Juan Pardo got it in from the big blind for 250K with and was dominating the of small blind Aleksejs Ponakovs. However, Ponakovs found an ace on the flop and another on the turn to bust Pardo.
Action folded to the small blind, where Isaac Haxton just shoved for about 450K. Wei Zhao put in the "WTF" emoji and then called from the big with .
The was a bit of help for Haxton. The provided a few more outs and a diamond peeled, which was good news since he had several such outs. The indeed counterfeited Zhao's pair.
Joao Vieira shoved all in for 151K second to act and Thomas Muehloecker had him at risk on the button with . Vieira was dominated with and looked to be out the door as hit but the river saved him.
Fabrizio Gonzalez shoved for about 200,000 over an open from Thomas Muehloecker, who called with . Gonzalez was in trouble with but did get a flop that offered chopping possibilities. Unfortunately for him, the sweat ended with a king on the turn.
Wei Zhao was down to 80K in the last level but has run up a solid stack. First, he doubled with against the of Artur Martirosian. After winning a few pots without showdown, he jammed for 286K on the button and was at risk with against the of big blind Matthias Eibinger.
Zhao found a queen on the flop and that was enough to double.
Artur Martirosian opened for 190,000 under the gun, leaving a couple of blinds behind. Matthias Eibinger jammed in the cutoff for about 220K and Martirosian called with . Eibinger showed .
The flop was nearly worst case for Martirosian as a king would only make Eibinger an unbeatable hand. The turn left him dead and he busted the last 14K the next hand.