Nikolay Ponomarev: 10x6x5x/4xAx3x7x
Max Hoffman: XxXx/4xJxAxJx/Xx
Nikolay Ponomarev completed and called a raise from Max Hoffman.
Hoffman then proceeded to call bets from Ponomarev on fourth street through seventh and Ponomarev showed 10x6x5x for a six.
Hoffman mucked his hand and slipped to approximately 23,000.
Chip counts as per WSOP+
Level: 7
Ante: 500
Bring In: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000
Players in the field have been sent on their second 15-minute break of the day.
The tournament is now up to 64 entrants. Of those, 61 remain.
David Stamm: Kx4xAx/3x3x9x7x
Matthew Valeo: XxXx/3x10xQxJx/Xx
David Stamm completed and called a raise from Matthew Valeo.
Stamm called a bet from Valeo on fourth street and then Valeo check-called a bet from Stamm on fifth.
Stamm bet again after being checked to and Valeo shrugged and shook his head before calling
On seventh street, Valeo checked and reluctantly called a bet from Stamm, who tabled Kx4xAx for a nine. Valeo mucked and Stamm collected the pot.
Xiaomin Liu: 6x4x / 2x9x10x8x / Kx
Jordan Siegel: Ax7x / 2x9x4x9x / 4x
Xiaomin Liu completed and Jordan Siegel called.
Both players had the same upcards on fourth street and the action checked through. Liu called a bet on fifth street before taking the betting lead on sixth street. Siegel raised and Liu called.
Seventh street checked through. Liu tabled 9-8-6-4-2 but Seigel had that beat with his 9-7-4-2-A.
Philip Sternheimer: XxXxXx / 4x3x4xJx - folded on seventh street
Xixiang Luo: XxXx / 7xQx - folded on fourth street
Scott Seiver: XxXxXx / 7xAxJx10x
Xiaomin Liu: 7x6x3x / 5xKx10x8x
Jordan Siegel: XxXx / KxXx - folded on fourth street
Jordan Siegel was the bring-in. Philip Sternheimer, Xixiang Luo, Scott Seiver and Xiaomin Liu all called.
Sternheimer bet on fourth street with Seiver and Liu being the only callers.
Fifth street then checked through to sixth street, where Seiver became the low. The 2024 WSOP Player of the Year bet and saw both opponents call.
"I guess I check," said Seiver before looking at his final down card. Liu bet, forcing out Sternheimer to put the action on Seiver. The latter contemplated before electing on a call.
Liu showed 8-7-6-5-3, with the 7x6x3x being his down cards. Seiver mucked and fell to a stack of 45,000.
Nicolas Barthe: Qx4x3x/Ax5xAx8x
Ivan Schertzer: XxXx/2x5xQx9x/Xx
Philip Sternheimer: XxXx/AxKxQx - folded on fifth street
Xiaomin Liu: XxXx/J♣3x - folded on fourth street
Philip Sternheimer completed and was called by Nicolas Barthe, Ivan Schertzer, and Xiaomin Liu for a four-way pot.
Barthe bet on fourth, which got a call from Schertzer and Sternheimer and a fold from Liu.
Schertzer then led out for a bet on fifth after Barthe paired his ace and Barthe called.
Schertzer check-called bets from Barthe on sixth and seventh and Barthe tabled Qx4x3x for an eight. Schertzer mucked his hand upon seeing it and Barthe added to his short stack.
John Ma: 6x5x2x / 6xJx3x5x 
Matthew Valeo: XxXxXx / Ax5xKxAx
Mark Epstein: 8x6x6x / 4x9x10x7x
Matthew Valeo completed before Mark Epstein raised on his direct left. Two seats over was John Ma, who reraised and received calls from Valeo and Epstein.
Valeo remained as the low on fourth street and bet. Epstein called with Ma putting in his last chips to be at risk of elimination.
Fifth street checked through where Valeo called a bet. Seventh street then checked through to showdown.
Epstein showed his 8x6x6x down cards to have 9-8-7-6-4, which prompted Valeo to muck his board. Ma, who turned over 6x5x2x, paired up twice to leave him with J-6-5-3-2, which wasn't enough to save him from elimination.
Joe Brindle: XxXx/3x7x3x6x
Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/5xKx6xJx - folded on sixth street
Joe Brindle completed and called a raise from Andrey Zhigalov.
Zhigalov called a bet from Brindle on fourth street and then bet himself on fifth after Brindle paired his trey. Brindle called.
On sixth street, Zhigalov caught a jack and check-folded facing a bet from Brindle to award Brindle the pot.
At another table, Yuval Bronshtein was the first player to be eliminated.
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