The action was picked up with Sebastian Crema in the small blind at risk for 35,000 against Rahil Gaulani in the big blind.
Sebastian Crema: A♣K♦ 
Rahil Gaulani: A♠Q♥
Crema kept the lead all the way through a board of A♥6♣5♥8♠J♣ to secure a double up.
David Childs raised from late position to 10,000 only for Damon Kroupa to three-bet to 30,000 from the button. Childs called, and the players saw the flop of A♠K♥A♣.
Childs checked and Kroupa continued for 20,000. Childs called, and the dealer rolled off the 9♥ as the turn card. Childs checked again, and now Kroupa pushed out a bet of 80,000, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Childs raised the additional 5,000 to put Kroupa all-in, and Kroupa snap called.
Damon Kroupa: A♦J♣
David Childs: A♥K♦
Kroupa was drawing dead and sent packing when the irrelevant 8♥ came on the river.
Roberto Damelian raised to 8,000 and only got called by Paul Lozano in the big blind.
Lozano check-called Damelian's continuation bet for 7,000 on the K♦7♥5♣ flop and a 2♣ fell on the turn. This time Lozano check-folded after Damelian sent 20,000 into the pot.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
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Action was picked up with Craig Mason all-in for around 85,000 on the button against Yousef Saleh in the big blind.
Craig Mason: K♠K♥
Yousef Saleh: 3♣3♦
The flop came A♦K♣4♥, cementing Mason's lead with a set. The turn 4♣ improved Mason's hand further with a full house. The river, which was another 4♦, was dealt with no consequence. Mason scooped the pot for a double.
David Peters raised from early position to 6,500 and found calls from Yasheel Doddanavar and David Moses in middle positions. Cenk Nigbolu from the big blind then moved all in for 71,500. All other players folded apart from Moses, who made the call.
Cenk Nigbolu: A♠A♣
David Moses: Q♠Q♥
The board ran out 5♠6♠K♥10♣5♥ with no danger for Nigbolu, and he was pushed the pot for a double up and some.
The flop read 9♦Q♥10♣ in a heads-up pot when Ignacio Moron bet 16,000 and Elvyn Bello made the call.
The 7♠ landed on the turn and Moron sent another barrel, this time for 32,000. Bello shoved and Moron snap-folded.
Corey Harrison opened to 6,500 under the gun and received an all-in shove for 39,000 from the player on his immediate left, David Evans. When action returned to him, Harrison called putting Evans at risk.
David Evans: 7♥7♣
Corey Harrison: 8♣8♦
Evans started packing his things when he saw Harrison with the higher pair. The board ran 6♣2♦A♠3♣Q♦ and with nothing there to help Evans, he continued to head out the floor.
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