WARM-UP ($565)

In middle position, Hoang Hai Nam raised to 4,000 and got two callers — Martin Gonzales in the cutoff and Armon van Wijk in the big blind.

The flop came 9♠ Q♣ 5♣, and after the action was checked to him, Nam continued for 5,000. Gonzales called, while van Wijk folded.

On the 6♣ turn, Nam moved all-in, and Gonzales called, putting Nam’s tournament life at risk.

Hoang Hai Nam: 6♠ 6♦

Martin Gonzales: A♦ A♣

Nam had turned a set, crushing Gonzales’ pocket aces. The river 4♣ changed nothing, and Nam secured a big double-up.

The blinds, Anzhela Vasylenko in the small and Hoang Nam Nguyen in the big, decided to join Gagandeep Malik under the gun in a hand after the early-position player bet 1,200.

The flop came 7♣ 4♠ Q♣, and the trio checked.

Vasylenko led with 1,600 on the turn, K♣, and got called by her fellow big blind. Malik decided he'd seen enough of the hand and folded.

Vasylenko bet another 6,200 on the river, 8♥, and Nguyen decided he wanted to see her hand and called.

Vasylenko showed J♣ 9♣ for the flus. Nguyen mucked, leaving the table to wonder what he could have possibly had on that hand.

Alfie Adams raised to 1,200 under the gun and was met with an unexpected response — four callers from the unknown lowjack, Anzhela Vasylenko in the cutoff, Hoang Nam Nguyen on the button, and Gagandeep Malik. Unimpressed by the growing pot, Hoang Nguyen decided to take control with a three-bet to 8,500, forcing all the other players to fold.