A short-stacked Eiji Suzuki was all-in with the A♠4♠ and had the worst of it when he was up against Steven Ayoub with the K♣K♥ and the 6♥6♠ of Keith Lehr.
The 10♣5♣2♥ flop gave Suzuki a gutshot, which he hit with the 3♥ turn. After the 7♥ river, the Japanese jumped out of his seat in celebration. He tripled up his severe short stack, while Ayoub won the larger side pot to eliminate Lehr.
Cameron Mixson opened to 30,000 from early position and Dicky Tsang three-bet the button to 90,000. Once the blinds folded, Mixson shoved for around 550,000 effective, and Tsang thought about it for a while before putting his tournament life on the line.
Dicky Tsang: A♣K♥ 
Cameron Mixson: Q♥Q♠
The flop of Q♦9♠7♣ improved Mixson to top set and made him a huge favorite in the hand. Despite Tsang improving on the A♦ turn, it left him drawing dead as no card could win him the hand. A meaningless 10♠ completed the runout and Tsang headed to the payout desk.
Egill Porsteinsson moved all in from under the gun for 265,000 and was called by Robert Wilke in middle position. Matt Stout then raised to 535,000 in the cutoff. The button and blinds folded to send the action back to Wilke who, somewhat unwillingly, called off for less.
Egill Porsteinsson: 9♣9♦
Robert Wilke: 10♠10♣
Matt Stout: A♥A♦
Stout had woken up with a monster at just the right moment to put himself in a commanding position to score the double knockout. The aces were still best after the 8♦5♦3♠4♠6♥ runout to hand Stout a massive pot while condemning Porsteinsson and Wilke to a trip to the payout desk.
Eliott Kessas was all in preflop and at risk in a classic coinflip situation.
Elliott Kessas: J♣J♠
Opponent: A♠K♣
The flop came 4♠7♠10♠, with Kessas needing to dodge an ace, a king or a spade to stay alive. He did just that when the turn and river rolled off 4♥, 8♥ respectively.
Jingwei Guo raised under the gun and Abid Riaz three-bet from the next seat to 80,000. When the action got back to Guo, he shoved for 310,000, and Riaz called.
Jingwei Guo: A♠K♠
Abid Riaz: A♦Q♦
The runout of 6♦10♠6♣5♥J♣ changed nothing which meant Guo doubled up, and made a sizable dent in Riaz's stack.
A player in the small blind was already all in as Evan Krentzman and Ryan Hoenig went to the 2♣4♣2♦ flop with around 300,000 in the pot.
Hoenig then bet 120,000 from early position and Krentzman called in middle position. The turn was the K♣ and Hoenig bet another 155,000.
Krentzman again called and the 4♥ fell on the river. Hoenig slowed down and checked, then snap-folded when Krentzman moved all in. Krentzman showed A♣Q♣ for the nut flush and the small blind's cards quickly hit the muck before he headed off to the rail.
Following a raise to 30,000 from early position, Sami Bechahed jammed for 340,000 on the button. The small blind called and the initial raiser folded.
Sami Bechahed: 9♦9♣
Small blind: K♠K♦
The board ran out A♠9♠2♣4♦10♣ and Bechahed spiked a two-outer to survive.
Jason Somerville raised to 30,000 in early position and was called by both the small blind and the player in the big blind. All players checked through the Q♠J♠6♠ flop before the 8♥ fell on the turn.
The small blind made a bet of 60,000 and was called by both opponents. On the 4♥ river, the action checked to Somerville once more, who placed a wager of 150,000 chips.
Both the small blind and the big blind quickly folded their cards, shipping the pot to Somerville.
Ben Collins played a big pot on the button against an opponent in middle position on a board of 5♠A♥10♦A♠5♣.
With over 500,000 in the middle, the opponent bet 300,000 to bring a quick call from Collins. The opponent could only show a bluff with Q♦J♣, while Collins rolled over A♦ to win with aces full of fives.
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