Xingwei Chen raised to 600,000 from under the gun, and Paul Merlette called from the big blind. The flop arrived with 5♦6♥4♣, and Merlette checked to the preflop raiser, who bet 500,000. Merlette took his shot and moved all in for 3,800,000. Chen pondered and called.
Paul Merlette: 5♥3♥ 
Xingwei Chen: K♠6♦
Chen was ahead with top pair heading to the turn, which was the 2♣, and the river A♦ sealed Merlette's win with a straight.
The remaining 16 players are on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 6:28 p.m. local time.
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Level: 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Wes Heryford raised from early position to 1,000,000, and Lisa Tan three-bet to 2,500,000. Heryford called.
The flop arrived with 5♥10♣9♣ and Heryford moved all in for 2,400,000. Tan called.
Wes Heryford: A♦10♥
Lisa Tan: A♣Q♣
Heryford was holding top pair, and Tan held the flush draw, which came on the turn 5♣, and the river 8♦ sealed the deal for Tan.
Evagoras Evagorou moved all in from early position for 2,780,000, and Seong Han also moved in from late position for 7,800,000. Everyone else folded.
Evagoras Evagorou: K♦J♦
Seong Han: J♥J♣
The board went 6♣10♦5♠3♣8♣ and a pair of jacks won the pot for Han.
Xingwei Chen in the cutoff and Seong Han in the big blind had already built a pot of 2,000,000 when the flop dropped 5♣6♥5♥.
After a check, Chen fired 500,000 and Han called.
Both players checked the 3♥ turn and the 2♠ river. Han fired 1,750,000 making Chen mull things over. After a couple of minutes, he called.
Han showed 9♥8♦ for a bluff while Chen tabled A♣3♦ for a pair on the turn.
Adriaan Jacobs opened for 700,000 in late position and Justin Coliny on the button three-bet to 2,500,000. When action went back to him, Jacobs thought about his next move then announced all in. Coliny, covered with only around 5,000,000 behind, called.
Justin Coliny: J♦J♠
Adriaan Jacobs: K♦K♥
Jacobs' kings held on the runout 10♣A♦5♥7♠2♣ and ended Coliny's tournament life on the spot. Coliny, in good spirits, bid everyone good luck then left the table to head to the payout counter.
Xingwei Chen moved all in for 4,000,000 effective from the small blind, and Mykhailo Lendel called from the big blind.
Mykhailo Lendel: K♥4♥
Xingwei Chen: 10♥10♦
The flop was 5♥2♠A♣J♥Q♦, and Chen won with his pair of tens.
Michael Starek moved all in from the small blind for 925,000 after Adriaan Jacobs raised to 800,000 from under the gun. Lisa Tan called the bet, and Jacobs wanted to raise but was only permitted to call.
The board came down with Q♦K♥6♦Q♥9♥, and Tan and Jacobs checked it down.
Michael Starek: 10♣8♦
Lisa Tan: 6♠3♠
Jacobs mucked his cards once he saw Tan's cards. Tan won with two pair.
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