Rami Hammoud raised to 500,000 from under the gun but Tianle Wang in the small blind three-bet to 2,000,000. Hammoud made the call.
Wang continued for 575,000 on the K♣7♦K♥ flop, then fired a second barrel to 1,200,000 on the J♣ turn. Hammoud called both times.
Wang went into the tank on the 2♥ river and jammed for 2,650,000. Hammoud decided to fold.
Tyler Gaston raised to 500,000 from the cutoff and Ihar Soika called from the big blind.
On the K♥6♠3♦ flop, Soika check-raised to 1,125,000 over a bet of 350,000 and was called. The 9♠ turn saw Soika fire out another 850,000. Gaston stuck around.
The 6♦ river completed the board, and Soika sized up to 1,600,000. Gaston made a one chip call, with Soika tabling K♠Q♣ for a pair of kings. Gaston had that beat with K♣9♣, which was good for kings and nines.
Archimedes Arenas raised to 500,000 in middle position before Michael Gagliano three-bet to 1,300,000 in the hijack. Arenas folded.
The next hand, Cade Lautenbacher raised to 500,000 in middle position and Gagliano called. Todd Brunson then three-bet to 1,600,000 in the cutoff, and only Gagliano called.
The flop came Q♦3♥2♥ and Brunson bet 1,800,000. Gagliano folded, and Brunson took the pot.
Brock Wilson raised to 500,000 in middle position, which Allan Sannier called also from middle position before Dylan Smith and Lauri Saaskilahti called from the cutoff and big blind.
The action then checked to Smith on a 2♠Q♦Q♥ flop, who bet 600,000. The bet drew folds from Saaskilahti and Wilson, but Sannier stuck around to see the 4♣ turn.
In a change of tactics, Sannier led out for 1,400,000, and Smith called.
The A♦ completed the board, and Sannier reverted to checking. Smith bet 3,000,000, which was enough to see Sannier cede, as he returned his cards to the dealer.
The inmates are taking over the asylum.
Many players have been critical of the newly implemented shot clocks, but Jason Kornegay isn't one of them. He told the table he plays quickly.
"We've got the advantage now! These guys can't take time to run all the numbers now!"
One of those guys is his table mate Patrick Leonard, who quickly ran through his allotted six time banks. Leonard then played a pot with Kornegay as Leonard limped in and his fast-acting opponent checked his option in the big blind.
Leonard quickly bet 250,000 on the flop of 6♠5♥10♦ and Kornegay called. Both players then checked on the 3♣ turn and again on the 9♥ river as Kornegay showed K♠6♦ to win the pot.
Sachin Joshi raised to 2,000,000, leaving 475,000 behind from under the gun. Ihar Soika reshoved from the button, which folded out the blinds. Joshi put in the rest of his stack after using some time banks and the cards went on their backs.
Sachin Joshi: 10♥10♣
Ihar Soika: A♠Q♠
The A♦K♠2♠ flop left Joshi drawing to one out, which never arrived on the 7♥ turn or K♦ river.
The camera panned to the feature table where Vladimir Belekhov was sat. The stream just mentioned that he had been eliminated, with none of the action relayed on the broadcast.
Sachin Joshi A♥3♥ raised to 500,000 from early position and Shaun Deeb K♦5♦ defended the big blind.
Deeb checked the K♥8♣6♣ flop, and Joshi bet 450,000. Deeb jammed as the big stack and Joshi folded.
Thomas Macdonald got one shove through for 1,850,000 and two flops followed in which the preflop aggressor took down the pot on the right hand side feature table.
Macdonald was then in the small blind and pushed all-in, Junjie Tang called in the big blind.
Thomas Macdonald: 9♣7♠
Junjie Tang: A♣10♣
The A♥8♣4♥ flop left Macdonald in desperate shape but he caught some equity with the 9♠ turn. The river was the blank 3♠ and Macdonald bowed out in 47th place for $180,000.
Will Givens raised to 500,000 from the cutiff and Ihar Soika defended the big blind.
Soika check-called bets of 350,000 and 800,000 on the flop and turn for the board to read J♠8♠2♠6♠4♣.
It checked through to showdown, where Soika's K♠7♥ was good for a flush. Givens mucked his K♣9♥.
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