Chandihok Out; Kitajima Huge
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Hayato Kitajima raised it up and Mitan Chandihok defended his big blind. The flop came 
and after a Chandihok check, Kitajima made it 55,000.
Chandihok check-raised to 127,000 and Kitajima called. The turn brought the scary 
and another check from Chandihok. Kitajima led for 79,000 and Chandihok check-raised again, this time going all in for 452,000 total, having Kitajima barely covered.
Kitajima called with 
and Chandihok was on a naked bluff, holding 
. After the 
river a 1,200,000-chip pot was shipped to Kitajima and Chandihok was left super short.
They redrew for seats in the final 18 and Chandihok got it in a hand later for less than a min-raise, facing a Terry Fan open. Iona Finkenrath also called and they checked down an 
board to the river. Fan bet, Finkenrath folded and Tan's was good enough to send Chandihok and his 
to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
Busted |
.
and the battle of the Chinese went to Yang. There are 18 players left, which now get combined to two tables.
and the Russian has been eliminated in 20th place. One further exit will unite the remaining field on the last two tables.
. The Swede called a continuation bet worth 55,000 before both players checked the 
river, Leonarez check-raised from 80,000 to 180,000 and the Swede mucked his cards with a smile. The Filipino did flash the 
flop, the Japanese check-called a bet of 65,000 before the 
river saw no betting action.
, and Gonzaga then folded his big blind to a raise by Fubo Fu Bang Huang and the 80,000-three-bet of Douglas Olsson. Huang called and they checked down the 
