Two More Hands Before Break
Hand #1:
Erasmus Morfe opened to 400,000 under the gun and Alex Kotliarsky reraised all in on his direct left. Action went back to Morfe and he called.
Erasmus Morfe: 
Alex Kotliarsky: 
Morfe held for the double as the board came 
.
Hand #2: On the following hand, Kotliarsky raised to 400,000 under the gun and was three-bet to 700,000 by Noel Diaz, who was on the button. Kotliarsky called.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and Kotliarsk checked. Diaz made a continuation-bet of 350,000 and Kotliarsky called, bringing the turn 
. Both players checked.
The river fell 
and Kotliarsky checked again. Diaz fired out 675,000 and Kotliarsky quickly dropped in a chip to call.
Diaz remarked frustratedly and then turned his cards over in a fashion that matched his remark: "Nothing," he said as he showed 
.
Kotliarsky turned over 
and saw the pot shipped his way for his two pair, aces up.
Players are now on a 15-minute break with play set to resume at 9:30 p.m. local time.
Chip counts for the remaining six players have also been provided below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,625,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
4,960,000
3,160,000
|
3,160,000 |
|
3,160,000
-465,000
|
-465,000 |
|
2,955,000
-3,745,000
|
-3,745,000 |
|
2,735,000
1,365,000
|
1,365,000 |
|
1,650,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |