Three-way showdown: Kenji Hata, Elmer Kalaquian, Brian Green
Chip leader Peng Deng opened from under the gun for 125,000 and found two callers in Kenji Hata at cutoff and Elmer Kalaquian on the button. Action moved to the small blind, Brian Green, he three-bet jammed for 510,000. Deng called while Hata tanked. After a time-bank, Hata announced all in and before the count, Kalaquian joined with a stack of 1,705,000. Deng could easily afford it but opted to get out of the heat for Kalaquian to successfully isolate.
Brian Green: A ♥️ 5 ♥️
Kenji Hata: A ♦️ 5 ♦️
Elmer Kalaquian: Q ♣️ Q ♠️
It was looking grim for the short stacks and with the board running K ♣️ 9 ♠️ 6 ♣️ 4 ♦️ 4 ♣️, their fate was sealed as Kalaquian shipped a massive pot. Shortly after, Kalaquian picked up another pot and is now running second in chips.
| Player | Stack |
| Elmer Kalaquian | 5,000,000 |
| Kenji Hata | 0 |
| Brian Green | 0 |