Joao Simao opened the hijack to 2,000,000 holding A♥8♠. Alen Bakovic then opted to three-bet out of the small blind with K♠J♥ opting for 7,000,000 as his sizing.
Simao calmly counted out chips, and clicked it back with a minimum four-bet to 12,000,000. Bakovic didn't take too long before admitting defeat.
Valentin Vornicu opened to 4,500,000 under the gun, Salvatore Dicarlo three-bet to 11,000,000 from the hijack, and Kevin Eyster moved all in on the button.
Vornicu, although covered, asked for a count to understand on how much Eyster was willing to wager against table big stack Dicarlo. He went deep into the tank before announcing "max pain" and a call. Dicarlo folded quickly.
Valentin Vornicu: A♣10♣ 
Kevin Eyster: A♠K♣
Eyster dominated his opponent and remained ahead on the 4♣J♥5♦ flop. The A♥ turn changed nothing, and the 7♠ river confirmed the elimination of the start-of-day chip leader who had to settle for 20th place.
Marc Fiorentino raised before Ryan Knoll went all in for 12,000,000. Fiorentino called for 8,200,000 to put himself at risk.
Marc Fiorentino: A♦Q♣
Ryan Knoll: K♦K♠
Fiorentino needed help, and the cavalry arrived on the flop when it came A♥5♠9♦ to give Fiorentino a pair of aces.
The 7♦ turn and 2♦ river did not change it as Fiorentino doubled up and left Knoll with the low stack.
Joao Simao open shoved his remaining 12,700,000 from the hijack. Kevin Eyster called from the cutoff, and the other players got out of the way.
Joao Simao: Q♥10♥
Kevin Eyster: A♥J♠
Simao took the lead as the dealer fanned out the 9♣Q♠4♦ flop, giving him top pair. The 6♦J♥ runout gave Eyster a meaningless pair, as Simao neared the 30 big blind mark.
Kevin Eyster opened to 2,000,000 from the button. Paul Vang woke up with a hand in the big blind, as he span his card protector three times, which seemingly led him to move all in. Eyster deliberated before making the call.
Paul Vang: 6♥6♣
Kevin Eyster: J♠9♦
Vang was a slight favourite before the flop, it was Eyster who would lead in equity with his overs and flush draw on A♦K♦7♦. The 5♥ was a safe turn and Vang was rewarded when asking for a black card, as the 3♠ river secured both his survival, and a huge double.
Shortly before this hand took place, Yaser Al-Keliddar busted following his lost flip to Salvatore Dicarlo.
Andrew Moreno raised from the small blind to 2,000,000, and John Ripnick called from the big blind. On the 4♥2♦7♥ flop, Moreno bet 2,000,000 and received a call.
On the 9♥ turn, Moreno continued his aggression and bet 2,400,000. Ripnick called.
Moreno fired a third time on the A♣ river, this time for 2,600,000. Ripnick called again.
Moreno turned over 8♣7♣ for a pair of sevens, and Ripnick turned over 7♦4♠ for two pair and the win.
Salvatore Dicarlo opened to 2,000,000 on the button, and very quickly called to put himself at risk when big blind Yaser Al-Keliddar moved all in.
Salvatore Dicarlo: A♦Q♦
Yaser Al-Keliddar: 9♥9♦
Dicarlo saw a dream flop that came in the shape of Q♠K♣7♣ leaving his opponent with just two outs. the 4♠7♥ runout improved him to two pair, as he took a massive chunk from Al-Keliddar’s stack.
Kevin Eyster opened to 2,000,000 from early position. Action folded all the way around to Joao Simao in the big blind, who opted to shove, putting his opponent all in. Eyster snap-called
Kevin Eyster: Q♦Q♣
Joao Simao: 2♦2♣
Simao had managed to knock out an overpaid earlier in the day, but the Q♠J♦7♠ flop shut down any hopes of that, with the Brazilian pro needed backdoor quads. There was no sweat, as the A♠6♠ runout gave Eyster a massive double.
Level: 37
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
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