Nick Marchington opened to 240,000 in the cutoff and Masato Yokosawa three-bet jammed a stack of 2,020,000. Marchington called.
Masato Yokosawa: 10♦10♣
Nick Marchington: J♥J♦
Yokosawa was pipped and couldn't improve as the board ran out 4♠8♥K♠6♦9♦ to mark his elimination.
Nick Marchington raised to 240,000 in the cutoff with 9♦9♣ and Masato Yokosawa called in the big blind with A♣5♣.
Marchington hit top set on the 9♠7♥5♦ flop and checked back. The turn was the Q♣ and Marchington bet 440,000. Yokosawa quickly folded.
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Nick Marchington opened to 240,000 from under the gun and Marco Johnson three-bet jammed a stack of 875,000 from the cutoff. Marchington called.
Marco Johnson: K♠K♦ 
Nick Marchington: Q♠5♠
Johnson's kings held up as the board ran out 7♣Q♦6♦10♠K♥ to earn him a double.
Joel Micka raised to 250,000 on the button with 8♦7♦ and Curt Kohlberg defended K♠Q♥.
The flop came A♦K♥9♥ and Micka continued for 200,000. Kohlberg called with a pair of kings.
The 4♦ turn gave Micka a flush draw and he bet another 575,000. Kohlberg folded this time.
Nick Marchington took three consecutive pots with pre-flop raises before Joel Micka limped in from the small blind. Marchington then raised to 420,000 with 7♣4♥ and Micka folded A♣7♠ as Marchington took down another pot.
Action folded to Nick Marchington in the small blind who raised to 420,000 with 9♥4♥. Curt Kohlberg defended A♥Q♦.
The 9♦3♥2♥ flop gave Marchington top pair and a flush draw, and he continued for 240,000. Kohlberg called to see the K♦ turn, where Marchington bet another 430,000. Kohlberg quickly folded this time.
Jeff Madsen opened to 255,000 on the button with K♦J♠ and Nick Marchington defended in the big blind with J♣6♠.
Marchington checked on the flop of J♦7♥2♠ and Madsen continued for 205,000. Marchington called.
Marchington checked again on the 6♦ turn and Madsen checked back. Marchington then bet 345,000 on the blank river and Madsen called as he saw the bad news.
Masato Yokosawa raised to 240,000 under the gun and everyone folded. Yokosawa held up K♣K♦ for the cameras as he took the pot.
The next hand, Nick Marchington raised to 240,000 in the cutoff and Yokosawa moved all in for 1,960,000 with J♠J♥. Marchington quickly folded 2♠2♦.
Joel Micka raised to 240,000 on the button and Nick Marchington moved all in from the small blind with K♦10♦. Micka, with 3,800,000 remaining, quickly folded J♣10♠.
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