Jonah Labranche raised in the cutoff, Jeremy Ausmus called on the button and Nikolai Mamut called in the big blind.
Play was checked to Ausmus when the flop came A♠6♠5♦ and bet 10,000, Mamut called and Labranche got out of the way.
Mamut decided to lead for 23,000 when the 6♣ was dealt on the turn and Ausmus quickly folded.
Chris Brewer opened the action with a raise to 10,000 on the button. Ran Ilani and John Wasnock called out of the blinds to create a three-handed pot.
All three players checked the 5♣10♣4♣ flop and the Q♥ turn to bring the 6♣ river.
Ilani checked his small blind before Wasnock fired 31,000. Brewer folded, but Ilani was still interested in the hand.
After a brief consideration, Ilani chose to check-raise to 100,000. Wasnock did not think long before he pitched his cards into the muck.
Bobby James just reported to PokerNews about a big hand he played earlier in Level 12, which gave a big increase to his stack.
With blinds at 1,500/3,000, Alex Anton completed from the small blind and James checked his option in the big blind.
The dealer spread the A♣10♠Q♦ flop and Anton fired out for 5,000. James put in the call.
A 9♦ arrived on the turn, and Anton fired once more, this time for 22,000. Again, James continued in the form of a call.
The 6♠ completed the board, and Anton overbet for 100,000. James called and Anton could only show a total bluff with Jx4x. James tabled the winner holding Ax5x for just one pair, and the huge pot went his way.
Virgile Turchi shoved on the button and ran into Mike Meskin in the small blind, who called to put Turchi at risk.
Virgile Turchi: A♦6♣
Mike Meskin: K♥K♠
Turchi was hunting for an ace, but it never came on the Q♣3♦Q♦10♣7♦ to eliminate Turchi as Meskin took in the chips.
After a series of preflop raises, a pot of nearly 760,000 formed, with Georgios Sotiropoulos having the chance to bust Punnat Punsri and Jamie Dwan.
Jamie Dwan: J♠J♣
Punnat Punsri: A♣Q♣
Georgios Sotiropoulos: K♠K♥
Sotiropoulos' cowboys stayed as the best hand throughout the full runout of 10♦2♦3♥Q♠10♥, and he boosted his stack up to over 700,000, while Punsri and Dwan were out.
Thomas Boivin raised to 11,000 in early position, Michael Kamran on his direct left called and Sebastian Harasim called in the big blind.
Harasim and Boivin checked to Kamran when the flop came 4♣3♥8♥ and he bet 15,000, Harasim called and Boivin made a quick fold.
Action checked to showdown as the board ran out 2♥ on the turn and J♥ on the river.
Martin Zamani from early position clashed with Joseph Spanne on the button as Zamani was all-in and at risk.
Martin Zamani: K♣K♦
Joseph Spanne: J♣J♥
Zamani was in prime position for a double, but the flop altered that in a hurry when it came 2♠10♣J♦ to give Spanne top set.
The 7♠ turn did nothing for either player and the 4♦ river was the final card Zamani would see in the tournament.
Michael Moncek opened to 30,000 from the hijack. Zexiang Sun called out of the big blind.
Sun checked it over to Moneck on the J♠10♠6♠ board. Moncek continued for 27,000 and was called by Sun.
Moncek kept up the betting on the 6♥ turn after it was checked to him for 50,000.
Sun called to bring the 6♦ river and checked once again. Moncek jammed for 205,000 and was quickly called by Sun.
Moncek showed K♠K♦ for a full house, which was one better than the Q♠Q♣ of Sun, who also had a boat.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
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