Harrison Ashdown shoved from the cutoff for 1,025,000 and was called by Raymond Henson, Sihao Zhang, and Diogo Cardoso.
On the A♥6♣K♥ flop, it checked to Henson who bet 1,500,000, which got both Zhang and Cardoso to fold.
Harrison Ashdown: A♠10♦ 
Raymond Henson: A♣7♥
Ashdown was in the lead and stayed there as neither the Q♣ turn nor 9♠ river could improve Henson.
Picking up the action on the turn, Branden Shimamoto on the button was involved in a hand with Harrison Ashdown in the big blind.
With the board reading 6♠A♠J♠10♣ Ashdown checked. Shimamoto bet 2,400,000 and then snap called with the effective stack after Ashdown moved all in.
Branden Shimamoto: K♠5♠
Harrison Ashdown: J♥J♦
Shimamoto held the nuts and would just need to avoid a board pairing river to get a huge double. The river came 4♥ to keep the flush best, leaving Ashdown with crumbs.
Maxim Kogay shoved from the button for 3,400,000. It folded to fellow Canadian Luke Varrasso in the big blind.
"I think I have to do it," he said, speaking to his compatriot before calling.
Maxim Kogay: K♦4♦
Luke Varrasso: A♦Q♥
Varrasso and Kogay bumped fists as the cards came J♣10♣9♥5♣9♣ and Kogay was sent to the rail.
Hector Berry opened to 800,000 from early position and then called off for his stack of 9,500,000 after Thomas Murphy jammed out of the small blind.
Hector Berry: A♥A♣
Thomas Murphy: A♠Q♠
Berry had found pocket rockets at an opportune time to put himself in an excellent position to double. There was no drama on the 2♥J♥2♦4♠K♥ runout to hand Berry a crucial double while putting a large dent in Murphy's stack.
Diogo Cardoso shoved for around 8,000,000 from the button. Scott Sommer instantly moved all in for 5,425,000 from the small blind and the big blind folded.
Scott Sommer: A♦K♠
Diogo Cardoso: 2♥2♣
Cardoso held the smallest of pocket pairs but held on the 9♠6♥3♦5♥4♠ runout to send Sommer to the rail.
Nível: 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
The remaining 14 players have been sent on a 15-minute break. They will return to blinds of 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 big blind ante.
Diogo Cardoso was all in and at risk for his last 4,225,000. He had been called by Branden Shimamoto.
Diogo Cardoso: A♦Q♥
Branden Shimamoto: A♣J♠
The board came 10♣10♥Q♠J♥9♣. "Chop," said tablemate Sihao Zhang, but ace-queen had held for Cardoso to score the double.
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