Endrit Geci was all in from the hijack for 1,530,000, and Antonio Buonanno made the call in the big blind.
Endrit Geci: A♣J♣
Antonio Buonanno: 10♠10♣
Ceci found immediate help on the A♠2♦2♣Q♦5♥ board, winning the flip to double through Buonanno.
Endrit Geci was all in from the hijack for 1,530,000, and Antonio Buonanno made the call in the big blind.
Endrit Geci: A♣J♣
Antonio Buonanno: 10♠10♣
Ceci found immediate help on the A♠2♦2♣Q♦5♥ board, winning the flip to double through Buonanno.
Jose Barbosa moved all in with his last 385,000 chips. Nick Pupillo made the call.
Jose Barbosa: 8♣7♥
Nick Pupillo: A♣10♥
Barbosa's live cards didn't connect for a pair, and neither did Pupillo's, but the four-flush on the board in a runout of 6♣K♦3♣K♣J♣ hit both players. Pupillo got the better of it with the ace.
Action folded around to Kent Stephens in the cutoff who open-jammed all in for 735,000. Arthur Thiriart on the button went into the tank for a short while and made the call. The blinds both folded quickly.
Kent Stephens: 8♠8♦
Arthur Thiriart: K♣J♣
A safe flop came for Stephens of A♦3♦3♥ but when the dealer flipped over the J♠ as the turn he was in trouble and needed help quickly. No joy on the 7♣ brick of a river and Stephens was off to the cage.
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
The hand was picked up on the turn, with two players involved and the board reading 3♥10♣Q♣5♥.
Myles Mullaly bet 450,000 from the cutoff. Kenneth Kong raised all-in on the button.
Mullaly, who had the larger stack, thought about the call for some time, then pulled the trigger.
Kenneth Kong: K♦10♦
Myles Mullaly: Q♠8♠
Mullaly's pair of queens was better than Kong's tens. The 7♠ river was immaterial.
Action was heads up to the Q♠6♠J♣ flop with around 400,000 already in the middle. Antonio Buonanno checked from the big blind, and
Quirin Heinz bet 125,000 in the hijack.
Buonanno check-raised to 500,000, and the call was made. Both players checked the 4♠ turn, and the 7♥ river completed the board. Buonanno announced all in, claiming the pot as Heinz slid his cards into the muck.
John Andress raised all in form early position with just under 600,000 chips. Nick Pupillo made the call from the big blind.
John Andress: A♥K♥
Nick Pupillo: A♦Q♥
Andress' advantage held until the river in a runout of 6♦6♠6♣J♥Q♣ when Pupillo spiked a queen for a full house and a bounty.
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000