Action folded to Yan Yan on the button and she raised to 500,000. The small blind folded and the big blind Kevin Babayun said "I know I am behind but I call". Yan thought she put in enough chips to cover Babayun and flipped over her hand A♥Q♥, but he still had 60,000 left behind.
The flop came K♣A♦5♥ and he checked to Yan who bet to put him all in. He laughed and made the call.
Kevin Babayun: Q♣J♣
Yan Yan: A♥Q♥
Babayun flopped a gut shot straight draw and backdoor flush draw, but once the board ran out 4♣ on the turn, and 2♦ on the river Babayun was eliminated.
Behzad Teranie open jammed for his stack of 850,000, and was called by Paul W Lee in the small blind to put him at risk.
Behzad Teranie: 8♥8♠
Paul W Lee: 9♠9♦
Teranie ran into the bigger pocket pair, and once the board ran 2♣9♣7♥8♦3♥ both players made a set but the set of nines from Lee took the pot and Teranie was eliminated.
Action was picked up with Marc Robinson was all in and Paul W Lee called to put him at risk.
Marc Robinson: Ax3x
Paul W Lee: AxKx
Robinson was dominated by Lee. and the flop brought no help to him. But the 3x on turn put him in front, but that lead did not last long as the K♠ on the river gave Lee the best hand with a pair kings to knockout Robinson.
Bradley Harris opened the action with a raise all in for 750,000. He was called by Katherine Brandt in the cutoff, and action quickly folded around to leave the players heads up.
Bradley Harris: A♠9♥
Katherine Brandt: 10♠10♦
Brandt had Harris in rough shape with her pocket tens, and once the board ran out K♣4♦9♦5♣J♥ the pocket tens were still best, and Harris was knocked out in 10th.
Naoya Morozumi opened the action was a raise to 160,00 from middle position, and was called by Alexander Farahi on the button, and the small blind Katherine Brandt.
The flop came 10♥2♠3♥ and Brandt checked to Morozumi who bet out 110,000. Both Farahi and Brandt called to see a turn.
After the K♣ on the turn it was checked to Morozumi, who bet out 250,000. Farahi folded, and Brandt made the call.
The river was the J♥ and Brandt decided to lead out for a bet of 375,000. Morozumi shook his head and made the call. Brandt tabled 9♠9♥ for but Morozumi had the winner with A♥K♣ with a pair of kings to take the pot.
Yan Yan was all in for her last 575,000, and Brian Hastings called to put her at risk.
Yan Yan: A♦K♦
Brian Hastings: Q♥J♥
Yan was ahead with her ace high, but Hastings had two live cards to beat the ace-king. When the board ran out 4♥J♠8♥8♣5♦ Hastings improved to a pair of jacks to eliminate Yan in ninth place.
Action folded to Martin Carnero who raised to 700,000, leaving just 30,000 chips behind. When it folded Katherine Brandt in the big blind, she debated her decision before announcing all in, and Carnero quickly put in his last 30,000.
Martin Carnero: A♠7♣
Katherine Brandt: K♣Q♦
Carnero was ahead with his ace high, and once the board ran out 6♠6♦6♥8♣A♦ he made a full house sixes full of aces to double up, leaving Brandt with only 200,000.
Action folded to Alexander Farahi in the cutoff who raised to 250,000. Then Katherine Brandt on the button three-bet all in for 885,000. Once it folded back to Farahi he made the call to put Brandt at risk.
Katherine Brandt: A♣J♥
Alexander Farahi: K♥Q♠
Brandt was ahead with her ace high, and the 9♥9♠8♦ changed nothing. But the Q♥ on the turn gave Farahi the lead, but only momentarily as the river brought the 10♠ to give Brandt a straight and double up to over 2,000,000.
Action folded to Sungmin Cho in the hijack and he raised to 250,000. It then folded to Alexander Farahi in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came Q♣4♣9♣ and Farahi checked to Cho who went all in for Farahi's last 450,000. After thinking over his decision, he made the call to put himself at risk.
Alexander Farahi: 5♠4♥
Sungmin Cho: K♣Q♥
Farahi flopped a pair and went with it, but would need to improve to beat the pair of queens from Cho. But when the board ran out 9♠ on the turn, and 2♦ on the river, Cho had the best hand still and Farahi was eliminated in 8th place.