Felix Kretschmann limped in from the small blind with 9♦7♥ and Lulei Hu checked his option with 5♦3♣ in the big blind.
The flop came 5♠2♦Q♥ and Kretschmann bet 500,000 Hu called with his pair of fives to the A♦ turn, where both checked.
A Q♠ fell on the river and Kretschmann bet 2,500,000 as a bluff, which eventually Hu called to claim the pot with his pair.
Lulei Hu raised to 1,125,000 in the cutoff and Jose Gomez Casillas three-bet to 8,000,000 on the button with K♦Q♣. Hu folded K♠10♠.
Rifat Palevic then opened to 1,200,000 on the button and Felix Kretschmann moved all in from the big blind with 7♦7♣. Palevic had 6,100,000 remaining and took a moment until folding K♠J♣.
Jose Gomez Casillas raised to 3,000,000 from the small blind and then called the shove of Rifat Palevic in the big blind, who moved all in for 3,525,000.
Rifat Palevic: A♣3♣ 
Jose Gomez Casillas: J♣2♠
A flop of 3♠7♥9♦ gave Palevic a pair of threes and kept him in the lead, and the 6♦ turn put him a step closer to safety. Nothing changed on the 10♣ river, and Casillas sent over the chips.
Claudio Daffina raised to 1,100,000 in the cutoff, Jose Gomez Casillas moved all in from the big blind, and Daffina snap-called for 12,200,000.
Claudio Daffina: A♦K♦
Jose Gomez Casillas: 4♦4♠
Daffina needed to win the massive flip to stay alive, and he caught top pair on the A♥9♣3♠ flop to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 10♦3♦ and Daffina doubled up yet again, moving up into the tournament chip lead.
Jose Gomez Casillas made it 5,700,000 under the gun and Juan Velasco shoved for 7,750,000 from the cutoff. When it got back to Casillas, he called.
Juan Velasco: A♣Q♣
Jose Gomez Casillas: 8♠7♠
It was a sweaty situation for both, but especially for Velasco as his tournament was on the line. He found a good flop in K♣4♠10♥ as he picked up a gutshot and stayed in the lead. However, a 3♠ turn gave Casillas a flush draw and suddenly the situation wasn't so cosy for Velasco.
All eyes were on the empty slot where the river card was going to hit, and when the 7♥ landed, Velasco hit the rail as Casillas made a pair of sevens.
Claudio Daffina moved all in for 5,850,000 in the small blind and Felix Kretschmann snap-called in the big blind.
Claudio Daffina: A♣6♦
Felix Kretschmann: A♠K♦
Daffina found himself dominated and at risk, but the 8♥6♥9♣ flop gave him the lead with a pair of sixes. The turn was the 9♦, while the Q♠ fell on the river and Daffina doubled up.
Felix Kretschmann made it 1,000,000 from the hijack and Juan Velasco shoved the big blind for 3,625,000. Kretschmann called.
Juan Velasco: 4♥4♣
Felix Kretschmann: 8♦6♦
Velasco was ahead with his pocket fours and needed to win a flip to stay alive. A flop of K♣3♠5♣ was good for Velasco, and he was one card away from safety after the J♦ turn.
Nothing changed on the J♣ river, and Velasco doubled up.
Level: 37
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Felix Kretschmann raised to 825,000 on the button with A♠K♦ before Jose Gomez Casillas three-bet to 3,300,000 in the big blind holding 9♥4♥. Kretschmann then four-bet to 8,600,000, and Casillas folded.
Claudio Daffina shoved 2,175,000 from the cutoff and Jose Gomez Casillas called in the big blind.
Claudio Daffina: A♠10♦
Jose Gomez Casillas: 9♦8♠
Daffina was in the lead with his ace-high, and pulled way out in front on the A♥4♠5♠ flop after he paired his ace. Casillas needed running cards to land the knockout, but the 4♣10♠ runout wasn't it, which meant Daffina doubled.
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