Heads-up on a flop of 4♣A♣9♣, Juha Helppi bet 20,000 from the cutoff and Shalev Halfa raised to 45,000 in the big blind. Helppi called, and the 5♥ fell on the turn.
Halfa checked over to Helppi, and he bet 30,000. Halfa then announced all in for 150,000, and Helppi quickly folded.
William Benson opened to 35,000 and was called by Werner Smit in the big blind.
Smit checked to Benson, who continued for 20,000 on the 9♠J♣A♣ flop. Smit then put in a pot-sized check-raise and Benson called all-in for his remaining stack.
William Benson: A♥J♥10♣8♣
Werner Smit: J♦9♣9♥7♥
Both players had flopped big, but Smit had the best of it with his set of nines.
The K♣ turn improved Benson to a flush for the lead, but the K♠ river left Smit best with a full house for the elimination.
Dustin Nelson opened to 25,000 in middle position and Aaron Katz on the button called. The blinds, Michael Monroig in small and Gruffudd Pugh-Jones in big, joined in making it a four-way pot.
The flop came 3♣Q♣6♠ and all players checked. After checks from the blinds, Nelson fired 60,000 on the J♥ turn. Of the remaining three, only Monroig called.
Both players checked the 4♥ river. Nelson tabled K♥K♠8♠6♥ for pocket kings triggering Monroig to throw his hand into the muck,
Daniel Negreanu moved all in for around 80,000 from under the gun and Josh Arieh put him at risk in the big blind.
Daniel Negreanu: 8♦7♥5♥4♦
Josh Arieh: A♣K♣8♣7♦
"Goodbye, Daniel," Arieh said going to the flop, which came A♠9♣9♥ to give Arieh two pair. The turn was the 5♦, while the 10♦ river sealed Negreanu's elimination.
"Take your money," Negreanu told him as he headed off to the exit.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Gruffudd Pugh-Jones raised to 35,000 in early position and Kristen Foxen called on the button. Dylan Weisman then reraised to 150,000 in the small blind, and only Pugh-Jones called.
The flop came 7♥K♠3♣ and Weisman potted to 255,000. Pugh-Jones then moved all in, and Weisman called for around 400,000.
Dylan Weisman: A♣A♦10♥5♥
Gruffudd Pugh-Jones: K♦7♠6♠5♦
Weisman showed two aces, but Pugh-Jones had flopped two pair to take the lead. The turn was the 2♠, while the 9♣ river was no help to Weisman and he was sent to the rail.
Leonardo Daviglus in early position opened to 25,000 and Ivan Starostin in hijack called. Huabao Chen on the button, asked how much Starostin had behind before potting for 116,000.
Daviglus got out of the escalating pressure. Starostin, with around 800,000 behind, took some time to consider his options before betting the pot, prompting Chen to bet pot until they were in an all-in showdown.
Ivan Starostin: A♦A♠8♥3♣
Huabao Chen: A♣A♥9♦6♠
Both players had aces when the board ran K♦8♠J♣3♥10♦. There was slight confusion if it were a chop but it was pointed out that Starostin's hand improved to a two-pair.
Lautaro Guerra raised to 35,000 under the gun and was called by Patrik Jaros in the hijack, Anatoly Zlotnikov on the button, and Zarvan Tumboli in the small blind.
Action checked to Zlotnikov on the 6♣J♦J♥ flop and he bet 40,000. Only Guerra called.
The turn was the 5♠ and Zlotnikov bet another 106,000. Guerra called again, and they checked down the 5♣ river.
Guerra showed A♣Q♣J♣3♦ for trips. "Cooler," Zlotnikov said as he mucked J♠, and Guerra took the pot.
Jesse Lonis raised to 35,000 on the button, and Ray Fishman called in the big blind, which left him with just 35,000 behind.
When the dealer rolled out the 9♥10♠5♥ flop, Fishman bet 34,000. Thinking he had moved all in, Lonis called but then realised he still had chips behind.
"You still have a chip behind", Lonis said, thinking Fishman hadn't realised.
"Can we see a turn, please?" Fishman said to the dealer with a smile on his face, letting Lonis know it was intentional.
The dealer added the A♥ turn to the board, and Fishman checked. Lonis bet, and Fishman called all in.
Ray Fishman: J♠J♥10♣8♣
Jesse Lonis: A♦Q♥Q♠8♥
Lonis had the pot wrapped up already, and as the dealer put out an inconsequential river card, Fishman said his goodbyes to the table.
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