In a limped pot, Akihiro Konishi in the small blind bet 900,000 on Q♠9♥10♦ and Marius Kudzmanas in the big blind called.
Konishi with 10♥9♦ fired a second barrel to 4,300,000 on the 4♦ turn but it was too much for Kudzmanas who folded his 10♣7♠.
Marius Kudzmanas Q♣J♥ opened to 1,200,000 from under the gun. Akihiro Konishi K♥J♠ called from the big blind.
On the Q♠7♣4♥ flop, Konishi check-raised to 2,800,000 over a bet of 1,100,000. Kudzmanas called with his top pair.
The 9♠ turn gave Konishi a straight draw, and he checked. Kudzmanas fired out 2,900,000 and took down the pot.
Hengtao Zhu limped in from the small blind and called when Nikolay Bibov made it 2,100,000 from the big blind.
It checked through to the river for the board to read Q♦2♥6♣5♦8♥. Zhu fired out 2,000,000 and was quickly called.
Zhu tabled 7♥6♥ for a pair of sixes but lost out to Bibov's Q♣J♣, which made top pair.
Nikolay Bibov opened to 1,200,000 from under the gun and Hengtao Zhu defended from the big blind.
Bibov continued for 1,400,000 on a flop of J♦3♦5♥. Zhu check-called and checked the K♦ turn.
Bibov fired a second barrel of 2,700,000 but Zhu didn't back down and called once again.
The 8♥ river landed on the felt and after Zhu checked, Bibov bet 5,300,000 with only Q♠10♠ for a missed straight draw. Zhu went into the tank and folded A♣J♥.
Hengtao Zhu J♣8♣ raised to 1,200,000 from the hijack and was called by Akihiro Konishi K♦K♣ from the small blind.
The 10♦8♥5♥ flop checked through to the 3♣ turn, where Konishi bet 1,600,000. Zhu called.
The K♠ river gave Konishi a set of kings, and he fired out 1,300,000. Zhu folded.
Antonio Guimaraens defended from the big blind after Akihiro Konishi opened to 1,200,000 from under the gun.
Both players checked the J♦Q♦9♠ flop and the 5♠ turn but Guimaraens led out for 900,000 on the J♥ river with A♦4♠.
Konishi had A♠6♣ and folded.
Nikolay Bibov Q♠Q♥ raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun. Hengtao Zhu A♥7♥ defended his big blind and proceeded to make the nuts on the J♥6♥4♥ flop. He check-called for 1,100,000, bringing in the J♣ turn. Both players checked and the 9♣ completed the board.
Zhu continued to slow play his monster and checked. Bibov fired out 2,200,000 and then faced a raise of 10,000,000. Bibov quickly laid down his queens, and Zhu returned to the top of the counts.
Nikolay Bibov raised to 1,200,000 with A♠4♠ from the hijack. Marius Kudzmanas in the small blind three-bet to 4,500,000 with A♦5♥, but Bibov decided to four-bet to 9,000,000.
Facing this raise Kudzmanas quickly folded.
Hengtao Zhu J♦10♠ opened to 1,200,000 from the hijack and was called bby Antonio Guimaraens 8♦8♣ from the button. Akihiro Konishi A♥K♦ made it 7,400,000 from the big blind and received two quick folds.
Marius Kudzmanas raised to 1,200,000 from early position before Thomas Eychenne three-bet to 2,700,000 from the hijack. Kudzmanas used a time bank before shoving as the big stack, and Eychenne snap-called for 12,225,000.
Thomas Eychenne: K♥K♦ 
Marius Kudzmanas: 9♥9♦
One nine had already been folded preflop, but Kudzmanas found his one-outer on the 9♠6♠3♠ flop and stayed ahead on the 2♣ turn. The 10♦ river completed the board, sending Eychenne, who began the day second in chips, out in seventh place.
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