Francisco Benitez opened to 400,000 from under the gun. Nicolas Betbese in the cutoff three-bet all in for a bit more than 1,000,000, and he made Benitez fold.
On the next hand, Jacopo Achille raised to 400,000 from middle position. Francisco Benitez in the big blind jammed, and Achille called.
Francisco Benitez: A♠K♥ 
Jacopo Achille: A♥K♣
Both players had the same pair, so they split the pot on 2♥A♣7♥9♦8♣.
Inigo Naveiro opened to 450,000 from middle position. Jacopo Achille on the button three-bet to 1,100,000. Naveiro stared at him for a few seconds and moved all in for 4,200,000. Achille snap-called.
Inigo Naveiro: 10♠10♣
Jacopo Achille: J♠J♦
Naveiro couldn't do much against a better pair, and he was eliminated on the 4♠7♣7♦A♠8♥ runout.
Eshaan Bhalla opened on the button, and Ian O'Hara in the big blind called. Both players checked the 3♠4♠5♠ flop.
On the 10♥ turn, O'Hara check-called the 325,000 bet of Bhalla.
O'Hara checked the K♥ river once more, prompting Bhalla to fire out a bet of 525,000. O'Hara took his time before responding with a hefty raise to 2,300,000. Bhalla gave up his cards and the pot to O'Hara.
Francisco Benitez opened to 500,000 from the button and faced Jacopo Achille, who defended from the big blind.
Benitez continued for 300,000 on a flop of Q♣6♥Q♠, but Achille check-raised to 750,000. Benitez made the call.
Achille bet 800,000 on the 9♠ turn and was called, then he moved all in for 5,300,000 on the 2♣ river. Benitez didn't look happy, checked his cards one last time, and folded.
In a heads-up raised pot, the flop read 9♣6♦5♠ and Ning Dong checked to Mikhail Zavoloka who bet 550,000, which Dong called.
On the A♣ turn, Dong checked again and Zavoloka bet 650,000. Dong thought about his move for some time and shoved. Zavoloka quickly folded.
Osmin Dardon, who just lost the hand before against Eshaan Bhalla, shoved on the button for 2,500,000 and Bhalla called in the small blind:
Osmin Dardon: A♣6♠
Eshaan Bhalla: J♠J♣
The board A♠9♠3♣8♥8♠ gave the winning hand to Dardon with aces and eights to scoop the pot.
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Ian O'Hara raised to 400,000 in the cutoff and Artem Tuliupa called on the button to see a flop J♣6♥8♦. Tuliupa called O'Hara's continuation for 450,000.
The 9♠ hit the turn and this time O'Hara check-called Tuliupa for 725,000.
Both checked on the 3♦ river and O'Hara revealed A♥J♦ to claim the pot as Tuliupa mucked.
Maximiliano Castagnini kicked things off under the gun with an open-raise. Action folded to Francisco Benitez in the big blind, and he made the call.
Castagnini continued for 275,000 on the 8♥J♦A♣ flop and Benitez check-called.
Both players opted to check the Q♦ turn and the 5♦ river, leading to a showdown. Benitez tabled K♥J♣ for a pair of jacks, which Castagnini had as well with J♠10♣, but Benitez had the better kicker and took down the pot.
Maximiliano Castagnini kicked off the action from an early position by going all in for 1,900,000. Jacopo Achille, in middle position, made the call, while the other players folded.
Maximiliano Castagnini: A♣J♦
Jacopo Achille: Q♦Q♥
The board ran out 6♦J♣6♠J♠5♦, giving Castagnini a full house with jacks over sixes and allowing him to double up.
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