When we arrived at the table, Martin Jacobson had reraised to 26,000 after a three-bet from Byron Kaverman to 12,500. Kaverman opted to call and take the flop in position. Jacobson bet 15,000, and Kaverman called.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the land on the river. Jacobson moved all in for 40,300, and Kaverman tank-called.
Jacobson showed the for a pair of jacks, but he lost to Kaverman's for a pair of queens. That sent the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event champion to the rail, while Kaverman stacked up his new stack of 300,000 in chips.
The board read when we found Russia's Dmitry Ivanov and Fatima Moreira de Melo engaged in heads up action. With a sizable pot already built, Ivanov checked over to de Melo who bet 33,500. Ivanov thought for a moment before sliding out a call.
The finished off the community cards on the river. Ivanov checked once more and de Melo moved all in for her last 92,600. Ivanov asked for a count and as the dealer was breaking down the stacks, he announced a call. De Melo looked visibly frustrated as she turned up for a pair of kings. Ivanov rolled over for aces up to win the pot and score the double.
With this win, Ivanov's stack has increased to about 270,000 while de Melo's stack was crippled to just 7,700.
Immediately after being crippled at the hands of Dmitry Ivanov, Fatima Moreira de Melo moved all in for her last 7,700 from middle position. Action folded around to Aliaksei Boika in the big blind who dropped out calling chips.
de Melo:
Boika:
The board came down , giving de Melo a winning straight to the eight. She was able to score the double and now sits around 21,000 in chips.
Picking up with the action on a board of , Mustapha Kanit checked over to Vanessa Selbst on the button. The Team PokerStars Pro bet 21,000 only to have Kanit come over the top with an all-in check-raise. Selbst was left to ponder for her tournament life of approximately 55,000.
In the end, Selbst chose to let it go and Kanit was awarded the pot. He now has crossed the 400,000-chip mark.