The under-the-gun player raised to 22,000 and John Kim three-bet shoved all in for 56,000, putting himself at risk. Under the gun made the call.
John Kim: 2♠2♥ 
Under the gun: K♥Q♣
The board ran out 5♣8♠9♠3♣5♦, and Kim's pair of deuces held to secure him the much needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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137,000
-183,000
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-183,000 |
Arriving on a turn of A♣3♥10♠K♠, Preben Stokkan in the small blind checked to Yiannis Liperis in the cutoff. Liperis bet 20,000 chips before Stokkan moved all in.
Liperis made the call to put Stokkan at risk, and the cards were tabled.
Preben Stokkan: A♦3♦
Yiannis Liperis: K♥Q♦
Stokkan's two pair had a monster lead over Liperis' pair and gutshot. However, the J♣ river gave Liperis Broadway to eliminate Stokkan from the Main Event.
On another table, Day 1a chipleader Joshua Feiger was eliminated after he ran his final few blinds into pocket aces and could not win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
765,000
175,000
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175,000 |
|
695,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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380,000
-20,000
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-20,000 |
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340,000
-1,000,000
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-1,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Vincent Procopio was under the gun and got his last 178,000 in the middle against an opponent in early position.
Vincent Procopio: A♠A♣
Opponent: K♥K♦
Procopio was far ahead with aces against kings and held up through the 7♣8♣Q♣Q♠J♠ board to earn a double up, leaving his opponent with just one chip behind.
At the same time at another table, Max Kingstone got his last 150,000 in with A♠Q♣ but Mathias Pedersen had A♣K♣. Both players paired their ace on the flop, but Kingstone improved no further and Pedersen took the pot to send him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
685,000
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685,000 |
|
360,000
240,000
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240,000 |
|
Busted |
UFC fighter Colby Covington and high roller Aleksejs Ponakovs had created a pot of 100,000 chips when they arrived on a turn of 2♠Q♦8♦9♠. After an unseen action from Ponakovs, Covington put out 125,000 chips.
Ponakovs then raised all in, covering Covington's stack of roughly 320,000 chips. Covington went into the tank but eventually slammed in a call for his tournament life.
Colby Covington: A♦Q♥
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 9♣2♣
The 3♥ river did not counterfeit Ponakov's two pair as Covington was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,180,000
455,000
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455,000 |
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|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Action picked up on the flop in a hand between Ben Collins in early position and John Duthie in late position.
With roughly 100,000 in the pot and the board reading 8♦6♥4♣, Collins check-called a bet of 85,000 from Duthie.
On the 7♣ turn, Collins checked again and Duthie moved all in, putting himself at risk. Collins quickly made the call.
John Duthie: 9♠7♠
Ben Collins: 5♣5♥
The river brought the A♥ and Collins' straight ended Duthie's Main Event run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,425,000
781,000
|
781,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Keith McKuin raised preflop from under the gun and was three-bet by Hector Berry in the seat next to him. McKuin called to create a pot of 150,000 chips and see the flop of Q♥J♦5♠.
McKuin checked, Berry continued for 55,000 chips, and McKuin called. Both players checked on the 10♦ turn before the 9♦ river completed the board.
McKuin checked for a third time, but Berry piled in a massive bet of 325,000 chips. McKuin spent some minutes in the tank before calling off about half his stack.
Berry opened up K♦Q♦ for a rivered straight flush, sending McKuin's cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,545,000
445,000
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445,000 |
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315,000
-37,000
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-37,000 |
Action was caught on the flop of 6♥10♣10♥ in a hand between Joe McKeehen in the small blind and the player in middle position.
With over 100,000 in the pot, McKeehen led out with a bet of 45,000 and middle position raised. McKeehen made the call, bringing the A♦ turn which went check-check.
The 8♣ river went check-check as well, and McKeehen tabled the winner with Q♥Q♦ for two pair, queens and tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
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Heads-up to the 10♦9♣5♣A♣ turn, Bin Weng checked in the big blind and Aleksejs Ponakovs bet 45,000 on the button. Weng then check-raised to 191,000 and Ponakovs reluctantly called.
They ended up checking the 6♥ on the river and Weng tabled the K♣3♥ for the missed nut flush draw. Ponakovs won the pot with A♥Q♣ and as he raked in the pot, the Latvian joked "if you go all-in, I shit my pants".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,630,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
1,550,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
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A player in early position raised to 22,000 before John Borges moved all in for 173,000 in middle position. Gabriel Moura called on the button, as did the original raiser.
Both players checked the 5♠2♦3♣ flop. The turn was the 6♦ and Moura bet 80,000. His opponent called to create a side pot and they both checked down the 5♣ river.
Borges showed 10♥10♣, but Moura turned over J♥J♠. "Oh, you do outpip me," Borges said before wishing the table good luck and making his way to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
1,607,000
|
1,607,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Action went three-ways to the flop of 3♣K♣J♣ in a hand between John Hennigan in early position, the player on the button and the player in the big blind.
It checked through to the 5♦ turn, where the big blind checked, Hennigan bet 35,000, the button folded, as did the big blind.
The next hand, Hennigan raised to 20,000 from under the gun, and got called by the players in the cutoff, button, and big blind.
The 3♦5♠5♦ flop checked through to the 5♣ turn. The big blind checked, Hennigan bet 35,000, the cutoff and button got out of the way, as did the big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
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