Howard Smith limped from under the gun, Vladimir Shchemelev limped from the button, Jesse Simonelli completed the small blind, and Usman Siddique checked his option.
The flop came down , and action checked to Shchemelev. He bet 50,000, and only Smith came along to see the turn. Smith check-called 150,000 from Shchemelev, the river completed the board, and both players checked.
Smith showed for a pair of aces, Shchemelev mucked, and Smith won the pot.
Erle Mankin limped from early position, Usman Siddique limped from the small blind, and Howard Smith checked his option.
They checked to the turn of a board, where Siddique bet 30,000. Both opponents called, the river completed the board, Siddique checked, and Smith bet 80,000. Mankin folded, and Siddique called.
Smith showed for the nut flush, Siddique mucked, and Smith won the pot.
Igor Sharaskin raised to 80,000 from under the gun, Jesse Simonelli called all in for 60,000, and Erle Mankin called from the big blind.
The flop came , and Mankin checked. Sharaskin bet, and Mankin called. The turn brought the , and Mankin checked again. Sharaskin bet, and Mankin called. The fell on the river, and Mankin checked a third time. Sharaskin bet again, and after brief consideration, Mankin called for the remainder of his stack.
Sharaskin tabled for aces up, which beat Simonelli's for jacks up. Mankin mucked, and Sharaskin scooped the pot to eliminate both players.
Yueqi Zhu raised to 80,000 from the hijack, Vladimir Shchemelev three-bet to 120,000 from the cutoff, Nikolai Yakovenko called from the big blind, and Zhu called all in for 92,000.
The flop came down , and Yakovenko check-called a bet of 40,000 from Shchemelev. The turn was the , and Yakovenko check-folded to Shchemelev's bet of 80,000.
Zhu:
Shchemelev:
Shchemelev had nut-nut, the river was the , and Zhu was eliminated in sixth place.
Nikolai Yakovenko raised from under the gun, Howard Smith three-bet to 220,000 from the big blind, Yakovenko four-bet shoved for 375,000, and Smith called to put Yakovenko at risk.
Smith:
Yakovenko:
The board ran out , and Yakovenko's flopped straight held for him to scoop the pot and double up.
, and Simonelli doubled up with trip queens.
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, and action checked to Shchemelev. He bet 50,000, and only Smith came along to see the 
turn. Smith check-called 150,000 from Shchemelev, the 
river completed the board, and both players checked.
for the nut flush, Siddique mucked, and Smith won the pot.
, and Mankin checked. Sharaskin bet, and Mankin called. The turn brought the 
for jacks up. Mankin mucked, and Sharaskin scooped the pot to eliminate both players.
, and Yakovenko check-folded to Shchemelev's bet of 80,000.
