A Double Elimination Before the Break
On one table, Emile Gissaud moved all in for his last 41,000, before Pravin Harji raised to 82,000. Everyone else folded, and both players tabled their cards.
Gissaud: 
Harji: 
The board ran out 
to see Gissaud eliminated in 15th place. Harji increased his stack to 385,000 in chips.
On the other table, Xiaodong Xia opened to 16,000, before Jie Gao shipped all in for 128,000. Slav Sheynin then came over the top, re-raising all in, forcing a fold from Xia.
Gao: 
Sheynin: 
The board came down 
, and the set of eights ended the night for Gao. Sheynin now sits on 690,000, as he leads the remaining 13 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
385,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
, Brendon Ng moved all in for his remaining chips, and was called by Monica Eastick.
on the turn gave Ng some more outs, as an eight would also assure him a chop. The 
on the river, however, meant his tournament was over, as he collects NZ$6,210 for his efforts.
, Patrick Healy checked his option before Andre Nunes-Carreira bet out 20,000. Healy then raised to 60,000, which was called. The turn fell the 
, and Healy moved all in for infinite chips. Nunes-Carreira shook his head as he obliged, making the call, for his remaining 80,000 in chips. He tabled his 
for a single pair. The river missed Healy, as Nunes-Carreira scooped up the pot, worth 400,000 in chips. Healy took a hit to his stack, dropping down to 300,000 in chips.
, to see Lee finish agonizingly close to the final table.
