Joshua Christopherson moved all in from middle position with his last 35,000 chips against Roman Korenev.
Joshua Christopherson: 8♣8♦
Roman Korenev: Q♥J♥
Christopherson received bad news on the flop A♥4♣J♦, with Korenev finding a jack. The good news came on the turn as the 8♥ gave him a set.
Alas, the horrendous news hit with the 6♥ on the river, to give Team Korenev the hand and the knockout of Team Christopherson.
Keegan Westover of Team Westover moved all-in from early position and was called by Michael Fahrenbruch of Team Leeuwen on the button.
Keegan Westover: 9♠9♦
Michael Fahrenbruch: K♠K♣
The board ran out 7♠3♠10♠A♣2♠ and Team Westover was eliminated.
The hand was picked up on the turn with the board reading J♥6♠3♣4♠, and Alessandro Predaroli betting 80,000 from the button.
Chris Conrad, who had checked under the gun with a mountain of chips, studied the board for a bit, then shoved all in. Predaroli quickly made the call with a covering stack of 330,000.
Chris Conrad: Q♥Q♦
Alessandro Predaroli: 3♥3♦
Predaroli's set of threes were crushing Conrad's queens and the 10♠ river didn't change that.
There were roughly 50,000 chips in the pot on a board of 6♥2♣3♣4♦2♦.
Richard Freitas of Team Freitas bet 15,000 from the small blind, and Aaron Lebovitz of Team Lebovitz who was in the big blind went deep into the tank.
After a short tank, Lebovitz made the call and was shown 4♥3♥, and he nodded his head in approval and mucked his cards.
After the player of Team Gutman opened to 8,000 from early position, the player of Team Lee in the big blind called.
Team Gutman continued for 8,000 on the 2♣8♣K♥ flop, then fired a second barrel to 26,000 on the 5♦ turn. The bet was check-called on the flop but Team Lee folded tun.
Daniel Lee raised to 8,000 from middle position. Kenta Takao and Hiroshi Tamagawa called from the blinds.
The flop hit 7♣A♥5♥. The payers checked.
The turn brought the 9♦ lead from the small blind for 12,000. Tamagawa called, Lee bowed out.
The 9♠ fell on the river, pairing the board. Both players checked.
Takao showed Q♥6♥ for a missed flush draw. Tamagawa tabled A♣10♦ for the win.
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There were roughly 30,000 chips in the pot on a flop of A♣7♥7♣5♦.
Team Predaroli who was in the big blind checked to Team Jalife who was in early position and he checked behind.
The 9♦ on the river saw Team Predaroli fire out a bet of 4,000, which got snap-called. Team Predaroli tabled A♦J♦ and scooped the pot.
Mauro Suriano oved all in from middle position. Federico Ottenio made the call on the button. The blinds folded.
Mauro Suriano: K♠Q♣
Federico Ottenio: A♣K♥
Both paired a king in the runout K♦6♠8♠10♣5♠, but Ottenio's kicker earned him the win.
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