Richard Wong raised to 2,600 and then called a three-bet to 6,000 by Haruna Fujita in the hijack, opting to check the 8♣5♥3♠ flop thereafter. Fujita fired a first barrel for 10,000 and Wong check-called.
After the Q♣ turn, Wong checked again and ultimately let go when Fujita bet 20,000.
Kevin Eyster opened from the cutoff and Anthony Apicella three-bet to 10,000 from the small blind. Eyster topped up to call, and the players headed to the flop.
The dealer fanned the K♣7♣Q♠, which prompted Apicella to bet 7,000. Eyster called and the A♣ was turned.
Apicella fired out 27,000 into the pot and Eyster took some time before jamming and covering Apicella's remaining 52,000 stack. It didn't take long for Apicella to muck his hand and Eyster took the pot without showdown.
Film star Sarah Jackman limped in from early position before Bryan Norris raised to 2,500 on her left. The raise was called by Chris Moorman on the button, Marcel Rettich in the small blind, and Markus Struber in the big blind, with Jackman coming along as well.
On the 9♠9♦2♣ flop, it checked to Moorman who bet 3,200. The blinds folded, but Jackman called after a small tank and Norris called as well.
The A♥ turn checked through to the 4♦ river which saw Jackman lead for 4,000. Norris quickly called before Moorman got out of the way. Jackman revealed 7♠7♥, but she came second to the A♠Q♠ of Norris.
Brian Hunkins opened to 2,500 from under the gun before Manuel Janas called from the small blind. Edouard Debrousse was inclined to put more chips in with a three-bet to 11,200 from the big blind. Hunkins called, but Janas said goodbye to his hand with a fold.
The 8♥A♣Q♠ flop resulted in a check by Debrousse. Hunkins was not in the checking mood as he put enough chips to put Debrousse all-in. Debrousse took an inventory of his stack but ultimately decided on a fold as Hunkins took down the pot.
Matthias Auer moved all in for 26,500 from the big blind and Octavian Tarcau called in middle position. Jeffrey Lehouillier then reshoved for 73,200 in the small blind, and Tarcau tanked for a few minutes before folding.
Matthias Auer: K♦Q♥ 
Jeffrey Lehouillier: 9♥9♣
Auer remained behind on the 8♠3♣3♥ flop, but he hit the Q♠ on the turn to take the lead. The river was the 6♥ and Auer tripled up.
Picking up the action on the A♦9♠5♠ flop, Sasha Liu in the big blind checked and Nicola Bracchi bet 2,000 on the button. Liu's check-raise to 7,000 was called before she bet the 8♥ turn for 16,000. Bracchi called. Liu then jammed the 6♠ on the river and Bracchi reluctantly called for the 74,000 he had behind.
Nicola Bracchi: 9♦7♦
Sasha Liu: 7♠5♣
Liu and Bracchi chopped with the the same straight.
Action was picked up with cards on their backs between Ivan Ruban in the hijack and Ovakim Kanondzhyan in late position.
With a board reading A♥K♦6♥, Ruban was all in and at risk for 34,700.
Ivan Ruban: A♦Q♠
Ovakim Kanondzhyan: Q♥10♥
The board ran out 10♠6♣ and the aces and sixes with a queen was good for Ruban to double up.
For the first time in well over a decade, Brad Booth is back in the World Series of Poker Main Event.
The Canadian, affectionately known as "Yukon Brad," was one of the biggest personalities of poker's boom years. From battling in Bobby's Room to pulling off one of the most memorable bluffs in High Stakes Poker history against Phil Ivey, Booth was never far from the spotlight.
Booth believes the last time he played the Main Event was around 2012, and after years away from the WSOP and a well-documented fall from the high-stakes scene, he's back in poker's biggest tournament with a very different outlook.
The hand was picked up after Albert Zarhi four-bet shoved all-in from the hijack. Paul Patouilliart, who three-bet to 10,000 from the cutoff, called. As did Michele Galatola, the original raiser from under the gun.
When the flop hit K♥6♥10♠, Galatola and Patouilliart checked on the side pot. Patouilliart folded after a Galatola bet on the 7♣ turn.
Albert Zarhi: A♠J♠
Michele Galatola: 9♦8♦
The hand was already over with Galatola having turned a straight. The 2♣ on the river was meaningless.
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