WARM-UP ($565)

After Sergey Kharitonov limped under the gun, Nahn Trang Nguyen raised, prompting an all-in from Kharitonov. Nguyen called for his tournament life.

Nahn Trang Nguyen: A♣ A♠

Sergey Kharitonov: K♠ K♥

Nguyen was understandably thrilled to see pocket aces and confidently engaged in the preflop showdown. The dealer fanned out T♥ 6♣ 4♥, and Kharitonov could only watch, knowing he was behind, while Nguyen was well on his way to a double-up.

But the K♦ on the turn flipped the script, giving Kharitonov a set and crushing Nguyen’s hopes. The river 8♦ sealed the result, sending a disheartened Nguyen out of the tournament area.

Ihor Yerofieiev opened under the gun to 5,000 and was called by Minh Truong Nguyen in late position and Yang Yang in the big blind.

The flop came 7♥ Q♠ 7♦. After a check from Yang, Yerofieiev shoved all-in and was called by Nguyen, putting Yerofieiev's tournament life at risk. Yang folded, and the two remaining players went to the showdown.

The runout came 3♣ T♦, and Yerofieiev revealed Q♣ Q♠ for a full house on the flop. Nguyen, unable to improve, mucked his hand as Yerofieiev scooped the pot.

Yang Yang opened to 500 from the hijack and picked up two callers — Manh Truong Nguyen on the button and Jian Lin in the big blind.

The trio went to a 4♠ 3♠ Q♥ flop. After Lin checked, Yang continued for 1,000, prompting both opponents to quickly fold.