Action folded to Mihai Niste who raised all in for his remaining 2,800,000 stack. Adam Owen called from the button and the blinds folded.
Mihai Niste: A♠9♦
Adam Owen: 9♠9♥
Owen was ahead and looking for the knockout. Niste needed to improve to stay alive.
The J♣K♠8♣5♥2♦ runout didn't improve Niste and he was eliminated in 15th place, for a sizable $52,150.
In a blind on blind battle the flop showed J♣J♥2♥. Adam Owen bet 350,000 from the small blind and Boris Kuzmanovic called in the big.
The turn was the 3♦. Owen threw out 1,150,000 and Kuzmanovic departed from the hand.
Aristeidis Moschonas opened 1,600,000 under the gun leaving 375,000 behind and Luis Dorneles called from a couple of spots to his left.
When the 8♣7♥3♣ flop hit the felt, Moschonas checked and Dorneles slid a stack of blues across the line. Moschonas called off the rest of his chips and both hands were tabled.
Aristeidis Moschonas: Q♠10♦
Luis Dorneles: A♠A♦
Moschonas couldn't crack the aces as the board completed with the 6♠ turn and 4♥ river.
The board read 9♦8♥9♣Q♦ on the turn. Taylor Black fired 800,000 from early position. David Brehme called in the big blind.
The river was the 4♦. Black juiced it up with a bet of 2,800,000. Brehme called fairly swiftly.
Black tabled the J♥9♥ for trip nines, but Brehme had that beat with the A♦6♦ nut flush to win the significant pot.
Clement Richez raised from cutoff to 500,000 and Samuel Wilkinson moved all in from the small blind for 2,500,000. Richez snap called.
Samuel Wilkinson: 7♠7♦
Clement Richez: 10♠10♥
Both were holding pocket pairs, with Wilkinson needed to improve to stay in the game.
As the 6♠J♦K♥ flop was placed, Wilkinson got up from the table and grabbed his bag, predicting his fate.
The 2♥ 5♥ runout didn't help him, and he was eliminated in 17th place.
Hannes Jeschka moved all in from an early position and got a single call from Stefan Dimitrov on the button.
Hannes Jeschka: 2♦2♠
Stefan Dimitrov: K♣Q♥
The J♣J♦5♦2♥10♣ runout secured Jeschka the pot with deuces-full and he more than doubled from the hand.
Action was joined on the flop as it came 8♥6♦J♠. Mihai Niste bet 375,000 from the hijack and Xing He called in the big blind.
The turn was the Q♠. Niste fired 950,000. He took his time and played with his chips before announcing all in. Niste took about a minute before he folded.
Alec Torelli opened 500,000 under the gun and both Luis Dorneles on the button and Clement Richez in the big blind made the call.
When the K♦8♦3♠ flop hit the felt, Richez check-called a bet of 700,000 from Torelli while Dorneles got out of the way.
The 8♣ turn received checks from both players and the Q♥ fell on the river. Richez checked once more, and Torelli fired 1,800,000. Richez paused for only a brief moment before mucking his hand.
Samuel Wilkinson opened 500,000 in middle position and Luis Dorneles came along in the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of Q♦9♦7♣, and Wilkinson check-called a bet of 375,000.
The 8♦ turn was checked through, and the 3♥ fell on the river. Dorneles checked once more and Wilkinson stacked up a bet of 1,800,000 and slid it across the line. Dorneles thought about it for a few moments and made the call.
Wilkinson tabled K♠J♣ for king-high and Dorneles rolled A♦9♥ for a pair of nines.
Taylor Black raised from under the gun to 500,000 and Andrey Pateychuk moved all in for around 2,500,000. Black made a swift call and the players flipped their cards.
Andrey Pateychuk: 10♦10♥
Taylor Black: K♥J♥
The flop came J♠8♣9♦ giving Black top pair, but Pateychuk had flopped an open-ended straight draw.
The 7♠ brought in the straight for Pateychuk and the 5♦ secured him the double.
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