Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan limped from the small blind, and Michael Starek checked. The board arrived with 7♥K♦5♠, and Sankaranarayanan bet 200,000, and Starek called.
Both players checked the turn 2♥ and the river 10♣.
Sankaranarayanan turned over 4♠2♠ for a pair of deuces, and Starek flipped over A♠7♣ for a pair of sevens.
Starek stated, "Write that small blind spins 3,200,000 into a victory."
Junichi Murakami on the button shoved for 1,225,000 and Daniele Miniello in the big blind called taking them to showdown.
Junichi Murakami: K♦Q♥ 
Daniele Miniello: K♥7♠
Murakami had Miniello dominated when the flop came K♠Q♠J♥. Murakami's lead was cemented with a two-pair and was looking at a potential double up when the 2♦ turn fell.
The river 2♠ secured his double up so he could continue further in the tournament.
Action was picked up with Adriaan Jacobs in the small blind putting aside his Spider-Man card protector to go all-in for 2,500,000 chips against Clement Lafon, who already had 2,400,000 chips in front of him. Lafon called leading them to a showdown.
Adriaan Jacobs: A♥10♥
Clement Lafon: 9♣9♥
Jacobs' outs increased with a flush draw when the flop came 3♥8♦4♥. He got an A♠ on the turn that pushed him ahead. On the river 2♣, He beat his chest in celebration after securing the double-up. After scooping the pot, he carefully returned his Spider-Man card protector to its usual spot and settled back into his seat.
Action was picked up with the board laid out of A♠9♣2♦J♦Q♣. Michael Shaferman was all in from the big blind for 1,500,000, and Lisa Tan was the lone caller from the button.
Michael Shaferman: K♦3♠
Lisa Tan: K♠9♥
Tan won the pot with a pair of nines.
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Seong Han raised from the button to 325,000, and Paul Merlette called from the big blind. The board was 6♠8♣J♥, Merlette checked, Han bet 275,000, and Merlette called.
The turn 6♥ brought another check by Merlette, a bet of 775,000 from Han, a three-bet to 1,650,000 from Merlette, and Han called.
On the river 4♦, Merlette moved all in for 4,200,000 effective. Han contemplated and folded. The table urged him to show, and Merlette obliged, showing the 9♦.
His rail joked, "Now you can breathe."
Wes Heryford in the big blind and Justin Coliny in cutoff had already built a pot of 800,000 and was waiting for the flop when it fell 5♥2♦4♥.
After a check, Coliny fired 400,000 and Heryford called. Heryford fired 400,000 on the turn 3♥ and Coliny called.
After action was once again passed to him on the 2♥ river, Coliny fattened the pot further with a 600,000 bet. Heryford considered his options for a few seconds before conceding both his hand and the pot to Coliny.
Yoann Saubot in middle position opened to 300,000 and Zixuan Liu in the big blind called to see a flop.
The dealer fanned out 3♥4♥Q♣. Liu check-called Saubot's 225,000 bet to see the turn.
It fell 7♣ and Liu did the same thing with Saubot's bet of 700,000.
On the river Q♠, Liu fired 1,800,000 and Saubot called with one chip, Liu immeidately threw his hand in the muck pile. Suabot turned over his hand to show K♣Q♥ for trips.
Meanwhile, Mark Leslie was seen leaving the floor area.
Action was picked up on the river with a board of 5♥5♣10♦2♣10♥, and the pot was about 3,000,000. Daniele Miniello bet 3,500,000, and Adriaan Jacobs, in the small blind, reluctantly folded. Toros Dimitian was in the big blind and deciding.
Dimitian stated, "The problem is you aren't believable," and then folded.
The other players cajoled Miniello to show pocket eights. He turned over A♥Q♦ for ace-high to go with the two pair on the board.
Justin Coliny raised from early position to 300,000, and Zixuan Liu called from the big blind. The flop was J♦9♥3♠, and both players checked.
On the turn 9♦, Liu took the lead and bet 425,000; Coliny flat called.
The river Q♦ brought a bet of 1,200,000 from Liu, and Coliny called. Liu showed 6♥4♥, and Coliny flipped over A♠A♦ for two pair.
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