Kenny Hallaert raised to 425,000 from under the gun with A♥2♥ and Pedro Padilha called in the hijack with the A♠Q♠. All other players behind them folded.
The flop came K♠10♥4♣, and Hallaert continued for 550,000, Padilha called as they headed to the 10♦ on the turn.
Both slowed down and checked to the J♦ river, on which Hallaert opted to bet 1,800,000. Padilha called with Broadway and won the pot.
Greg Merson limped in from under the gun holding A♠Q♦, and the action folded around to Kohei Arai in the hijack. With just 2,500,000 behind, Arai moved all in holding 7♥7♣, and Merson made the call.
Arai was ahead with his pocket sevens, and the 6♣3♣J♣ flop kept him in front and also gave him a flush draw. The 9♥ turn was also safe, but the A♣ river paired Merson, only to complete Arai's flush.
What looked like a brutal beat for Arai turned into a much-needed double-up.
Richard Freitas raised to 400,000 in early position before Diego Ponce three-bet to 1,225,000 on the button. Freitas called, and they went heads-up to the K♠10♦8♠ flop.
Ponce then bet 1,000,000, and that chased away Freitas as Ponce took down another pot
Daehyung Lee raised to 400,000 in early position and Nadav Barash reraised to 1,000,000 on the button. Lee called and they went heads-up to a flop of J♦6♥3♥. Lee checked to Barash who continued with a bet of 700,000 and Lee called.
The J♠ paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the J♣ on the river. Lee led out with a bet of 1,000,000 and Barash looked him up. Lee flipped over 9♥9♣ and Barash knuckled the table to concede the pot.
Yuchen Chen opened to 400,000 in early position and Braxton Dunaway three-bet to 1,200,000 in the cutoff. Chen responded with a four-bet shove all in for 2,800,000. Dunaway snapped him off and the cards were on their backs.
Yuchen Chen: K♠K♣
Braxton Dunaway: A♥A♣
The flop came 5♦4♣3♥ and Dunaway was in firm control with his pocket aces. The 9♣ on the turn and the J♦ on the river bricked out for Chen who was eliminated.
Lautaro Guerra opened the action in the hijack with A♠J♠ and a raise to 400,000, and Greg Merson in the big blind made the call with 8♣6♥.
The flop came down 3♣8♥Q♦, and Guerra continued for what Merson had left, putting him at risk, and Merson made the call.
Merson was ahead with his pair of eights, but the J♥ turn changed that quickly as Guerra made a pair of jacks. The 9♠ didn't change anything, sending Merson to the rail.
Luka Bojovic raised to 400,000 on the button and Eric Afriat called in the big blind.
The flop came A♣K♥Q♦ and Bojovic bet 550,000. Afriat called and the 5♣ fell on the turn.
Bojovic then bet 1,075,000 and Afriat looked over at his opponent and tapped the felt in mock surrender as he slid his cards back to the dealer.
The next hand, Bojovic again opened to 400,000 in the cutoff and Richard Freitas called in the cutoff. Afriat then three-bet to 1,500,000 in the small blind and Bojovic came back with an all-in shove for 7,600,000.
Freitas quickly folded, and Afriat also gave up his hand once again as Bojovic took down another pot.
Joey Padron opened to 450,000 from middle position and Albert Calderon called from the button.
Padron continued for 300,000 on the 8♣7♠5♠ flop. Calderon bumped it up to 1,100,000 and Padron called.
Padron checked when the 4♣ came into play, prompting Calderon to jam for 4,575,000. After receiving a count, Padron called.
Albert Calderon: 8♥8♦
Joey Padron: A♠8♠
Calderon was ahead with a set, but needed to dodge Padron's flush draw to stay alive.
The dealer put out the K♠ river, causing Calderon to flinch in his seat as he was eliminated in 51st place.
With the end of the hand, Will Kassouf's one round penalty had also ended.
Juan Carlos Vecino raised to 400,000 in late position and Daniel Iachan three-bet to 1,400,000 one seat over in the hijack. The action folded back to Vecino and he four-bet to 2,900,000. After some consideration, Iachan called and they headed to the 10♠9♥8♠ flop.
With 6,300,000 in the middle, Vecino checked and Iachan bet 3,100,000 to force out the Spaniard.
Nadav Barash made it 400,000 to go from middle position and Daehyung Lee defended his big blind.
On the K♥A♦2♣ flop, Lee checked and Barash made a continuation-bet of 350,000. Lee stuck in a check-raise to 1,100,000. and Barash quickly called.
The A♥ on the turn paired the board and without much hesitation, Lee bet 1,500,000. Barash went into the tank for around a minute, but eventually settled on a fold. Lee flashed the A♣ for trips as he pulled in the pot.
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