In a limped blind versus blind situation, Galen Hall in the small blind with A♦7♣ bet 400,000 on 6♣2♠9♦ and Biao Ding with 10♥8♦ called.
Hall checked the 10♦ turn and saw Ding bet 1,200,000. Hall called to find the 8♣ river he was looking for.
Now with a straight, Hall checked. Ding with two pair bet to 1,500,000 but Hall check-raised to 5,000,000. Ding went deep into the tank and called before mucking.
Kristen Foxen raised to 1,400,000 from the small blind and Galen Hall defended the big blind.
Foxen checked on the 3♣4♠8♥ flop and Hall checked behind to see the 6♠ land on the turn. Both players checked again before the 8♦ completed the board, where another round of checks followed.
Foxen showed king-high with K♣J♦, but it was no good against Hall's A♠7♦ for ace-high.
Galen Hall raised to 800,000 from the button. Biao Ding in the small blind three-bet to 2,300,000 and Hall made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of A♦Q♥8♥ and Ding continued for 1,000,000. Hall folded 7♥7♦ so Ding scooped the pot with K♥K♣.
Joey Weissman jammed from the small blind for 4,800,000 and Biao Ding quickly made the call from the big blind with the covering stack.
Joey Weissman: K♥8♥ 
Biao Ding: K♠Q♥
Weissman was dominated by Ding heading to the J♠10♦4♥ flop, where both players picked up a straight draw, although Ding's king-queen high was still best.
A 9♥ on the turn gave both players a straight, but Ding held the nut straight, leaving Weissman needing a queen on the river just to chop the pot.
It never arrived, however, as the 3♣ completed the board to send Weissman to the rail in fourth place for $577,326.
Heads-up on a flop of 8♠7♥K♠, Kristen Foxen in the small blind with Q♦8♦ checked and Galen Hall in the big blind with A♣7♦ checked back.
Foxen bet 800,000 on the K♥ turn, but Hall didn't back down and called.
The Q♠ river improved Foxen's hand even more as she bet 600,000. Hall eventually made the call with ace-high but lost to Foxen's two pair.
Kristen Foxen called from the small blind and Galen Hall checked from the big blind.
Foxen bet 400,000 on the 4♠7♥7♦ flop, which Hall called to see the 5♣ turn.
Foxen slowed down with a check, allowing Hall to place out a bet of 500,000. Foxen called.
The J♦ river went check-check, and Foxen tabled ace-high with A♣6♦. Hall had her outkicked with A♠9♥ and was awarded the pot.
Level: 25
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Kristen Foxen limped from the small blind with J♣8♥ but folded to Galen Hall's raise to 1,600,000 with 6♠4♦ from the big blind.
In the next hand, Hall jammed from the small blind to apply pressure on Joey Weissman in the big blind who called, finding himself at risk for 2,800,000.
Joey Weissman: K♠Q♠
Galen Hall: Q♥10♣
Weissman kept the lead all the way through a board of 9♦9♥6♣5♣K♦ and secured a double-up.
With J♠6♥, Galen Hall completed from the small blind and Joey Weissman checked his option from the big blind holding Q♣8♦.
Both players saw the 5♣8♠7♣ flop and Hall went for a check. Weissman bet the minimum of 300,000 and Hall continued with a call.
Hall checked for a second time on the 9♦ turn and Weissman fired again, this time for 500,000. Hall then elected to check-raise to 1,500,000, which was enough to force Weissman out of the pot.
When it folded to Ignacio Moron in the small blind, he jammed for 5,500,000 and Kristen Foxen snap-called from the big blind with the covering stack.
Ignacio Moron: A♠10♦
Kristen Foxen: 8♠8♣
Moron was the shortest stack and needed to win the flip with his two overcards to keep his seat at the table.
The 3♠9♣J♦ flop kept Foxen's snowmen in front, and the 2♣ turn changed nothing, leaving Moron needing to hit the river to survive.
But the poker gods weren't feeling generous this time around, as the J♠ completed the board to send Moron to the rail in fifth place for $413,389.
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