Howard Mash moved all in for 125,000 on the button with 
.
Keyi Tan called in the small blind with 
.
The board ran out 
giving Tan the flush to bust Mash.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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900,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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From the under-the-gun position, Bart Lybaert raised to 80,000 with very few chips behind and Darren Elias pushed for more than 330,000 from the very next seat. Leonid Yanovski then asked for the stack size of Elias and called all-in for 180,000. Another player behind also asked for the stack sizes but let go, Lybaert then called all-in.
Bart Lybaert: 
Leonid Yanovski: 
Darren Elias:
The board ran out 
and Yanovski doubled through Elias while sending Lybaert to the payout desk.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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470,000
212,000
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212,000 |
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140,000
-125,000
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-125,000 |
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Andrew Sthilaire raised to 27,000 and Matt Affleck called from one seat over in the cutoff. Jonathan Therme then three-bet to 95,000 and Sthilaire asked to see his stack size before making it 227,000 to go. Affleck quickly folded and Therme also let go.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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680,000
156,000
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156,000 |
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336,000
-145,000
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-145,000 |
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320,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Ben Yu shoved the rest of his short stack into the middle from the small blind and was snap-called by Joshua Heinzl in the big blind.
Ben Yu: 
Joshua Heinzl: 
Yu took the lead in the hand when the flop came 
, giving him a pair of queens and a flush draw, but Heinzl spiked the 
on the turn. Yu made trips on the 
river, but it also gave Heinzl a full house to knock out the three-time WSOP bracelet winner in 82nd place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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After getting short not long ago, Sam Grafton now found an ace to get it in and was looked up by table big stack Brandon Caputo.
Sam Grafton: 
Brandon Caputo:
The board ran out 
and Caputo turned the flush to leave Grafton drawing dead.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
-43,000
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-43,000 |
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Landen Lucas and Keyi Tan were heads-up in a pot on the river with the board showing 
. Lucas led out for 400,000, covering Tan's remaining stack.
Tan went into the tank for several minutes before calling. Lucas showed 
for ace-high and a missed straight draw, while Tan had 
for a pair of fives to win the massive pot.
Tan, who began the day with 97,000, is already up to around 620,000. Lucas was left with 410,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
620,000
523,000
|
523,000 |
|
410,000
-343,000
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-343,000 |
A raise to 60,000 was in front of Sam Grafton and Sean Lauper then pushed. Thinking he had been called, Lauper exposed his cards briefly but Grafton had not seen them yet. The floor was called for a moment but Grafton called anyways.
Sean Lauper:
Sam Grafton:
The board ran out 
and Lauper held onto his lead, leaving Grafton with crumbs.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
|
15,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
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Stephen Song made the pay jump as he held the bigger stack in a three-way all-in right before his table broke. Plenty of other notables also ran out of chips including Ran Ilani, Jim Collopy, Heather Alcorn, Colin Robinson, Michael Marder, and Faraz Jaka.
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