We caught up with the action with Sharpe the all-in player and at-risk holding the against Wilison Li’s .
The flop produced a straight draw for Sharpe with the and the turn made a massive sweat with Sharpe also having flush outs. Howver, the on the river was no help to Sharpe.
Li received just under a full double up to 350,000 whilst Sharpe was eliminated in 20th place.
As the players are closing in on bigger pay outs the tension and banter between players is beginning to show.
The action folded to Denis Sekuloski on the button who raised to 35,000. The small blind folded and Dimitrios Psaros shoved all in from the big blind for 270,000. Sekuloski went into the tank for a few minutes, counted out the chips and held them to the side but found a fold.
“I will show a bluff,” Psaros announced and turned over the .
“I will get you next time, I promise you,” Sekuloski responded.
“Show some balls next time and you might!” answered Psaros as he stacked his chips.
Chung Liew has found himself a very handy double up. From the small blind, Liew moved all in for his last 143,000 with a pretty looking but Ben Cox made the call in the big blind with a superior .
Liew was a chance to be boosted to the rail but the board ran out a very kind to give Liew the jackpot with trip sevens for a nice double up to over 300,000.
The action folded to Ben Cox in middle position who made it 26,000. Rined Namrood was in the cut off and made the call as the rest of the players folded behind him. The two players were heads up to the flop of and both players checked to the turn of and this time Cox threw out a bet of 35,000 and Namrood made the call. The river fell a and again Cox bet, this time 45,000. Namrood made a quick call.
Cox turned over for top pair but it wasn’t good as Namrood had for a busted flush draw but runner, runner two pair.
Namrood collected the pot and closes in on 600,000.
Battles between the blinds continue. The action folded to Emanuel Seal in the Small blind who raised to 25,000. Li-ta Hsu three bet from the big blind to 67,000 and after much though Seal made the call to see the flop of . Seal checked to Hsu who fired out a bet of 55,000. Seal wasted little time in announcing all in and a fold from Hsu quickly followed. Seal collected the pot and moved up to 380,000.