Jeff Platt got it all in preflop against his opponent, who he had covered.
Opponent: A♦Q♦ 
Jeff Platt: A♣K♦
The board ran out J♥9♠9♥10♥2♥, and Platt's opponent was sent to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
Joseph Cheong was in middle position when he raised to 20,000 and was called by the big blind.
The flop came out 8♥3♠3♥ and when checked to Cheong kept up his aggression by betting 15,000. The big blind eventually folded and Cheong took it down on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
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Joe Hindry shoved all in for around 155,000 from the small blind and got a call from Armin Rezaei in the big blind.
Joe Hindry: 4x4x
Armin Rezaei: 9x9x
Hindry needed help to stay in the game but the 8x2x10x5xKx runout couldn't save him.
In the next hand the cutoff raised to 20,000, Rezaei called from the small blind and the big blind also called behind.
The three players saw the 10♦10♥A♠ flop and Rezaei checked followed by the big blind. The cutoff raised to 27,000 and only Rezaei made the call.
The players checked on the 9♥ turn to the Q♣ river and Rezaei bet out 42,000, the cutoff called and players showed their cards.
Rezaei showed K♠10♠ for the set, which was good enough to cause the cutoff to muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
960,000
790,000
|
790,000 |
|
Busted |
Action picked up when the under the gun player went all in and was called by Rodrigo Selouan in middle position.
Big Blind: A♥J♣
Rodrigo Selouan: A♦K♠
The board ran out 5♣7♥6♥10♣Xx and Selouan secured the knock out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
683,500
|
683,500 |
The player in early position raised to 20,000 and Alexander Yen three-bet to 60,000 from late position. The small blind called for less, putting himself at risk, and early position called.
On the 7♣4♥6♥ flop, early position check-raised to 115,000 over Yen's bet of 50,000. Yen then moved all in and early position got out of the way.
Small blind: K♠3♠
Alexander Yen: Q♣Q♠
The turn landed the 10♠ and the river brought the 2♣, earning Yen both the main and side pots.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000
685,000
|
685,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Action picked up when Connor Rash had just called the all in of the player on the button from the small blind.
Button: 7♥7♣
Connor Rash: K♠J♥
The K♦Q♣Q♦ flop put Rash in the lead and the 9♠ turn and 6♥ river were no help to the at risk player who was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
1,082,000
|
1,082,000 |
|
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Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Nathan Russler in the small blind and the player in the hijack.
With about 250,000 in the pot and the board reading K♠10♣3♠J♦, Russler led out with an all-in bet of roughly 235,000.
After some time contemplating, the hijack eventually tossed her cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000
326,500
|
326,500 |
Ching-Hao Chang was in the big blind when the player in late position raised to 25,000. The player on the button then went all in for 143,000. Chang re-raised all in at which point the player in late position asked for a count of Chang's stack and went deep into the tank, he eventually folded and Chang was heads-up with the Button.
Button: A♦Q♠
Ching-Hao Chang: 9♠9♣
The board ran out 6♣10♣10♦10♠4♣ and Chang won with a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
2,046,500
|
2,046,500 |
Middle position moved all in for around 125,000 and got a single call from Hsusheng Wang in the cutoff.
Middle Position: A♣8♣
Hsusheng Wang: 10♣10♦
Middle position was looking to hit the board and when the flop came 7♣10♠4♣, which gave them some chances of a flush draw, but Wang also improved, holding a set of tens.
The 6♠ turn and Q♥ river completed the board and couldn't save middle position from busting the tournament, with around 550 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
740,000
658,000
|
658,000 |
|
630,000
464,000
|
464,000 |
