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A big pot was already brewing by the turn on a board of 8♦2♦3♠K♠ between Yaman Nakdali and Patrick Kennedy.
After some betting and raising, Kennedy's remaining 60,000 or so got into the middle and Nakdali was trying to finish the match.
Patrick Kennedy: A♦3♦ 
Yaman Nakdali: J♥8♣
Nakdali had a pair and a flush draw against Nakdali's pair of eights. The 10♣ came on the river, which was a brick for Kennedy, and he was out of the tournament.
Action was already underway with 16,000 chips in the middle of the table and a 9♦3♣8♥ flop.
Both Thomas Eychenne and Ren Lin on the button checked, leading them to the turn. The dealer peeled a K♥ turn. And Eychenne check-called Lin's 13,000 bet.
After another check on the K♦ river, Lin shoved for more than 200,000, sending Eychenne to the tank. He counted his chips and, with only 75,000 behind, threw in two time cards before making the call.
Lin showed A♣5♣ for ace-high, making Eychenne sigh in relief before showing 9♠5♥ for a flopped pair. The dealer pushed the pot towards Eychenne, who looked quite happy with his double-up.
Level: 3
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 0
Alan Keating conceded his stack as he didn't turn up, meaning Piotr Krupa made it through to the next round.
A sizable pot had already grown between Shota Nakanishi and Renan Bruschi on a board of 7♣9♦Q♣A♣.
Nakanishi had 16,000 placed out in front of him from the big blind, and Bruschi raised to 50,000 from the button. Nakanishi called, and the 8♥ hit the river.
Nakanishi checked it over to Bruschi, and after a few moments, Bruschi shoved for about 65,000. Nakanishi snap-called.
Bruschi showed a flush with 9♣6♣, but was second best to the J♣10♣ of Nakanishi for a higher flush.
On a pot of 16,000 and a J♠J♥7♦ flop, Thomas Eychenne bet 4,000 from the big blind, which Ren Lin called, leading them to the turn.
The turn K♥ dropped, and this time Eychenne check-called Lin's 15,000 bet. Both players checked the 4♥ river.
Eychenne showed A♥Q♠ for ace-high while Lin tabled K♠10♠ to win the pot.
Level: 2
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0
From the big blind, Chenxiang Miao fired a near pot-sized bet of 12,000 on a board of Q♣J♦2♦3♣. Florian Pesce called and the A♣ completed the board.
Miao bet 40,000, and after a while Pesce called. Miao showed a flush with 9♣8♣, and Pesce mucked.
Phil Ivey raised the button to 1,500 and Aram Oganyan three-bet to 6,000 from the big blind. Ivey called.
Oganyan continuation-bet for 3,300 on the 5♦3♣5♣ flop, which Ivey called.
Oganyan slowed down and checked the A♥ turn, prompting Ivey to bet 15,000. Oganyan came along with a call.
A final check came from Oganyan on the 8♣ river and Ivey bet 40,000. Oganyan quickly called.
Ivey showed A♠J♥ for top pair, but lost the pot to Oganyan's K♣10♣ for a flush.
Zackary Estes on the button raised to 1,400 and his opponent Faraz Jaka three-bet to 6,600. Not to be outdone, Estes four-bet to 16,200 which Jaka flat called.
Jaka checked the J♥9♥4♦ flop, prompting Estes to fire 3,500 into the pot. Jaka called.
The turn 3♦ dropped and after another check, Estes fired 36,000 which made Jaka pause before folding his hand.
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