After satellite qualifier Anthony Clancy opened from middle position to 37,000, action folded around to Kenny Hallaert in the big blind who made the call. The two players took a flop, which Hallaert check-called facing a 26,000 continuation bet.
The turn brought the , which Hallaert check-called again, this time to the tune of 56,000. The landed on the river, with both players opting to check.
Hallaert tabled and dragged in the modest pot, while Clancy sighed and mucked his hand one card at a time.
Facing a raise of 40,000, Shaun Deeb promptly put in a 3-bet before his opponent put Deeb to a decision for his entire 902,000-chip stack.
It wasn't a tough call for Deeb as he tabled , although it was tough luck for his opponent, who was drawing to just two outs with . Unfortunately for Deeb, one of those outs appeared in the window, but there was instant redemption as the dealer spread a flop.
The turn brought the offering chop outs, but the river bricked the and Deeb scooped up a big pot, just in time to tell his son all about it over a video call.
Niall Farrell, last year's WPT Caribbean Main Event winner, opened to 30,000 with partypoker sponsored pro Jan-Peter Jachtmann putting in the three-bet to 75,000.
Action folded back to Farrell, who announced 182,000, while popping in two blue 100,000-value chips. In response, Jachtmann reached for his entire stack and slid it over the line, announcing a five-bet "all-in." Farrell called immediately and whipped over while Jachtmann tabled his .
"It's pretty hard for kings to win against ace queen," grumbled Farrell, as the dealer spread a flop. He managed to fade the ace on the turn and the river to double up right before the break.
We join the action with Andrey Pateychuk betting out 90,000 on a flop into a pot of around 150,000. The player on the button made the call, with Maria Ho ducking out of the way from the big blind.
Pateychuk continued his aggression on the turn, betting another 90,000. He was called again, and promptly moved all-in for his last 277,000 on the river. His opponent went into the tank for a long time, before eventually finding a fold, with Pateychuk picking up some more loose change.
After raising the button to 30,000, Mark Radoja faced a three-bet to 87,000 from the player in the big blind. Radoja made the call, and they went heads up to an flop, where the big blind continued for 65,000.
Radoja made the call again, with both players checking the turn and the river. After his opponent showed for ace-high, Radoja turned over and scooped up the pot.
After action folded around to Martyn Frey on the button, he popped it up to 27,000, with Adrien Delmas defending his big blind.
The two players went heads-up to an flop, where Delmas check-called Frey's 35,000 continuation bet. The dealer burned and turned the , on which Frey continued to apply the pressure, betting again and forcing a fold from Delmas.
Frey dragged in the pot with his one good arm, a trained masseuse tending to his other.
We join the action on a board, with around 500,000 in the middle, where satellite qualifier Daniel Clark checked the turn, with his opponent checking back.
The river brought the , double-pairing the board. Clark checked once again, with his opponent checking back once more, prompting Clark to fast-roll his and drag in the pot.