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Maurice Hawkins went all-in from under-the-gun for 5,800,000 before Dylan Lew went all-in himself for 5,500,000 on the button. Everyone else cleared out as Hawkins and Lew went to a showdown, with Lew at risk.
Dylan Lew: A♦Q♥
Maurice Hawkins: A♠K♥
Hawkins was in a prime position to score the knockout as they went to a runout. The flop favored Hawkins as it came 6♠10♠10♣, but it did present some chop outs.
Any idea of a chop disintegrated on the Q♠ turn as Lew took the lead in the hand. Hawkins had plenty of outs with spades working for him and a straight draw.
Lew escaped elimination when the 8♥ came on the river as Hawkins was left with only 300,000.
The very next hand, Hawkins was forced all-in from the big blind. Yanting Jiang made it 1,200,000 from the hijack, and the rest of the table folded as she went to a showdown against Hawkins.
Maurice Hawkins: Q♥10♣
Yanting Jiang: A♠3♠
Jiang held the slight edge preflop, but Hawkins gained more outs on the 8♥K♥J♣ flop with an open-ended straight draw.
The Q♦ turn was a friend to Hawkins despite being the bane of his tournament just the hand before.
Hawkins held on the 3♣ river to stay alive despite running on fumes.