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Action went three-ways to a flop of 3♣2♥10♦ in a hand between Dean Cimera in middle position, Dan Hummer on the button, and Aaron Gao in the big blind.
With 750,000 in the middle, it checked to Cimera, who bet 175,000 with A♥5♥. Hummer called with A♦J♥ and Gao called with 5♠4♣. The turn landed the 6♥, giving Gao the straight and Cimera the nut flush draw.
All three players checked to the 9♥ river, giving Cimera the nut flush. Gao led out with a bet of 900,000, Cimera moved all in for 1,075,000 and Hummer folded.
Gao made the call and saw the bad news when the cards were tabled.
Akihiro Konishi raised to 210,000 on the button with 6♣5♣, Eric Ethans three-bet jammed in the small blind for 2,910,000, and Matt Affleck reshoved in the big blind having both opponents covered. Konishi got out of the way.
Eric Ethans: K♠K♦ 
Matt Affleck: A♣Q♠
Ethans' kings remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out J♦J♣10♥8♦Q♥, earning him the double up.
Alecxander Gould raised to 200,000 in middle position, John Gillis called in the cutoff, and Adam Walton three-bet jammed in the small blind for 1,445,000 to put himself at risk. Gould reshoved for 1,885,000, prompting Gillis to get out of the way.
Adam Walton: 7♠7♣
Alecxander Gould: 10♥10♣
Walton picked up additional outs with a flush draw on the 2♠5♠10♠ flop. He was all but out the door after the 6♥ turn, but he was saved by the J♠ river to stay alive.
Alessandro Predaroli raised to 200,000 in the hijack, Josh McCully three-bet to 485,000 on the button, and Predaroli four-bet jammed for 2,510,000 to put himself at risk. McCully took some time to think through his decision before eventually making the call.
Alessandro Predaroli: A♣K♠
Josh McCully: A♦J♦
Predaroli pulled ahead further on the 3♥K♣4♥ flop, pairing his king. The 2♥ turn and 4♣ river offered no help to McCully, who was left with less than ten big blinds.
Joshua Steinberg opened to 200,000 from under the gun and Steven Hinkle three-bet to 540,000 from the cutoff. Richard Vallario moved all in for his remaining 465,000 and Steinberg topped up to call.
The 4♥4♣A♣ flop saw Steinberg check and Hinkle move all in for around 4,500,000. Meanwhile, Vallario pushed back on his seat after seeing the cards.
Steinberg snap-mucked, and Vallario was left to see his fate as the pair went heads up to showdown.
Richard Vallario: A♠A♦
Steven Hinkle: A♥K♦
After the cards were tabled, Vallario shouted, "We're back baby, we are back!". After seeing the 10♥ turn and 5♥ river, Vallario continued with, "I was pretty excited when I saw the flop, it took the pressure off."
This hand was picked up on the flop of a board that read J♣3♦Q♥ with 550,000 in the middle.
Frank Stumpf checked from the big blind position before Kunal Patni bet 140,000 with K♣5♣. Stumpf called with 10♣8♣.
The 4♣ turn led to a check from Stumpf before Patni bet 485,00. Stumpf did not budge and made the call.
Stumpf bet 625,000 on the Q♣ river. Patni called to take down the pot.
Byungeun Shin opened to 200,000 from early position and was called in two places by Sebastian Schulze out of the small blind and Renan Jensen in the big blind.
All three players checked through the board of Q♥10♥Q♦8♣A♣.
Shulze showed 4♠4♥ for queens and fours, but it was no good Shin tabled A♦9♦ for aces up to drag in the chips.
Benoit Fiasson raised to 160,000 from the hijack with 10♣9♣. Li Chengbei three-bet to 375,000 from the cutoff with 6♦6♠.
Jordan Meltzer woke up with a hand on the button and went all-in for 1,790,000 with A♦K♦.
Fiasson and Chengbei both folded to award the pot to Meltzer.
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