Hand #16: Ivan Luca raised to 520,000 from the button and Kae Saechao called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Saechao check-called 250,000 from Luca. Both checked the turn, the river completed the board and Saechao bet 450,000. Luca tanked for a bit before he folded.
Hand #17: Michael Dyer opened to 480,000 from under the gun and Bart Lybaert called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Lybaert checked to Dyer who continued for 425,000. Lybaert called, the turn fell and Lybaert checked. Dyer bet 820,000 and Lybaert folded.
Secondary Table Hand #18: Hari Bercovici raised to 500,000 from middle position, John Cynn called from the cutoff, and Bart Lybaert three-bet shoved from the small blind for 6,050,000. Bercovici folded quickly, while Cynn mulled it over for a while before he called.
Lybaert tabled , but Cynn was in the lead with .
The flop came down , giving Cynn a set of sevens and leaving Lybaert needing running straight cards. The turn was a good start for Lybaert, but the river ended his Main Event in 24th place.
Hand #21: Ryan Phan opened with a raise to 525,000 from middle position. Action folded around and Phan took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #22: Under the gun, Sylvain Loosli opened with a raise to 550,000. Joe Cada was in the small blind and he three-bet making it 1,800,000. Nicolas Manion folded the big blind and Loosli folded as well allowing Cada to take down the pot.
Hand #23: Manion limped in from the small blind and Loosli checked in the big blind.
The flop was and Manion led out for 325,000. Loosli quickly folded and Manion took down the pot.
Hand #24: Aram Zobian raised from the hijack to 560,000. Ryan Phan defended in the big blind.
The flop was and Phan checked. Zobian put out a bet of 425,000 and Phan promptly folded.
Hand #25: Artem Metalidi opened with a raise to 500,000 in early position and Nicholas Manion called in the cutoff. Ryan Phan called from the small blind and Nirath Rean called in the big blind.
The flop was and Phan checked as well as Rean, Metalidi, and Manion.
On the turn Phan led out for 1,200,000. Rean called while Metalidi folded. Manion then clicked it, raising to 3,200,000. Phan folded after some thought and Rean tanked for several minutes before folding as well. So Manion took down the pot.
Hand #25: Tony Miles opened to 550,000 from the cutoff and Alexander Haro called from the small blind along with Martijn Gerrits in the big blind. The flop came and the action checked to Miles who bet 1,100,000 which was good enough to take down the pot.
Hand #26: Ming Xi ripped all in for 9,020,000 in middle position and everyone folded.
Hand #27: Gerrits raised to 600,000 on the button and Alex Lynskey called from the small blind. Yueqi Zhu three-bet to 2,000,000 in the big blind and both Gerrits and Lynskey folded.
Hand #28: Haro opened to 550,000 from the hijack and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #19: John Cynn raised to 500,000 from the cutoff and Kosntantin Beylin called in the big blind.
The flop was checked around as the landed on the turn. Beylin checked, Cynn bet 500,000, and Beylin called.
The river fell the and both players checked. Beylin tabled his for a full house, and Cynn mucked.
Hand #20: John Cynn raised to 500,000 from the hijack, and Paulo Goncalves called in the big blind.
The flop landed and Goncalves checked to Cynn who bet 650,000. Goncalves folded, and Cynn collected the pot.
Hand #21: Ivan Luca opened to 520,000 from under the gun and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #22: Michael Dyer opened to 480,000 from the hijack and Ivan Luca called in the big blind.
The flop landed and Dyer continued for 425,000. Luca check-raised to 1,040,000 and Dyer quickly called as the landed on the turn.
Luca checked, Dyer bet 1,950,000, and Luca folded.
Hand #23: Paulo Goncalves opened to 500,000 in the cutoff and Hari Bercovici called on the button, as did John Cynn in the big blind.
The flop landed and Cynn checked to Goncalves who bet 480,000. Bercovici raised to 1,380,000 and Cynn folded. Goncalves folded, and Bercovici collected the pot.
