Pavlo Veksler limped from the small blind. Pete Chen raised to 6,000,000. Veksler made the call with less.
Pavlo Veksler: K♥J♦
Pete Chen: 4♥4♠
The runout of 5♥4♣7♥3♦8♦ favored Chen big time, as he flopped a set and picked up another knockout.
Najeem Ajez opened to 600,000 in the hijack, and Nick Pupillo moved all in for 1,860,000 in the small blind. Pete Chen then announced all in from the big blind, and Ajez took some time before letting his hand go.
Nick Pupillo: K♥Q♠
Pete Chen: 10♠10♥
Ajez celebrated when he saw both hands, indicated he folded pocket nines. Chen then held on the 3♥J♦A♦2♣7♣ board, winning the flip to send Pupillo out in 12th position.
Michael Berk moved all in on the button, and Najeem Ajez shoved his larger stack in the small blind.
Michael Berk: K♦7♦
Najeem Ajez: K♠Q♦
Ajez was the only one to improve on the 5♠J♠9♦6♦Q♣ board, sending Berk out in 13th place.
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Antonio Buonanno moved his stack of 840,000 into the middle on the button, and Pete Chen announced a call in the big blind.
Antonio Buonanno: K♥2♠
Pete Chen: 9♦4♥
Buonanno could not stay in front on the 3♥8♥Q♠9♠5♣ runout, seeing Chen make a pair to secure the bounty.
Najeem Ajez moved all in on the button, and Naoya Kihara committed his stack from the small blind.
Naoya Kihara: K♦7♦
Najeem Ajez: J♥2♥
Kihara was the only one to catch a piece of the 7♣5♦10♠5♥3♠ board, earning the double through Ajez.
Endrit Geci raised to 3,000,000 from the button. Quirin Heinz called with less from the big blind.
Quirin Heinz: K♦Q♠
Endrit Geci: 10♣7♣
Heinz was in good shape for the double-up, until the board hit A♠J♦7♥8♠5♥ to give Geci the bounty with a pair of sevens on the flop.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | 1 | Myles Mullaly | United States | 4,720,000 | 20 |
| 131 | 2 | Yohwan Lim | South Korea | 8,400,000 | 35 |
| 131 | 3 | Christian Harder | United States | 690,000 | 3 |
| 131 | 4 | Gansukh Sandagsuren | Mongolia | 2,950,000 | 12 |
| 131 | 5 | Pavlo Veksler | Ukraine | 3,250,000 | 14 |
| 131 | 6 | Endrit Geci | United Kingdom | 3,925,000 | 16 |
| 131 | 7 | Khoi Le Nguyen | Vietnam | 1,400,000 | 6 |
| 131 | 8 | Quirin Heinz | Germany | 1,150,000 | 5 |
| 135 | 1 | Nick Pupillo | United States | 3,100,000 | 13 |
| 135 | 2 | Pete Chen | Taiwan | 1,010,000 | 4 |
| 135 | 3 | Daniel Tafur | Spain | 2,380,000 | 10 |
| 135 | 4 | Michael Berk | United States | 1,900,000 | 8 |
| 135 | 5 | Najeem Ajez | Australia | 8,180,000 | 34 |
| 135 | 6 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 2,900,000 | 12 |
| 135 | 7 | Antonio Buonanno | Italy | 1,450,000 | 6 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 240,000
The remaining 15 players are now on a 15-minute break.
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