On a board of J♦7♣9♣5♦, there were around 12,000 chips in the pot when Manh Nguyen bet 5,000 from the small blind, and Alex Foxen raised to 16,000 seated in middle position. Nguyen called.
A 4♥ completed the board and Nguyen checked, and Foxen instantly checked back.
Nguyen tabled A♣J♣ for top pair with an ace kicker, and Foxen checked his cards once more before tossing them into the muck.
A player opened to 4,500 from early position and in the hijack, Scott Stewart three-bet to 12,000 which his opponent called.
The flop rolled out K♣10♦2♠ and the early position player check-called a bet of 9,000 from Stewart.
On the 5♦ turn, the early position player checked once more over to Stewart who sized up to 28,000. His opponent looked down at his chips and counted them out before ultimately deciding to fold his hand.
The start of day chip leader and 6-time WSOPC ring winner took down the pot.
Action was picked up with Tass Robertson all in for 48,000, and player in the hijack putting him at risk.
Tass Robertson: K♠K♥ 
Hijack: A♣J♠
Robertson was in great shape for the double up with his pocket kings. Once the board ran out 2♠3♦6♣7♣8♥ Robertson kings were still best, to give him the double up.
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Nick Yunis was all in preflop in a big flip situation.
Nick Yunis: J♠J♦
James Pogson: A♠K♦
The board ran out 4x10x3xQx9x to give Yunis the double and get his chips back from earlier pots lost to Pogson.
Heads-up on a flop of J♦6♣Q♦ and around 35,000 in the pot, a player in the small blind bet 21,000 and Michael Melone called in the cutoff.
The turn was the Q♠ and the small blind checked to Melone who bet 26,500. His opponent called and checked again on the 3♠ river.
Melone took several minutes before he moved all in for 45,000. "I guess you had to go all in at that point, huh," his opponent said as he then tanked for nearly five minutes.
He eventually folded and Melone took down the pot without a showdown.
A player moved all in for 29,500 from late position and on the button Benjamin Luber called to put him at risk.
Opponent: 3♦3♥
Benjamin Luber: J♥J♠
The board ran out 4♦4♠10♦A♠4♣ and the fours full of jacks was good enough for Luber to take down the pot.
Michael Noori and two other players were already all in preflop, with Noori having both of his opponents covered.
Early position: 9♦9♣
Button: Q♠Q♥
Michael Noori: A♠A♣
The 7♣8♥J♣ flop gave Noori a bit of sweat, but the K♦3♣ runout kept him best with aces and he scooped the large pot while sending both his opponents to the rail.
"First time I've been over six figures!" Noori said as he collected the pot.
Maxime Parys raised to 4,000 in middle position, Carlos Velasco three-bet to 11,000 in the hijack, and Parys called.
Both players checked the 10♠10♣2♦ flop and Parys also checked the 2♠ turn. Velasco then bet 13,000 and Parys called.
The river was the 3♥ and Velasco bet 30,000. Parys took a minute before calling as Velasco turned over K♠K♣. Parys mucked and Velasco took down the pot.
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