The player on the button got all his chips into the middle before the flop against one player in middle position, who had about 80,000 to start the hand and Erle Mankin, in the cutoff, who had about 120,000.
The flop came , the middle-position player shoved, Mankin called to put him at risk in the side pot, and all three players tabled their hands:
Button:
Middle position:
Mankin:
Mankin had a commanding lead with a six-high straight and the nut low, neither of which were duplicated by either of his opponents. The on the turn and the on the river changed nothing, and Mankin took the pot to send both of his opponents to the cage and take the chip lead.
With the flop reading , Steven Wolansky was all in for about 38,000 from early position with for two pair and a straight draw against Alan Sternberg on the button with for bottom pair with a flush draw.
The turn and river completed the board, giving Sternberg an ace-high flush to eliminate Wolansky.
A short-stacked Alexey Makarov was all in from under the gun with against an opponent's . The board came down — no help to Makarov, ending his tournament.
Allen Kessler raised to 8,000 from under the gun, and Vladimir Shchemelev called from the big blind.
The flop came , and Shchemelev bet 4,000. Kessler called. The turn brought the , and both players checked. The fell on the river, and Shchemelev checked. Kessler bet 8,000, and Shchemelev called.
Kessler announced, "Aces up," and tabled . Shchemelev mucked, and Kessler took the pot.
With Lee Markholt already all in before the turn of a board, Yueqi Zhu and an opponent went back and forth before Zhu's opponent was all in for about 76,000 with for the nut low with an eight-high straight.
Zhu trailed with for the same low with an ace-high flush draw. Markholt also had an eight-high straight with .
The river was the , giving Zhu three-quarters of the pot with the ace-high flush and eliminating Markholt.
no Safari
, the middle-position player shoved, Mankin called to put him at risk in the side pot, and all three players tabled their hands:
on the turn and the 
on the river changed nothing, and Mankin took the pot to send both of his opponents to the cage and take the chip lead.
. Herm bet every street, and Pratt called all the way down.
, Steven Wolansky was all in for about 38,000 from early position with 
turn and 
. The board came down 
, and both players checked. The 
, giving Zhu three-quarters of the pot with the ace-high flush and eliminating Markholt.
