.
The flop came 10♦3♦A♦, giving Tran a pair and some backdoor possibilities. The K♥ on the turn improved him to two pair, but with the board still not safe, Tran stayed cautious.
When the K♣ hit the river, there was no more doubt. Tran locked up the double with a full house and finally secured a much-needed boost to his stack.
Kenny Hallaert raised to 850,000 in the cutoff as action went on Will Kassouf in the small blind. Pedro Padilha called the clock after just a few seconds had passed.
"Does he get a warning for calling the clock after five seconds? I'll give you $10,000 if I don't have a hand. You give me $10,000 if I have a hand. Put your money where your mouth is," Kassouf told him.
He eventually tossed in his last 2,700,000 and Hallaert called.
Will Kassouf: 7♠7♦
Kenny Hallaert: K♥5♥
"He's raising with king-five, and he's calling my shove. PokerStars professional, sponsored player," Kassouf said after Hallaert revealed his hand. The A♣J♠10♦ flop gave Hallaert a straight draw, while he spiked the K♣ on the turn to take the lead.
"Queen on the river. Disgusting. Seven or a queen, dealer's choice," Kassouf pleaded, but he missed the J♥ river and was sent to the rail.
"King-five. Well played. Absolute disgrace. F**king joke. You're all pathetic," Kassouf said while the rail began chanting "Na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye,"
"See you next year. I'll remember all of your faces next year, and I'm going to bash you up," Kassouf added, including a few more choice words for tournament officials.
Muhamet Perati opened to 800,000 in early position and Eric Afriat three-bet to 2,800,000 in the hijack. Joseph Ozimok was in the small blind and shoved all in for 10,500,000. Perati quickly folded but Afriat asked for a count and gave it some thought before folding.
On the next hand, John Wasnock ripped all in for 5,100,000 in the cutoff and Joseph Ozimok called on the button. The blinds folded and the two hands were tabled.
John Wasnock: Q♠Q♥
Joseph Ozimok: 7♠7♥
The board ran out J♣5♣3♥8♥8♣ and Wasnock clapped his hands after he held on for a double up.
After jamming over Leo Margets’ open with queens, and getting her to fold nines, Jarod Minghini went for it again the very next hand, this time with A♠J♥ after Michael Mizrachi had opened to 925,000 holding Q♠Q♣.
Mizrachi quickly called the 7,250,000 shove, and the two were off to a showdown.
The flop came A♥9♦K♥, bringing Minghini into the lead with a pair of aces.
The 3♥ on the turn, and the 10♦ river sealed the deal, giving Minghini a double-up while Mizrachi could only shake his head in frustration.
Adam Hendrix raised to 850,000 on the button as Sebastian Schulze picked up A♦Q♦ in the big blind. He three-bet to 3,000,000, and Hendrix came back with a four-bet to 5,400,000.
Schulze then moved all in for 14,825,000 and Hendrix snap-folded 10♦6♦.
Muhamet Perati just rocketed up the counts after winning back-to-back hands.
First, Joey Padron opened to 800,000 in middle position and Perati three-bet shoved for 7,500,000 in the cutoff. When it got back to Padron, he confirmed the count and called.
Muhamet Perati: 10♠10♣
Joey Padron: A♣Q♥
Perati flopped a set on the 3♣10♥J♣ flop and faded the Broadway draw of Padron on the 4♥5♠ runout.
In the next hand, Perati raised the hijack to 800,000 and Ruben Correia three-bet the cutoff to 1,800,000. When it got back to Perati, he four-bet to 5,300,000, and that earned him the pot as Correia folded.
Stefan Nemetz raised to 800,000 in early position and Kenny Hallaert called in the big blind.
The flop came A♥9♠3♣ and Nemetz bet 550,000. Hallaert called and the 7♣ fell on the turn.
Nemetz then bet 2,300,000 and Hallaert again called. Both players checked the 8♥ river, and Hallaert showed K♦9♣ for a pair of nines. Nemetz mucked K♠8♠.
Joseph Ozimok opened the action with a raise to 800,000 from middle position and Braxton Dunaway called in the cutoff. Muhamet Perati called on the button, and Eric Afriat called out of the big blind.
The quartet saw a flop of Q♣6♥7♣ hit the felt, which checked to Dunaway, who bet 1,400,000. Perati called, Afriat called, and Padron got out of the way.
All three checked the 5♠ turn to the 6♦ river, where Afriat led out for 2,500,000. Dunaway folded, but then Perati put in a big raise 9,200,000. Afriat didn't like what he saw and had around 10,000,000 in his stack, which meant the decision was for the bulk of it. After doing some inventory, Afriat called.
Perati then showed a full house with 7♥7♠, and Afriat thumped the table with his fist and mucked.
