Matthew Moss raised to 2,400,000 in the hijack and Darryl Ronconi three-bet jammed in the small blind for 10,200,000 to put himself at risk. Moss thought for a moment before flicking in the call.
Darryl Ronconi: 8♦8♣ 
Matthew Moss: 10♣9♣
It was a fair fight, but Ronconi's hand remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out Q♥2♣Q♦Q♣3♦, giving him a full house, eights full of queens, to double up.
Orlando Moretti opened to 2,600,000 and Pengfei Wang shoved all-in for 7,200,000. When action returned to him, Moretti called taking them to the ensuing showdown.
Pengfei Wang: 3♦3♣
Orlando Moretti: A♣Q♣
It was looking grim for Wang when the flop came 2♥6♥Q♥ giving Moretti top pair. The turn dropped 6♣ and the river Q♦ sealed Wang's fate. Wang headed to the payout counter as Moretti scooped the pot.
Shalom Elharar moved all in for 7,000,000 in late position and was called by Chongxian Yang in the big blind, who covered.
Shalom Elharar: A♠J♠
Chongxian Yang: A♦9♠
Elharar paired his jack on the 10♥J♣7♥ flop, but Yang still had outs with a gutshot. The 3♠ turn and Q♥ river ran out clean for Elharar, securing him the much-needed double up.
Level: 39
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
The final nine are on a 15-minute break
With so much on the line, play has significantly slowed down. Such was the case when John Mazzarelli opened to 2,000,000 from cutoff. Blinds Darryl Ronconi in small and Brian Harris in big called to see the flop.
The flop came 2♠3♥7♣ and all three players checked.
Ronconi bet 3,000,000 on the 10♠ turn, pushing the other remaining players out of the pot.
Ofer Gutman open-shoved from under the gun for 9,900,000 and Matthew Moss reshoved in early position, resulting in folds all around.
Ofer Gutman: 8♠8♥
Matthew Moss: Q♠Q♥
Gutman was in rough shape, but he spiked an eight on the 6♦2♦8♦ flop to pull ahead with top set. The turn landed the 10♥ and the river fell the 5♦, earning him a double up early at the final table.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shalom Elharar | United States | 9,250,000 | 9 |
| 2 | Orlando Moretti | Canada | 15,500,000 | 16 |
| 3 | Ofer Gutman | Israel | 9,900,000 | 10 |
| 4 | Matthew Moss | United Kingdom | 33,000,000 | 33 |
| 5 | John Mazzarelli | United States | 18,200,000 | 18 |
| 6 | Chongxian Yang | China | 38,000,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Pengfei Wang | United States | 9,750,000 | 10 |
| 8 | Darryl Ronconi | United States | 11,600,000 | 12 |
| 9 | Brian Harris | United States | 11,000,000 | 11 |
Matthew Moss under the gun opened to 2,000,000 and when action folded to him, Xiupu Li int he small blind three-bet to 6,750,000.
Moss shoved all-in for around 17,000,000 sending Li to the tank. After much thought, Li, covered, made the call.
Xiupu Li: K♥Q♦
Matthew Moss: A♠A♣
The flop came J♥8♠9♣ giving Li a bit of hope with a straight draw. The turn J♣ was a brick. But everything ended for Li when the Q♥ fell on the river. Li left the table as the players were moved to the final table
Level: 38
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
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