Warm Up

Preflop raise war leads to both players all in. Marc Joseph with 9♦ 9♥ , Jonald Garcia at risk with A♦ 4♦ . The board runs T♦ 6♠ Q♦ 8♦ 7♠ for a flush over straight to Garcia.

Chips in play: 24,450,000

Button Marc Joseph raises 850,000, big blind Jonald Garcia calls. Joseph c-bets the flop Q♦ 8♦ K♠ , Garcia calls, then both check the turn 8♣ . On the river J♥ , Joseph bets 1,000,000, Garcia check-calls then mucks to Joseph’s A♦ K♣ .

For the first time today, Jonald Garcia has grabbed the chip lead. On a raised pot, flop comes 7♦ 9♥ 5♦ . Both players check to the turn 3♦ . Joseph bets 600,000, Garcia calls. On the river 4♣ , another 600,000 by Joseph, Garcia raises to 1,600,000, Joseph calls then mucks to Garcia’s 5♥ 6♠ straight.

Button Jonald Garcia limps, Marc Joseph raises 700,000, Garcia three-bets to 2,000,000, Joseph calls. At the flop A♥ K♦ 3♠ , Garcia bets 1,400,000, fast fold by Joseph.

On a flop 7♠ 5♦ 6♦ , big blind Jonald Garcia bets 450,000, Marc Joseph check-calls. Both players check the turn J♦ . On the river 6♣ , Garcia bets 975,000, Joseph calls. Garcia shows T♠ 8♥ missed draw, Joseph wins the pot with 2♥ 5♥ bottom pair.

Button Marc Joseph opens 500,000, Jonald Garcia calls, flop is T♦ 9♦ 6♥ . Garcia check-calls 700,000. Both check the turn K♣ and river 3♦ . Garcia shows 6♦ 8♠ , Joseph wins it with K♠ Q♣ .

Jonald Garcia is closing in on evening up with two sizable pots dragged in. The first hand was a straight beating top pair. The second hand saw a larger pot initiated by Garcia. From the button, he raised to 600,000, Joseph defended. Both checked the flop 8♦ 4♣ 8♥ . Joseph bet the turn 1,275,000, then both checked the river 6♣ . Joseph had J♥ T♥ , Garcia with Q♠ 9♥ .

Chips in play: 24,450,000

On a board 6♦ 5♥ 4♥ 4♣ and 1,075,000 in the pot, big blind Marc Joseph bets 875,000, button Jonald Garcia calls. On the river J♠ , Joseph fires 2,000,000, Garcia calls. Joseph takes the pot with 4♦ 3♦ trips.

Chips in play: 24,450,000

Chips in play: 24,450,000

On a flop 5♠ 4♣ 3♦ , Marc Joseph shoves, Samuel Adams shoves, Joseph with the fast call and shows A♠ A♣ . Adams has 6♥ 3♥ . The turn J♠ changes nothing but the river 6♣ does for a winning two pair to Adams.

End of the line for Yuwen Pan in 4th place. After losing a chunk to Marc Joseph, he dropped to 2bb on a failed bluff then exited immediately after.

Joseph opens 350,000, Pan defends the big blind. Both players check the flop and turn to see the board complete Q♣ K♥ 2♠ 8♣ 6♣ . Pan leads out 775,000 leaving himself 300,000, Joseph tanks then finds the guts to call. Pan opens J♥ 7♣ bluff, Joseph wins it with 5♥ 5♦ .

Next hand Pan is all in with J♠ 3♠ , Joseph and Jonald Garcia call. The board completes 5♣ 2♥ Q♣ 5♥ 3♦ . Joseph bets the river, Garcia folds. Joseph cleans out Pan with 5♦ 9♦ trips.

Utg Yuwen Pan raises 300,000, button Marc Joseph and big blind Samuel Adams call, flop comes 5♣ J♣ 4♣ . Action is checked to Joseph who sends out 375,000. Only Pan calls. Both players check the turn 3♣ , then Joseph bets 575,000 on the river 5♠ , Pan tank-calls. Joseph shows Q♣ 9♣ flush, Pan mucks.

Samuel Adams three-bets jams 2,225,000 with A♣ J♣ , initial raiser Marc Joseph calls with 4♠ 4♦ . Board runs K♥ {qh] 5♥ T♦ 4♣ for a winning straight to Adams.

From utg, Jonald Garcia raises 325,000, big blind Marc Joseph calls, flop runs Q♥ 7♠ 2♠ . Garcia c-bets 325,000, Joseph check-calls. On the turn A♣ , Garcia bets 400,000, again Joseph flat. The river 5♥ , Garcia bets 575,000, Joseph check-raises 2,100,000, Garcia tank-folds.

After knocking out Xin Zhao, Jonald Garcia picked up another two pots to take over the chip lead. Defending his big blind against raiser utg Samuel Adams, the board completed 7♣ 8♣ 3♥ 8♠ 4♠ . Garcia bet 425,000 onto a 1,400,000 pot, Adams called then mucked to 7♦ 4♥ two pair.

Next hand, Yuwen Pan defended his big blind on a raise by button Garcia then called a flop bet. On the turn 5♦ 3♦ 9♠ Q♦ Pan lead out 450,000, Garcia pushed, Pan folded with 1,000,000 behind.

Battle of the blinds, Yuwen Pan shoves with K♦ Q♥ , big blind Marc Joseph calls with A♠ 8♥ , board runs J♣ K♠ 6♥ J♦ A♦ for a double up to Pan.

Choi Hun Tae was next on Marc Joseph’s chopping block. From utg, Joseph min-raised, big blind Choi defends, flop is 3♠ 5♥ 7♣ . Joseph c-bets 275,000, Choi check-calls. On the turn Q♥ , Joseph pushes, Choi tank-calls for his last 1,100,000 and shows A♣ 5♣ draw. Joseph has Q♣ T♣ top pair. The river is 9♥ .

From utg+2, Marc Joseph min-raises, hijack Jonald Garcia calls, button Koen Breed three-bets 700,000, both Joseph and Garcia call. At the flop 9♥ J♠ T♥ , Breed shoves, Joseph snap-calls, Garcia gets out of the way.

Breed Q♠ Q♣ Joseph 9♠ 9♦

The turn K♥ gives Breed a straight but the river J♦ sent Joseph back up with a boat to eliminated Breed.

Hijack Choi Hun Tae opens for 225,000, cutoff Marc Joseph three-bets 875,000, Choi four-bet shoves, Joseph snap-calls. Choi A♦ K♣ , Joseph Q♥ Q♣ , board runs K♠ 9♥ K♥ for trips to Choi, then a runner runner turn 6♥ , river 2♥ for a flush to Joseph.

Raising preflop, Marc Joseph c-bet 300,000 on the flop 7♠ J♠ 5♣ , big blind Yuwen Pan called. On the turn T♥ , Joseph fires 775,000, Pan check-folds.