Alexey Badulin open-shoved all in from late position for 1,075,000. Aleksandr Razinkov called on the button and the players in the blinds folded. Badulin was at risk as the cards were turned.
Alexey Badulin: J♣J♠
Aleksandr Razinkov: A♠9♣
The board ran out K♦10♣Q♦7♠5♠ and Badulin held with his pocket jacks to double up his stack.
Muhtar Taysi shoved for hist last 2,775,000 from the hijack and just behind him, Yuan Xu also went all in for more from the cutoff. Everyone else got out of the way and hands were revealed.
Muhtar Taysi: Q♣J♣
Yuan Xu: A♦K♦
The board ran out 7♣8♠10♠K♠3♦ — leaving Xu best with a pair of kings to eliminate Taysi in 11th place.
Recep Aydemir opened the button to 400,000. Yuan Xu defended the big blind.
Xu check-called a bet of 450,000 on the flop of 3♦4♥9♦. He then check-raised all in over a bet of 1,100,000 on the Q♥ turn. His all in was worth 3,850,000 total.
Aydemir went into the tank for a good four minutes, and said a few different numbers in relation to the pot and the value of the all in, The dealer kept repeating the total before the clock was called. Aydemir then mucked his cards before the floor could move a muscle.
This hand, along with previous ones, meant that the adjacent table played at a much faster pace. This resulted in the tournament clock being temporarily paused and play on the other table would be paused. The table featuring Xu and Aydemir had to play three more hands before play resumed on the second table.
Action was on the flop on a board of 3♥Q♣2♣ and Frederick Anastasiades checked. Alexey Badulin made a bet and Anastasiades check-raised to 750,000, which Badulin called.
The turn was the 4♠ and Anastasiades continued the betting for 1,200,000, which Badulin called.
With the pot now inflated, the river came the 10♦ and Anastasiades sized up to 2,500,000. Badulin made the call and showed Q♥10♣ for two pair. Anastasiades had 3♦3♣ for a set of threes to win the pot and take a serious chunk out of Badulin's stack.
Samuel Fournier called in the small blind and Leo Worthington-Leese checked his option.
Fournier led the A♦7♥4♥ flop for 200,000 before the 4♦ turn was checked around. Fournier checked the 6♦ river before Worthington-Leese bet 750,000. Fournier tanked before making the call.
Worthington-Leese showed Q♦7♦ for a flush and Fournier mucked.
Action folded around to Aleksandr Razinkov, who completed the small blind. Frederick Anastasiades checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came 6♣9♠A♥ and Razinkov checked. Anastasiades bet 250,000 and Razinkov called. The turn was the 4♥ and Razinkov checked again. Anastasiades bet 275,000 and Razinkov called.
The river came the 5♦ and Razinkov checked a third street. Anastasiades fired out a sizeable bet of 750,000 and Razinkov took a moment to think before making the call.
Anastasiades had J♥10♣ for a bluff and Razinkov flipped over 9♦8♣ to win the pot with a pair of nines after picking off the triple-barrel bluff.
Muhtar Taysi called in the small blind. Yuan Xu checked his option in the big blind.
Taysi led for 150,000 on the A♣Q♦4♥ flop. Xu called. The 9♥ turn was checked around before Taysi checked the 6♦ river. Xu bet 475,000 and Taysi called quickly.
Xu had J♥10♦ for a missed straight draw and was beaten by 9♠8♣ for third pair.