Ihar Soika opened the action with a raise to 4,500 from the button. The big blind three-bet to 16,000 before Soika clicked it back to 27,500. The big blind moved all in for 71,000 and Soika called.
Big Blind: 10?10? 
Ihar Soika: J?J?
The board ran out 9?Q?6?9?9? and Soika held on to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
352,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
Kannapong Thanarattrakul opened to 4,500 from the cutoff and Faraz Jaka three-bet to 16,000 from the button. After the blinds folded, Thanarattrakul four-bet shoved for roughly 62,000. Jaka snap-called.
Kannapong Thanarattrakul: Q?J?
Faraz Jaka: 8?8?
The board ran out K?6?2?K?2?, meaning Thanarattrakul and his camera crew had to vacate the tournament area
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Dong Meng opened the action with a raise to 4,000 from under the gun. The big blind moved all in for 46,500 and Meng quickly called.
Big Blind: 10?10?
Dong Meng: J?J?
The board ran out 7?8?4?7?Q? and Meng sent the big blind packing while scooping in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
183,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
||
The cutoff opened the action with a raise to 5,000. Action folded around to Tim McDermott in the big blind who three-bet to 24,000. The cutoff four-bet jammed his stack into the middle for 81,000 and McDermott made the call.
Cutoff: K?J?
Tim McDermott: Q?Q?
McDermott caught his opponent speeding and needed to fade a King. The dealer put out a 7?9?10?9?3? board and McDermott sent the cutoff packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 |
Bin Weng opened the action with a raise to 5,000 before the cutoff moved all in for 12,000. The big blind four-bet to 25,000 and Weng re-raised to 45,000. The big blind called all in and players went off to a full board with two opponents at risk.
Cutoff: K?8?
Big Blind: K?10?
Bin Weng: A?5?
The dealer put out J?9?5?9?9? and Beng's Ace-high held on to eliminate two opponents and chip up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
The cutoff opened the action to 3,500 before the player on the button moved all in for 13,000. Jonathan Loye put in a four-bet to 36,500 and the initial raiser mucked his cards.
Button: A?10?
Jonathan Loye: Q?Q?
The board ran out K?6?10?3?4? and Loye dodged several outs on the river to drag in the pot and stack his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000 |
The button opened with a raise to 4,000. Ran Illani forced his opponent all in with a raise to 34,000 from the big blind, and he made the call.
Button: K?10?
Ran Ilani: A?J?
Ilani had his opponent's spades covered, and the board ran out 6?8?Q?Q?3?, eliminating the button player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000 |
The player on the button opened the action with a raise to 2,500 before Dorian Melchers forced the button all in with a raise to 19,000 from the big blind. His opponent made the call.
Button: 7?7?
Dorian Melchers: A?J?
The board ran out Q?2?6?A?5? earning Melchers the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,400 |
Sachin Joshi opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 1,700. Scott Allacher three-bet to 7,100 from the button before Joshi four-bet ripped his stack for 37,800. Allacher went into the tank but ultimately called and was happy to see he was flipping.
Sachin Joshi: A?K?
Scott Allacher: 9?9?
The board ran out 2?7?Q?2?7? and Allacher's pair of nines held on to stack Joshi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
104,200
104,200
|
104,200 |
|
Busted |
A full board of 2?10?J?8?Q? was on board when Shundan Xiao bet enough to put Cedric Schwaederle all in. The pot had around 45,000 chips in it, and Schwaederle had a little under 16,000 chips remaining. After some time, Schwaederle committed the rest of his stack.
Xiao tabled 10?9? for a straight, and Schwaederle sheepishly turned over A?Q? before exiting the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
Busted |
<rt id="zae0u"></rt>