Biao Ding in the small blind found himself at risk for 415,000 against Peter Wang on the button.
Biao Ding: A♠J♠ 
Peter Wang: 5♥5♣
Ding lost his third all-in in a row on 8♥K♦6♣4♠10♥ and hit the rail.
Biao Ding on the button moved all in for 2,040,000 and Stephen Chidwick called him in the big blind, who was at risk for 1,595,000.
Stephen Chidwick: 7♠7♦
Biao Ding: A♠7♣
Ding flopped top pair on 2♠A♦8♥K♦6♣, sending Chidwick to the rail.
Peter Wang opened to 250,000 in early position before Biao Ding moved all in for 1,080,000 as next to act. The rest of the table got out of the way, and Wang made the call.
Biao Ding: A♦10♠
Peter Wang: Q♣Q♥
Wang's pocket queens were looking good after the 9♠7♣5♣ and 3♦ turn, but Ding hit the A♣ river to stay alive and double up.
Phil Ivey opened to 200,000 from middle position. Brandon Wilson in the big blind three-bet all in and Ivey called, finding himself at risk for 1,625,000.
Phil Ivey: 9♠9♦
Brandon Wilson: Q♠J♠
Ivey hit a full house on 4♦A♥A♠A♦K♣ and doubled up.
Michael Moncek raised to 200,000 from the hijack. Jesse Lonis in the big blind picked up ace-king and jammed for 1,770,000. Moncek snap-called.
Jesse Lonis: A♠K♠
Michael Moncek: A♥A♣
Lonis flopped a straight draw with on 8♥J♣10♣, but the 7♦4♣ runout didn't bring the queen he needed and he was eliminated.
Peter Wang raised to 220,000 from under the gun, and Stanley Tang moved all in for his last 455,000 in the big blind. Wang made the quick call, and the hands were turned up.
Stanley Tang: A♦6♠
Peter Wang: K♣K♦
Wang revelead his pocket kings, which improved to a set on the J♠K♥10♦ flop. Tang picked up a Broadway draw, but Wang locked up the hand by improving further on the J♥ turn.
The 9♦ completed the board, as Wang's full house eliminated Tang.
Ignacio Moron opened to 160,000 from the hijack, and Brandon Wilson replied with a three-bet to 2,435,000 in the small blind. Moron called off his total of 1,755,000, and the hands were turned up.
Ignacio Moron: 8♥8♦
Brandon Wilson: A♣K♦
Wilson connected with the Q♦A♠3♥2♦10♣ runout, hitting top pair to win the pot and send Moron to the rail.
Michael Moncek under the gun raised to 160,000 with 10♦10♣ and the 2024 $250,000 champion Santhosh Suvarna in the big blind defended with J♦2♦.
Moncek flopped a boat on 2♠2♥10♥ but checked back to set the trap. After Suvarna checked the 7♦ however, he bet 180,000. Suvarna with trips called.
Suvarna checked again the 9♥ river. Moncek fired more than 1,000,000 and received a call by Suvarna who had 680,000 behind and was eliminated.
Adrian Mateos opened to 160,000 in the cutoff, and Brandon Wilson made the call on the button. Biao Ding then three-bet to 770,000 in the small blind, and Mateos moved all in for 3,505,000.
Wilson folded, and Ding stuck in the call.
Adrian Mateos: A♠A♣
Biao Ding: 10♣10♥
Ding was behind but added a straight draw on the 9♦8♦7♦ flop. Mateos watched as the 7♥ turn and 8♥ river were safe to secure the double-up.
Samuel Mullur opened to 160,000 from under the gun, and Bryn Kenney slid out a three-bet to 400,000. Mullur answered with a four-bet to 1,200,000 and called when Kenney moved all in for 2,100,000.
Bryn Kenney: 8♣8♦
Samuel Mullur: Q♥Q♦
Mullur was in a dominant position, and remained ahead through the 4♥A♣2♣ flop. Kenney picked up additional outs on the 4♣ turn, completing his flush on the 3♣ river to stay alive.
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