Ha Van Nguyen moved all-in from under the gun for 65,000 and Gregory Hartwick called on the button.
Nguyen was at risk with , well behind Hartwick's .
The flop came and Nguyen took a commanding lead with trip tens. The turn was the to give Hartwick a straight draw but the river was the and Nguyen held on.
Stuart Taylor raised to 8,500 from early position and action was on Frederic Cossette in the small blind. He moved all-in for his last 63,000 and the decision was back on Taylor. After several minutes of thought, he called.
Cossette was the player at risk with , up against two ducks.
The flop came and Cossett remained ahead with tens. The turn brought a third heart with the but neither player had one. The river was the and Cossette held on to double through.
A sizeable pot was brewing between chipleader Thomas Lefort and Tam Ho. The two were seated right next to each other and were on the turn of a board.
Lefort bet 55,000 and Ho called. The completed the board on the river and Lefort snap-shoved. Ho called just as quickly, putting himself at risk but Lefort only tabled , playing the board, missing his flopped flush draw.
Ho turned over and dragged in the super-sized pot.