Hands #1-5: Everyone Active Except Mustapha Kanit

Hand 1: In the first hand of the final nine, Ivan Luca raised to 55,000 with the in middle position and won the pot.
Hand 2: Luca once again raised to 55,000, this time with the , and Cary Katz called from the small blind with the [10s9]. Daniel Negreanu came along from the big blind with the
and three players took a flop of
.
Two checks saw Luca, the only player with a heart in his hand, continue for 55,000 and he picked up the pot.
Hand 3: Sam Greenwood raised to 55,000 from middle position with the and Justin Bonomo defended his big blind with the
. The
flop saw Bonomo check and Greenwood bet 40,000. Bonomo folded.
Hand 4: Bryn Kenney raised to 55,000 with the in middle position and Negreanu three-bet to 165,000 with the
on the button. Kenney folded.
Hand 5: Bonomo looked down at the on the button and raised to 60,000. Luca, who held the
in the big blind, just called and the duo saw the flop fall
. Luca checked, Bonomo bet 55,000 with his trips, and Luca called to see the
turn.
Luca checked for a second time, Bonomo bet 175,000, and Luca folded.