After two orbits of nearly entirely limped pots, Robert Mizrachi raised to 305,000 on the button. Christopher Vitch replied with a three-bet to 975,000 in the big blind, and, after taking some time to come to a decision, Mizrachi opted to fold.
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
In a three-way limped pot to the 7♦K♠Q♥ flop, Pakinai Lisawad and Krasimir Yankov checked from the blinds, and Erik Seidel followed suit in the cutoff.
After Lisawad also checked the 2♠ turn, Yankov bet 180,000. Seidel and Lisawad both called, after which the K♣ river checked to showdown.
"I've got it," Lisawad joked as he tabled A♠7♠. Yankov showed Q♠2♣, but neither hand could beat the Q♣J♣10♦8♠ of Seidel, who took the pot with kings and queens and a jack kicker.
Joshua Wang raised to 300,000 in the cutoff, which only Biao Ding called in the big blind.
Ding check-called a bet of 140,000 on the Q♥K♥6♥ flop, but then check-raised on the 9♣ turn after Wang barreled for 400,000. Ding made it 1,800,000 to go, but was in for a shock, as Wang three-bet all in.
Ding folded his cards in disbelief, showing that he held the nut blocker as he flipped over the A♥.
"You folded the nuts?" Wang asked him, receiving no reply from a speechless Ding.
Krasimir Yankov limped in from the hijack, Christopher Vitch completed in the small blind, and Erik Seidel checked his option in the big blind. It then checked to Yankov on the 3♣5♥6♣ flop, and he bet 175,000. Vitch called before Seidel folded.
The 10♥ turn was subsequently checked by the remaining duo, and Vitch checked again on the 9♠ river. Yankov re-engaged with a bet of 550,000, which quickly ended the hand as Vitch mucked his cards.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Wang | United States | 11,050,000 | 111 |
| 2 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 4,750,000 | 48 |
| 3 | Erik Seidel | United States | 3,200,000 | 32 |
| 4 | Biao Ding | China | 3,975,000 | 40 |
| 5 | Pakinai Lisawad | Thailand | 6,200,000 | 62 |
| 6 | Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | 3,875,000 | 39 |
| 7 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 2,200,000 | 22 |
Octavian Vogele raised to 350,000 on the button. Erik Seidel three-bet to 1,150,000 in the big blind, and Vogele called after some thought.
Seidel then put Vogele all in for 310,000 on the 9♠3♥10♠ flop, seeing his opponent snap-call for his tournament life.
Octavian Vogele: A♠Q♣J♥8♠ 
Erik Seidel: A♦A♣4♣2♦
Vogele had flopped monstrous with a flush draw and a wrap, but none of his outs came in on the 2♥ turn or 3♣ river.
Seidel's aces remained the best hand, sending Vogele out on the bubble of the unofficial final table.
Joshua Wang raised to 250,000 in the cutoff, and Erik Seidel three-bet to 800,000 in the big blind, which Wang called.
Seidel slowed down on the 10♣Q♠5♦ flop, checking over to Wang, who bet 1,750,000. That was enough to cover the remaining stack of Seidel, who opted to let go of his cards.
Octavian Vogele limped in from the small blind before calling when Robert Mizrachi raised to 300,000 in the big blind.
Vogele check-called a 350,000 continuation-bet on a K♦9♣6♣ flop before the 4♣ turn and 6♠ river checked through.
Vogele announced pocket tens, but mucked all four cards when Mizrachi tabled A♥K♥7♠4♥.
Pakinai Lisawad raised his button to 350,000. Krasimir Yankov called in the big blind, and check-called when Lisawad continued for 225,000 on the Q♠4♠10♠ flop.
The K♠ turn then checked through to the 2♦ river, which was knuckled to showdown. Yankov showed A♥K♣Q♥8♠ for two pair, but Lisawad had a straight with A♠J♥8♥7♦ to win the small pot.
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