The action was folded to Fabian Schoneck in the cutoff, who raised to 20,000. Chino Rheem called from the big blind, and the flop came . Rheem checked, and Schoneck moved all in for his remaining 35,000. Rheem called and was ahead with against Schoneck's .
The turn was the , and the river landed the , making a full house for Rheem and eliminating Schoneck.
With around 25,000 in the pot and the board reading , the action was checked to William Kakon on the button. Kakon bet 17,500, and the big blind called. Danny Wong was in the cutoff and pushed all in for 91,000. Kakon called, and the big blind folded.
The turn was the and the river brought the . Kakon showed , and his jack-high straight was good enough to earn him the pot and eliminate Wong.
With a massive pot of approximately 200,000 already brewing and the completed board reading , Sam Soverel checked from the big blind to his lone opponent, Chino Rheem. Rheem moved all in, putting Soverel to a decision for his stack. After brief consideration, Soverel folded, and Rheem took the pot to put his stack near the 500,000-chip mark.
Jeff Madsen raised to 9,500 from under the gun, and Michael Trujillo called from the cutoff, as did the big blind.
The flop came , and Madsen bet 21,000. Trujillo potted to 93,500, and the big blind folded. Madsen quickly moved all in for his remaining 144,500, and Trujillo called.
Madsen:
Trujillo:
Madsen's set of eights gave him a hammerlock on the pot with two cards to come. The turn was the , giving Trujillo some hope, but the on the river secured the pot for Madsen as he doubled through his opponent.
Danny Wong was in the hijack and got all the chips into the middle before the flop against Andreas Freund, who was on the button.
Wong:
Freund:
Freund had the lead with his aces, and Wong needed to improve in order to win the pot and send Freund to the cage. The board ran out , and Freund's aces held for him to double up.
Melad Marji raised to 10,000 from the hijack, and Alberto Fonseca three-bet from the button. In a flurry of activity, the two players got all their chips into the middle with Marji at risk.
Marji:
Fonseca:
Marji had the lead with his aces, and Fonseca needed help from the deck to eliminate his opponent. The flop kept Marji in the lead, but the turn put Fonseca far ahead. The river changed nothing, and Fonseca took the pot to send Marji to the cage.