Michael Kanaan had been leading by a clear margin for quite some time, but Tsugunari Toma has had a great level. He just jumped into second place with just under a million chips.
Toma raised preflop to 23,000 from the cutoff and Ying Kit Chan called from the button. Jacques Zaicik called from the big blind creating three-way action.
The flop came down and the action was checked to Chan who bet 30,000. Toma was the only caller and the turn was the . This time Toma check-called 50,000 and the river was the . Toma checked once again and Chan threw out a bet of 85,000. He showed after Toma called, but the latter won with .
On a flop both Xing Zhou and Andrew Gaw checked to Andrew Hinrichsen who bet 25,000. Zhou called and Gaw raised it up to 60,000. Both his opponents called.
The turn was the and both Zhou and Gaw check-folded to Hinrichsen's 85,000-chip bet.
Action moved to Tsugunari Toma in the small blind, and he raised to 23,000. In the big blind was Ying Kit Chan. He reraised and made it 60,000 to go. Toma reraised to 123,000, and Chan folded. Toma showed the .
From the cutoff seat, Tsugunari Toma raised to 20,000. Action then folded to Jacques Zaicik in the big blind, and he reraised to 59,000. Toma made the call, and the flop came down . After Zaicik checked, Toma fired a bet of 65,000. Zaicik folded.
From the hijack seat, Henry Wang raised to 20,000. Jacques Zaicik reraised all in for 130,000 in the cutoff seat, and Wang called.
Wang tabled the and Zaicik the , making this a race with Zaicik's tournament life on the line.
The flop kept Zaicik in front when the fell. The turn paired the board with the , and now Wang needed a king, jack, six or five to win the pot and eliminate Zaicik.
The river completed the board with the , and Zaicik successfully faded all that he needed to in order to double up.
and the action was checked to Chan who bet 30,000. Toma was the only caller and the turn was the 
. This time Toma check-called 50,000 and the river was the 
. Toma checked once again and Chan threw out a bet of 85,000. He showed 
after Toma called, but the latter won with 
.
flop both Xing Zhou and Andrew Gaw checked to Andrew Hinrichsen who bet 25,000. Zhou called and Gaw raised it up to 60,000. Both his opponents called.
and both Zhou and Gaw check-folded to Hinrichsen's 85,000-chip bet.
land on the river. Kanaan bet 33,000, and Gaw folded.
and Zaicik the 
, making this a race with Zaicik's tournament life on the line.
fell. The turn paired the board with the 
, and now Wang needed a king, jack, six or five to win the pot and eliminate Zaicik.
, and Sass doubled up. Still 10 people remain on the final table bubble.
