Nenad Dukic was first to act and made it 225,000. Players folded to Halil Tasyurek on the button, who called. Terry Fleischer in the big blind also called.
The flop of 5♥A♠10♥ got checked around.
The turn was the 3♣, this time Fleischer decided to bet 300,000. Dukic folded, but Tasyurek on the button took a moment to think and then called.
The river was the 3♦. Fleischer thought a while but then decided to check, Tasyurek also checked. Fleischer flipped over 9♥8♥ for the busted flush draw, and Tasyurek was able to take down the pot with his pocket pair, 6♠6♥.
David Coleman opened to 170,000 from the hijack and Bryce Welker shoved all in for around 950,000 chips from the small blind. Asher Conniff was sitting in the big blind and also shoved, which forced Coleman out of the pot.
Bryce Welker: K♠Q♥
Asher Conniff: A♣Q♦
Welker was dominated and never found any help after the board ran out 8♠2♣10♣7♥5♠ which meant he was eliminated in ninth.
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Halil Tasyurek was the first to the pot from the cutoff, putting in a min-raise. The button and small blind folded, but Nenad Dukic defended his big blind.
The flop was 7♥A♠6♠. Dukic checked and Tasyurek bet 150,000. Dukic called.
The turn came the 6♣. This time, Dukic opted for a lead of about 200,000 chips. Tasyurek called.
The river was the 4♦. Dukic bet again, this time much bigger, one million chips. Tasyurek thought for a couple of minutes and then let go of his hand.
David Coleman opened from early position to 160,000 and Yuzhou Yin three-bet from the small blind to 480,000. When the action got back to Coleman, he made the call.
A flop of 6♣2♦3♣ was seen by both players and Yin continued with a small sizing of 230,000, which drew a quick fold out of Coleman.