Three players were all in with Vitor Greco covering both and looking to score the double knockout.
Small blind: J♠J♣
Angelo Besnainou: A♦K♦
Vitor Greco: A♣Q♠
The 10♦3♣K♣5♣ flop and turn had Greco calling for the deuce of clubs, but the river was the 9♠ and Besnainou tripled up for 365,000 with the small blind also doubling through Greco.
Greco was left with 325,000 but was eliminated a couple of hands later. Meanwhile, Besnainou now sits on over a million chips with 76 players remaining.
The under the gun player moved all in for about 125,000 and Jose Severino moved all in as well for about 320,000, from early position. The rest of the table folded.
Under the gun: K♥5♠
Jose Severino: A♥10♦
The board ran out 8♦6♥J♦J♠2♦, and Severino's ace-high held to scoop both the pot and the bounty.
Joe Cada raised to 60,000 in early position and faced an all in from a player in late position for approximately 200,000. Cada made the call when it folded back to him.
Joe Cada: K♣J♥
Late Position: Q♣10♦
The flop wasn't in Cada's favor when it fanned out Q♠J♠6♦. Cada remained behind on the 9♠ turn but when the river fell the K♠, Cada collected another bounty.
Acton was picked up on a 3♦4♥8♥ board as the small blind Cole Griffith checked to Chris Hunichen in the big blind. Hunichen then fired out 110,000 and Griffith made the call.
Griffith checked over to Hunichen after the 10♥ on the turn, and Hunichen announced all-in for about 600,000 chips. After debating his decision, Griffith decided to lay his hand down, and give the pot to Hunichen.
There was a three-way all-in involving Josh Arieh who was one of two players all-in and at risk.
Player 1: Q♦9♦
Josh Arieh: A♠J♣
Player 3: Q♥7♣
The flop A♥J♥10♥ gave Arieh two pair and both his opponents straight draw.
However, the third player in the hand, who covered both opponents, turned a flush on the 6♥ turn which prompted Arieh to push his stack of 365,000 chips his way.
However, the river J♦ improved Arieh to a full house and he stayed alive, more than doubling to around 800,000.
"Poker's so much fun," said Arieh. "Did you see how good I played that?"
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The hijack raised to 75,000 and Josh Arieh defended from the big blind. The flop of 3♦6♠Q♣ went check-check. Arieh led out for 100,000 on the 4♠ turn and the hijack called. The river Q♠ went check-check and Arieh tabled KxJx for king-high, while the hijack showed Ax10x, and took it down with ace high.
The next hand, action folded around to Arieh in the small blind, who raised to 75,000. The big blind called and the flop came 2♣A♥7♥, where Arieh continued with a bet of 75,000. The big blind called and the turn brought the 2♠. Arieh checked-folded when the big blind went all in.
