The action folded to Edilson Marques in the small blind and he jammed for 210,000. Xiong Chen was in the big blind and made the call.
Edilson Marques: A♦3♦
Xiong Chen: K♠Q♣
Marques was in the lead but not for long as the K♣J♣3♠ flop hit the mat. The 8♥ turn and 5♠ river were no help for Marques as he was sent to the payout desk.
Toby Joyce opened 30,000 on the button before Alessio Sardone three-bet 100,000 from the small blind. Joyce paused for about 15 seconds before jamming for 335,000 and Sardone snap-called.
Toby Joyce: A♠9♠
Alessio Sardone: K♦K♥
The 10♦8♥6♠ flop gave Joyce a massive draw as he picked up a flush draw and straight draw. The A♥ landed on the turn, giving him the lead with a pair of aces and the 3♥ completed the board.
Alessio Sardone opened to 30,000 from middle position and Vladas Tamasauskas three-bet to 100,000 from the hijack. Rafael Moraes moved all in from the button for 650,000, folding out Sardone. Tamasauskas made the call to put himself at risk.
Vladas Tamasauskas: A♣K♣
Rafael Moraes: K♥K♠
Moraes was in good shape with pocket-kings and remained ahead on the 9♥8♣5♠ flop. That changed when the A♠ turn left Moraes drawing to one out. The case king never materalized on the 3♦ river and Tamasauskas took down a titanic pot while Moraes was left with under five big blinds.
A few hands later, Tamasauskas opened to 30,000 from early position and Moraes moved all in for his last 45,000 from the hijack. Hwany Lee three-bet to 95,000 from the cutoff and Tamasauskas four-bet to 280,000, folding out Lee to leave Moraes all in and at risk against Tamasauskas.
Rafael Moraes: K♦6♦
Vladas Tamasauskas: A♣5♣
The board ran out J♥4♣6♣K♥7♣. Moraes had made two-pair but Tamasauskas had rivered the nut-flush to send Moraes to the rail and take down another decent pot.
Nicholas Palma was in early position when he opened to 30,000. All the other players folded, except for Jeferson Pinow who defended his big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 6♣4♦A♦ where Palma made a continuation bet of 30,000. Pinow check-called, and check-called again a second barrel of 65,000 on the turn 6♥.
The K♣ came on the river, and Pinow checked a third time with 2♣2♥. Palma checked back and showed A♠J♥ to win the pot.
Simone Andrian opened in the cutoff and Ka Kwan Lau three-bet 110,000 from the small blind. Andrian put in a four-bet to 250,000 and Lau called.
The dealer spread a flop of A♥K♥5♥ before Lau check-raised the bet of 100,000 to 250,000 and Andrian called.
The 3♥ turn was checked through to the 10♣ river, where Kau jammed for 430,000 and Andrian tank-folded. Lau proudly rolled over 7♠4♠, showing he's not afraid to bust.
"Can't plug that one in a solver," joked Nicholas Palma, "Not solver approved."
Roberto Sagra opened to 35,000 from the cutoff and Patrik Antonius three-bet to 100,000 from the cutoff. Sagra responded by moving all in, covering Antonius' remaining stack of 260,000.
Antonius thought for just under 30 seconds before mucking his hand and Sagra took down a decent pot without having to see a flop.
