Rafael Lebron and Ankush Mandavia got all the chips into the middle on a flop of , and Mandavia had Lebron covered by a fair margin.
Mandavia flipped over but was way behind Lebron, who had flopped a set with . The turn and river were no help to Mandavia, and Lebron scooped the pot to double up.
With about 80,000 already in the middle and the completed board reading , Jonathan Jaffe moved all in to put Steve Waterburton to a decision for his stack.
Waterburton tanked for over two minutes and ultimately called. Jaffe showed for a wheel, which was superior to Waterburton's . Jaffe took the pot, and Waterburton was eliminated.
Niall Farrell raised to 10,000 from under the gun, Carlos Boyd called from the small blind, and Guiseppe Pantaleo called from the big blind.
The flop came , and both blinds checked. Farrell bet 10,000, Boyd folded, and Pantaleo called. The turn brought the , and both players checked. The fell on the river, and Pantaleo bet 28,500.
After a few moments, Farrell announced, "Tight call," and tabled for a set of queens, which was best against Pantaleo's .
Ankush Mandavia moved all in from the button for about 60,000, and Mike Leah reshoved from the small blind. The big blind folded, and the two players tabled their hands.
Mandavia:
Leah:
Mandavia was racing for his tournament life and needed help from the deck in order to double up. The flop came to pair Mandavia's ace but gave Leah a set, and the turn and river ensured that Leah would take the pot to eliminate Mandavia.
With about 23,000 already in the middle and the board reading , Mohsin Virani checked from the small blind, and Jonathan Jaffe bet 20,000 from the big blind. Virani called.
The river brought the , and Virani checked. Jaffe bet again, — 27,000 this time — and Virani called after brief contemplation.
Jaffe tabled for the low end of the straight, which was good enough to win the pot and put his stack over the 500,000-chip mark.
We caught Thomas Paul standing up from the table and all his chips heading over to Zhaoxing Wang. In front of Paul was , and the board was . Wang had , and his pair held to send Paul to the rail.