Michel Akrich raised from under the gun to 175,000, Scott Ruegsegger, who began the day fourth in chips, called from the hijack, and Michel Abecassis three-bet squeezed all in for 960,000. Akrich folded, and Ruegsegger called.
Michel Abecassis: 8♠8♦ 
Scott Ruegsegger: 10♠10♣
The board fell with 6♥4♠J♦2♣K♠, and Ruegsegger held the best hand with a pair of tens.
With 1,000,000 in the pot and a board of 4♠7♦2♦7♥A♦, Steven Olson bet 500,000 from late position and Larry Quang raised to 1,500,000, sending Olson to the tank.
Olson looked like he was calculating and reviewing the action as the rest of the table waited. After much time, Ricardo Padilla, who was also at the table, called clock.
Annoyed, Olson asked him, "Are you in the hand?" Padilla just shrugged as Olson explained to him how big the pot was and how difficult the decision he had to make.
The floor started the countdown and his hand was mucked after he ran out of time.
Stefan Vogt raised from the cutoff to 125,000, James Traber called from the small blind, and Ronald Moore called from the big blind. The flop came out with 2♥5♣K♦, and both of the blinds checked to the preflop raiser. Vogt bet 100,000, and both players came along for the turn.
Everyone checked the turn Q♦.
On the river 9♣, both blinds checked again, and Vogt bet 200,000. Traber called quickly, and Moore folded quickly. Traber showed K♥10♣ for a pair of kings, and Vogt showed A♦K♣ for a pair of kings with an ace kicker and the scoop.
Adam Agaev raised to 120,000 from middle position. Christopher Podlewski three-bet to 300,000 in the cutoff.
When the action folded back to Agaev, he casually smooth-called.
The flop hit K♦Q♦7♦. Agaev lead with a bet and Podlewski moved all in. Agaev quickly called with less, a whopping 1,970,000 chips.
Adam Agaev: K♠K♣
Christopher Podlewski: 8♦6♦
Podlewski had flopped a flush. Agaev had hit a set of kings.
The would prove to be disastrous for Podlewski, as the Q♥ came off the deck, pairing the board and giving Agaev a fullhouse. The hand was over before the 2♠ landed on the river.
"Whew!" Agaev shouted when the queen turned. "I was cursing myself for not (re-)raising preflop."
The hand was picked up with big blind Kenneth Sikes having already gone all in with his last 815,000 chips into a pot of some 400,000.
Homan Mohammadi had already made the call from under the gun.
Kenneth Sikes: A♣K♦
Homan Mohammadi: K♠J♣
The help Sikes needed was indeed on the way, as in the runout 10♠2♣K♣J♥9♦ he connected for two pair on the turn to stay in the game in a big way.
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Michael Nye opened to 150,000 in early position. Jeffrey Moyer on the button called. Peter Kamaras in the big blind had other plans and shoved all-in for 925,000. Nye got out of the way prompting Moyer, covered, to call.
Jeffrey Moyer: Q♥Q♦
Peter Kamaras: 5♥5♣
Moyer was visibly happy with what he saw, but the flop 9♠A♦5♦ came and dashed his hopes. Kamaras took the lead with a set. The dealer peeled K♥ turn and with no help on the J♣ river, Moyer left the table to head to the payout counter.
Steven Olson raised to 100,000 from the cutoff. Jeffrey Granowsky moved all in from the small blind. Olson called.
Jeffrey Granowsky: 9♥9♦
Steven Olson: A♣K♦
The race was over almost as soon as it starts, with Granowsky finding an ace on the flop in a runout of Q♣A♠3♣J♠4♦.
Over the course of two hands, Manfred Wolf was chipping up his stack.
In the first hand, Wolf raised to 120,000 from the button, and Ronald Laduca called from the big blind. The flop came out with J♠Q♣K♥, Laduca checked to the preflop raiser, and Wolf bet 60,000. Laduca called.
On the turn 8♥, Laduca checked again, and Wolf bet again for 130,000. Laduca stayed for the river.
On the river 9♣ Laduca took the lead and bet 250,000. Wolf applied the maximum pressure and moved all in for 415,000 effective. Laduca struggled to fold, but in the end, he did, and Wolf showed A♣10♠ for the straight.
In the second hand; Wolf raised again from the cutoff to 110,000, and Nedim Sirry defended his big blind. The flop came out with Q♥7♣5♥ and Sirry checked, while Wolf bet 85,000. Sirry raised to 160,000, and Wolf again applied maximum pressure, moving all in for 850,000 effective. Sirry called.
Sirry immediately queried, "Do you have a set?"
Nedim Sirry: 7♦5♦
Manfred Wolf: Q♣Q♠
Sirry had flopped two pair but was drawing thin to try to beat Wolf's set of queens.
The turn 4♦ and the river 8♠ did not change the outcome, and Wolf was stacking a massive stack while Sirry moved to the pay desk.
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