Prashanth Nataraj opened to 2,400,000 in the cutoff and Holly Foley called on the button.
The flop of 9♣K♠2♦ checked through and both players checked again on the A♠ turn. Nataraj then bet 1,500,000 on the 5♠ river and Foley called, only to muck as Nataraj showed K♣6♥ for a pair of kings.
Robert Brobyn opened to 2,500,000 from middle position, and Jeevan Lobo called in the cutoff. Daniel Wirgau then moved all in for 5,000,000 from the small blind. Brobyn reshoved, putting his 17,600,000 into the middle, which removed Lobo from the equation.
Daniel Wirgau: A♠K♥ 
Robert Brobyn: 8♦8♣
The 5♣5♥2♣ flop and 2♥ turn bore no effect on the standings.
"Hit me, dealer!" was Wirgau's cry just as the dealer peeled the river.
That, he did. The A♣ rolled off to complete the board, seeing Wirgau survive with a double-up.
Two hands in a row, Laurance Essak opened to 2,500,000 from early position. On both occasions, there was no interest shown by any other player, seeing Essak scoop the blinds twice.
The very next shuffle, the action folded to Holly Foley in middle position, who moved all in for 25,000,000. Once again, nobody fancied getting involved, and Foley added the blinds to her stack.
Laurance Essak raised to 2,200,000 in the cutoff and Holly Foley called in the big blind.
Foley led out for 3,000,000 on the flop of 9♥8♦10♠ and Essak laid it down.
Level: 38
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
Prashanth Nataraj opened to 2,000,000 in middle position, which was met with a three-bet shove of 19,300,000 from Holly Foley in the hijack. The action folded back to Nataraj, who released his cards back to the dealer.
The very next shuffle, Robert Brobyn raised to 2,200,000 in the hijack and received no action, picking up the blinds.
"I only looked at one card, I saw the A♣, and nobody had raised, so I thought I would," Brobyn shared with the table as he was pulling in the pot.
It's been a slow start to the final table, with Samuel Rannou and Daniel Wirgau both getting open-jams through from middle position.
Lexy Gavin-Mather also got an under-the-gun raise through, but her rail missed it.
"Guys, we got one!" Gavin-Mather cheered as Christopher Conrad rung a metal cowbell from the rail.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julien Duveau | France | 15,000,000 | 15 |
| 2 | Prashanth Nataraj | United States | 26,000,000 | 26 |
| 3 | Holly Foley | United States | 21,000,000 | 21 |
| 4 | Robert Brobyn | United States | 19,000,000 | 19 |
| 5 | Lexy Gavin-Mather | United States | 18,000,000 | 18 |
| 6 | Jeevan Lobo | India | 48,000,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Sebastian Crema | Canada | 11,000,000 | 11 |
| 8 | Daniel Wirgau | United States | 8,500,000 | 9 |
| 9 | Samuel Rannou | France | 9,000,000 | 9 |
| 10 | Laurance Essak | United States | 45,000,000 | 45 |
Sho Shiratori was all in from the button against Laurance Essak in the small blind.
Sho Shiratori: Q♣9♦
Laurance Essak: A♦Q♥
Shiratori was dominated and fell on the final table bubble as the board ran out 6♦A♥3♣4♠K♠.
When the action folded to Sachino Yoshii on the button, she moved all in for 9,400,000. Jeevan Lobo called in the small blind, looking to take the field one spot closer to a final table.
Sachino Yoshii: A♠9♠
Jeevan Lobo: A♦J♦
The K♣K♠Q♦ flop brought some chop opportunities for Yoshii, but the 5♦ turn and 8♦ river only served to improve Lobo to a flush, sending Yoshii to the rail, and seeing Lobo increase his chip lead.
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