Outer Table Hand #29: Antoine Labat opened to 550,000 in early position and Martijn Gerrits three-bet to 1,700,000 from the hijack. Alex Lynskey put in a four-bet to 4,100,000 from the cutoff and Eric Froehlich five-bet shipped for around 16,300,000 from the small blind. Labat and Gerrits both quickly folded and Lynskey made the call.
Eric Froehlich:
Alex Lynskey:
Lynskey was in a great position to eliminate Froehlich and win a monster pot. The flop came and Lynskey was still well in the lead. The on the turn meant Froehlich would need to hit one of two remaining queens in the deck. The river brought the and Froehlich headed to the payout desk in 23rd place.
Hand #26: Aram Zobian got involved in the action and raised it up from early position, making it 560,000 to go. All opponents folded and the start-of-day chip leader claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #27: Nicolas Manion raised it up to 600,000 in late position, and that ended all further action right there.
Hand #28: Artem Metalidi limped from the small blind and Zobian checked his option out of the big blind. On the flop, Metalidi bet 275,000 and Zobian called to see the on the turn. Metalidi slowed down and checked, prompting Zobian to bet 450,000. Metalidi called and the duo checked the on the river. Metalidi showed the for a pair of sevens and that won the pot.
Hand #29: Metalidi raised to 500,000 on the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #30: Zobian raised to 530,000 from the button and Joe Cada, as well as Manion in the blinds, sent their cards into the muck.
Hand #24: Michael Dyer opened to 480,000 from under the gun and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #25: Paulo Goncalves opened to 500,000 from early position and John Cynn three bet to 1,500,000 from the button. Goncalves called, and the flop landed .
Goncalves checked, Cynn bet 1,200,000, and Goncalves folded.
Hand #26: John Cynn raised to 500,000 and Konstantin Beylin called in the big blind.
The flop landed and and both players checked as the fell on the turn. Both players checked, and the river landed the and both players checked again.
Beylin tabled his , and Cynn mucked.
Hand #27: Kao Saechao opened to 500,000 in the cutoff and Paulo Goncalves called in the big blind.
The flop landed and action checked through to see the land on the turn.
Goncalves checked, Saechao bet 450,000, and Goncalves folded.
Hand #28: Michael Dyer raised to 480,000 from the cutoff and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #29: John Cynn opened to 500,000 from under the gun, and Ivan Luca called in the big blind.
The flop fell and Luca checked to Cynn who bet 500,000. Luca called, and the turn landed the and both players checked.
The river landed the and both players checked. Luca tabled his , but Cynn's took down the pot.
Hand #30: Yueqi Zhu raised to 550,000 in the cutoff and Tony Miles defended big blind. The flop came and Miles check-folded to about 740,000.
Hand #31: Martijn Gerrits raised to 550,000 second to act and Antoine Labat defended big blind. Labat check-folded to 700,000 on the flop.
Hand #32: Alex Lynskey opened for 500,000 second to act and Alexander Haro defended big blind. He check-folded on the flop.
Hand #33: Miles opened for 500,000 in the cutoff and Labat made it 1.5 million on his left. That was enough to win the pot.
Hand #34: Miles again opened for 500,000, with Haro calling from the button. The flop came and Miles checked. Haro bet 500,000 and Miles called. On the turn, Miles checked again and Haro instantly announced 1 million. Miles jammed for about 7 million and Haro quickly folded.
Hand #31: Ryan Phan opened under the gun with a raise to 525,000. Frederik Brink three-bet to 1,550,000 from two seats over. Aram Zobian four-bet from the cutoff with a raise to 3,150,000. Action folded back to Phan who thought for a bit before folding. Back on Brink and he folded as well so Zobian scooped the pot with his four-bet.
Hand #32: Aram Zobian opened from the hijack to 560,000 and everyone folded allowing Zobian to take down the pot.
Hand #33: Artem Metalidi opened to 500,000 from early position and Aram Zobian called from the next seat over.
The flop was and both players checked to the on the turn and they both checked again.
The river was the and both players checked again. Zobian showed down his for ace-king high while Metalidi held for a worse hand, so Zobian took down the pot.