Antoine Labat opened early for 350,000 and called a three-bet to 1,065,000 from Artem Metalidi. The flop came 
and Labat check-called 840,000. Both players checked the 
and the 
and Labat showed 
. Metalidi showed he'd been fortunate to get a chop: 
.
Artem Metalidi raised to 350,000 first to act and Andres Jeckeln called in the hijack, as did Sylvain Loosli in the big blind. The flop of 
and the 
turn were checked through. On the river, action checked to Labat and his bet of 500,000 forced two folds.
One hand later, Jeff Trudeau raised to 325,000 and Antoine Labat called in the hijack, as did Loosli and Metalidi in the blinds. A flop of 
was checked to Trudeau and he made it 575,000 to go. Only Loosli called, then checked again the 
turn. Trudeau bet 1,300,000 and that ended the hand right there.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
23,500,000 | -500,000 |
|
13,700,000 | -300,000 |
|
11,100,000 | 1,650,000 |
|
8,100,000 | -1,010,000 |
|
6,400,000 | 1,060,000 |
Nishant Sharma raised to 350,000 from the hijack and Ming Xi called on the button. Samuel Bernabeu defended his big blind and the flop came 
.
Bernabeu checked to Sharma who continued for 425,000. Xi called and Bernabeu check-raised to 1,280,000. Sharma folded and Xi then re-raised to 2,525,000. Bernabeu moved all in for 3,665,000 and Xi called.
Samuel Bernabeu: 
Ming Xi: 
The turn 
gave Xi extra straight outs to bust Bernabeu, but the river was the 
and Bernabeu secured his double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
8,800,000 | 4,900,000 |
|
8,150,000 | -4,475,000 |
Alex Lynskey opened to 325,000 from early position, Randall Lack called from the cutoff and Nicolas Manion called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and action checked to Lack who bet 650,000. Manion called and Lynskey folded.
The turn was the , Manion checked and Lack shoved for 3,725,000.
"Why so much?" asked Manion, as he leaned back in his chair. After about 30 seconds, Manion called.
Lack showed 
for king-queen high, while Manion tabled 
for a pair of jacks.
"Good call, man" said Lack.
The river was the 
, ending Lack's Main Event in 44th place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
15,200,000 | 4,700,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Alexander Haro raised to 350,000 from early position, and Xa Zhu called in the cutoff. Joe Cada was on the button and moved all in for 3.5m. Haro called, and Zhu got out the way.
Alexander Haro: 
Joe Cada: 
Board: 
Cada held the advantage preflop, and the board was no help to Haro. 2009 Main Event Champion Cada doubled up to 7.9m and continues his run in this year's event.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
7,900,000 | 3,955,000 |
|
4,000,000 | -3,485,000 |
From the hijack seat, Nirath Rean opened with a raise to 350,000. Kao Saechao was next to act and he three-bet and made it 1,250,000. Action folded back to Rean who decided it was time to four-bet. He made it 3,350,000. With action back on Saechao he made it five-bets, raising to 8,800,000.
Rean and Saechao stared down each other, sitting right next to one another, both donning shades. After a few minutes in the tank, Rean opted to fold, letting go of his hand and the chip lead at his table, dropping to 15,200,000 while Saechao moved over 20,000,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
20,800,000 | 5,830,000 |
|
15,200,000 | -3,400,000 |
Michael Dyer raised to 320,000 from early position, Samuel Bernabeu three-bet shoved around 3,300,000 from middle position, and Dyer quickly folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000 | 165,000 |
Jan Mach limped in middle position and the blinds came along for . Action checked to Mach and he bet 210,000. Big blind Aram Zobian made it 680,000 and Mach called. On the turn, Zobian fired a min-bet of 160,000 and Mach called. The river was the and Zobian didn't think long before jamming for 2.3 million effective.
Mach tanked about 90 seconds and folded, and Zobian showed the 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
26,100,000 | 500,000 |
|
2,300,000 | 500,000 |
Clayton Fletcher opened from the hijack with a raise to 400,000. Nirath Rean was in the cutoff and he three-bet to 1,000,000. Action folded back to Fletcher who called.
The flop came down 
and Fletcher checked to Rean who put out a bet of 700,000. Fletcher then check-raised to 1,700,000 and Rean promptly folded so Fletcher took down the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,600,000 | -2,220,000 |
|
9,200,000 | 1,605,000 |
Belguim's Bart Lybaert lost a big pot in the last hand before the dinner break, and since the play resumed, he has been in the mood to get those chips back. The first few hands have seen Lybaert three-bet all in twice, and both times his opponents have folded to gift him the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
3,400,000 | 1,200,000 |
