Right before break, Erik Seidel shoved all in over an under-the-gun open from Isaac Haxton, and Haxton called for 339,000.
Seidel:
Haxton:
Haxton was dominated and found insufficient improvement on the runout.
The next hand, action folded to the small blind, where Nick Petrangelo jammed for what he said was about 300,000. Haxton called without delay.
Haxton:
Petrangelo:
Petrangelo's live cards moved way ahead on the flop and he turned two pair when the arrived. Haxton was left calling for an eight, but Petrangelo filled up on the river.
After Steve O'Dwyer opened with a raise, Bryn Kenney three-bet all in for 337,000. O'Dwyer called and it was off to the races.
O'Dwyer:
Kenney:
Kenney needed to improve to keep his hopes of winning back-to-back high roller titles alive, and he did just that when when the board ran out to give him a winning pair of aces.
Chip leader Ivan Luca raised to 62,000 under the gun only to have Daniel Dvoress three-bet all in for 379,000 from the small blind. Luca made the call and the cards were tabled.
Dvoress:
Luca:
Luca has been on fire as of late, but not in this hand as the board ran out and Dvoress shipped the double.
Ivan Luca just extended his overwhelming chip lead by quite a few more chips, as he knocked out Timothy Adams. Luca raised from the button and Adams moved all in for 515,000 from the big blind, which was snapped off by the Argentinian.
Adams:
Luca:
The board ran out and Adams went to collect his payslip for 11th place. With only eight million chips in play, Luca holds 35% of all the chips in play already.
Action folded to a short-stacked Erik Seidel in the small blind and he moved all in for 199,000, which Steve O'Dwyer called from the big.
O'Dwyer:
Seidel:
The flop was fine for Seidel, and so was the turn. All he needed to do was dodge a queen and ten on the river, which is just what he did when the blanked on the river.
runout. 
flop and he turned two pair when the 
arrived. Haxton was left calling for an eight, but Petrangelo filled up on the 
to give him a winning pair of aces.
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and Adams went to collect his payslip for 11th place. With only eight million chips in play, Luca holds 35% of all the chips in play already.
flop was fine for Seidel, and so was the 
turn was nothing special, and the 
river gave Newey the much-needed double.