Everybody folded to David Prociak in the small blind who raised to 120,000. Niklas Astedt completed from the big blind.
Prociak continued for 110,000 on the 5♦K♥4♣ flop, and Astedt made the call to see the J♥ turn.
This time, Prociak fired a second barrel of 345,000. Astedt looked at his cards, and folded.
Picking up the action on the river, Alex Greenblatt in the small blind was involved in a hand with Joseph Bold on the button.
With the board reading 9♠3♥Q♠4♦7♦ and a large number of chips already in the middle, Greenblatt moved all in for 775,000. After asking for a count, Bold made the call but mucked with some frustration after Greenblatt tabled 9♣7♣ for two pair as he conceded a pot with massive equity considerations to his opponent.
Elsewhere, Giuseppe Vassallo was seen making his way to the payout desk.
Action folded around to the blinds, where Adrian Lopez raised to 150,000 from the small blind and James Tsou defended his big blind.
Both players checked on the K♦5♣J♠ flop and then Adrian Lopez led out for 110,000 on the 8♥ turn. Tsou called.
The 10♦ completed the board and Lopez sized up for a 290,000. Tsou tanked for a while, but eventually let his hand go and Lopez collected the pot.
Nick Jivkov open-shoved for 455,000 and was called by Ami Barer on the button, who invested around half of his shorter stack.
Nick Jivkov: K♣J♣ 
Ami Barer: Q♣Q♦
The A♣10♠9♣ flop gave Jivkov a gutshot and flush draw, which he hit with the 8♣ turn. The J♠ river became a formality and the Bulgarian survived.
Down to the last 450,000 Gary Gelman was all-in with the 10♦10♠ and he was up against the 6♠6♣ of Zachary Schwartz.
There was little sweat on the K♣Q♣4♦J♣Q♥ board as Gelman doubled to trade spots with Schwartz on the leaderboard.
With 240,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 3♠2♣5♣. Konstantinos Nanos bet 110,000 then called off the remainder of his short stack after Toby Gibson shoved.
Konstantinos Nanos: A♠A♣
Toby Gibson: K♦4♦
Nanos needed to fade the open-ended straight draw of his opponent, and was the favorite to do so as he held two of GIbson's outs. However, the A♥ on the turn gave Nanos a set, but the same card improved Gibson to a straight. Nanos needed the board to pair but instead the 4♣ river gave both players a straight, which ended the rollercoaster of emotions.
Aloisio Dourado was all in for his last 640,000 from early position and up against 2022 PokerNews Cup Winner Gary Gelman on the button.
Aloisio Dourado: A♦J♥
Gary Gelman: K♥K♠
Dourado needed help to stay alive as the J♠5♠4♦ flop gave him some hope with a pair. The turn was the 8♥, while the A♠ fell on the river to give him two pair and a double up.
"You should be on your way back to Brazil, my friend. On a plane," Gelman said as he handed over most of his stack.
Alex Livingston moved all in for 275,000 from early position and was looked up by Guillermo Sanchez Otero on the button.
Alex Livingston: J♠10♠
Guillermo Sanchez Otero: 7♦7♠
"I like my hand," Livingston told the table as he saw that he would need to win a flip to survive. The A♣Q♥K♣ flop instantly improved the at-risk player to broadway and seemingly locked up the pot for Livingston. Otero found some hope, however, on the 7♥ turn with the A♦ river completing a rollercoaster runout that saw Otero's runner-runner full house down the flopped joint of Livingston.
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