Allan Puzantian opened to 15,000 from the cutoff and Patrick Braga three-bet out of the big blind. Puzantian four-bet jammed all-in for 232,000 and Braga snap-called, having Puzantian covered.
Puzantian:
Braga:
The hand looked all but locked up for Braga when he hit a king on the flop. The on the turn made things interesting, giving Puzantian a flush draw along with outs to the two remaining queens. The river was the and Braga scooped the pot to take the tournament chip lead.
Eric Leblond opened to 8,000 from late-position and called a three-bet jam of just six big blinds from Sammy Chao out of the big blind.
Chao:
Leblond:
The flop ran out a clean for Chao, also fading the on the turn. It did, however, give Leblond an up-and-down straight draw along with his two live cards.
The river was the , giving Leblond a pair and Chao's bounty was shipped along with the pot.
Sean Raboy had just over 10 big blinds when he looked down at pocket fives in early position. He decided the hand was good enough and moved all-in. Action folded around to Alexandre Blanc on the button who made the call.
Blanc:
Raboy:
The board ran out and Blanc made the nut flush on the river to score Raboy's bounty.
Tanvir Ahmed moved all-in under-the-gun sparking an onslaught of all-in jams. Dustin Melanson was the first to react, putting his short stack at risk. Daune Fernandez and Matthew Wilkins followed suit, Wilkins wielding the shortest of the group.
Ahmed:
Melanson:
Fernandez:
Wilkins:
The board ran out and Melanson's pair held up to claim the main pot along with Wilkins' bounty.
Ahmed got the small side pot but now finds himself in the danger zone with less than six big blinds.