HomeAleksei Sei doubled up through Shota Shimozaki with K♦ K♥ holding against A♠ K♠ on a dry board. Shimozaki was crippled down to 3500 and busted shortly after.
Sachiko Harima was all in with K♦ K♥ and Simon Cho doubled her up with A-K missing the board. Cho said it was his third attempt at trying to knock her out.
Yoichi Uesugi knocked out Akihiro Ueda with 5♣ 5♦ staying ahead of A♠ K♥ on a board of Q♠ 8♣ 4♣ Q♥ J♦.
Yuji Masaki fell to Norihiko Ogawa with another A-K missing the board. Ogawa had Q-Q.