Breno Drumond raised to 500,000 from under the gun, Ruka Yamauchi who covered Drumond went all in, Drumond called for 4,400,000.
Breno Drumond: Q♠Q♦
Ruka Yamauchi: K♦5♠
The board ran out Q♣K♣6♦7♦8♠, and Team Drumond doubled.
Breno Drumond raised to 500,000 from under the gun, Ruka Yamauchi who covered Drumond went all in, Drumond called for 4,400,000.
Breno Drumond: Q♠Q♦
Ruka Yamauchi: K♦5♠
The board ran out Q♣K♣6♦7♦8♠, and Team Drumond doubled.
Joseph Monaco of Team Monaco opened to 550,000 from the button. Ruka Yamauchi of Team Yamauchi in the small blind three-bet to 1,700,000 and Monaco called.
Yamauchi continued for 800,000 on the 8♥A♦10♦ flop and was called, then fired a second barrel to 1,500,000 on the 5♦ turn. Monaco raised all-in for 7,900,000 and Yamauchi went into the tank before calling.
Ruka Yamauchi: 5♠5♣
Joseph Monaco: A♣7♣
Joseph Monaco jammed with top pair but ran into Ruka Yamauchi’s set, allowing Team Yamauchi to double up after the 7♠ river. Shotaro Murase immediately jumped into his teammate’s arms before celebrating with the rail.
Shotaro Murase raised to 625,000 in the small blind, Orson Young called in the big blind.
The flop came 7♥10♥8♥, Murase bet 500,000 then Young shoved for roughly 4,000,000, and Murase snap-folded.
Breno Drumond of Team Drumond opened to 900,000 from the cutoff. Joseph Monaco of Team Monaco on the button three-bet to 1,800,000, Drumond moved all-in for 1,875,000 and Monaco called.
Breno Drumond: A♣8♥
Joseph Monaco: A♥9♥
Monaco was in the lead but Drumont managed to flop two pair on A♠2♥8♦4♣J♥ to double up.
Ruka Yamauchi of Team Yamauchi opened to 500,000 from the hijack before Breno Drumond of Team Drumond on the button three-bet jammed for 750,000.
Yamauchi went deep into the tank but ultimately chose to fold, despite needing to put in just one more big blind to make the call.
This decision drew an immediate reaction from Joseph Monaco of Team Monaco, who couldn’t believe it. “Bro, you only had to put in 250,000 more,” he said.
Gabriel Monaco raised to 500,000 from under the gun, Tomas Szwarcberg called in the big blind.
The flop came J♣Q♣4♠, and once Szwarcberg checked, Monaco put him all in for roughly 700,000. Szwarcberg went deep into the tank and eventually called.
Tomas Szwarcberg: K♠J♥
Gabriel Monaco: A♥Q♦
The board ran out 7♣ on the turn and the 8♠ on the river, and Team Szwarcberg were eliminated.
Henrique Lessa of Team Drumond jammed for 1,925,000 from the button. Tomas Szwarcberg of Team Szwarcberg in the small blind asked for a count but folded, while Joseph Monaco of Team Monaco called from the big blind.
Henrique Lessa: A♦5♦
Joseph Monaco: A♣2♣
Both players had low kickers so they split the blinds on 4♠6♠9♦Q♣J♦.
Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Tomas Szwarcberg raised to 400,000 from under the gun, Joseph Monaco in the cutoff made it 1,075,000 to go, the action folded back to Szwarcberg who went all in, and Monaco snap-called.
Joseph Monaco: A♠A♥
Tomas Szwarcberg: 10♥10♣
The board ran out K♣3♦5♦4♠6♠, and the Monaco brothers doubled and moved to second in chips.
Michael Zulker of Team Franklin in the cutoff opened to 1,100,000 with only 300,000 behind. Tomas Szwarcberg of Team Szwarcberg on the button went deep into the tank and called.
Zulker checked a flop of 9♣3♠3♥, Szwarcberg bet 300,000 and Zulker snap-called.
Michael Zulker: A♥4♠
Tomas Szwarcberg: A♠9♠
Szwarcberg flopped two pair, leaving almost no chance for Zulker. The 7♠2♠ runout completed the board and Team Franklin was eliminated.