Clement Richez raised from under the gun to 1,600,000, and Alec Torelli three-bet to 4,200,000 from the button. Action folded back around to Richez who moved all in for his remaining 13,900,000 stack.
Torelli asked for a count and commented to the table, "I don't think I am folding but I want to just check." After the dealer confirmed Richez stack, Torelli made the call.
Clement Richez: Q♥Q♦
Alec Torelli: K♦J♠
Richez was looking to hold and the A♦A♥4♦ flop kept him ahead. The 3♦ turn brought in the diamond flush draw for both, but Torelli would have been ahead with the king.
Richez held on the 3♠ river and saw the double up, moving Torelli out of the chip lead.
Alec Torelli raised from the hijack to 1,600,000. David Uvaydov moved all in from the big blind for about seven big blinds and Torelli called.
David Uvaydov: A♥10♣
Alec Torelli: 9♥9♦
Uvaydov's rail chanted "ace, ace, ace!" as the flop came 3♠Q♦6♥. The turn was the Q♣ and the river the 5♠ to end the day for the Jamaica, NY native who smashed his previous career best score ($86,096) by more than tripling it.
After Adam Owen took down a few small pots after getting some three-bets through, he was involved in a three-way pot with Clement Richez and Alec Torelli.
Owen opened to 1,600,000 from under the gun and got a call from Richez on the button and Torelli in the small blind.
The flop came 3♥9♣4♠ and Torelli checked. Owen raised to 1,300,000 both Richez and Torelli called.
The J♠ was turned and action was checked to Richez who raised to 3,500,000. Torelli three-bet to 9,250,000 and got two folds.
After taking two modest pots shortly before, Alec Torelli opened to 1,200,000 from under the gun. Adam Owen made it 3,500,000 from the button. Torelli then four-bet to 11,000,000 which prompted a snap fold from Owen as Torelli extended his chip lead.
Taylor Black raised to 1,200,000 from the button, Clement Richez moved all in from the big blind and Black called.
Taylor Black: A♣Q♦
Clement Richez: A♥K♠
Black was queen hunting as the flop came 4♣A♦10♥. The turn was the K♣ to sew it up as the 6♣ completed the board and the start of day chip leader was sent away in sixth place.