While Michael Falcon is still the chip leader the Dane has give some chips back to the rest of the field with both Chi Thinh Nguyen and Yo Seb Rhee winning hands against him.
However, the field is now short one Filipino with Segundo Barte busting at the hands of Germany’s Andre Peters. Despite doubling up through Michael Falcon shortly before the break Barte had been nursing a short stack for quite some time.
Action folded around to Barte on the button and he moved all-in for his last 104,000 and Peters made the call from the big blind.
Andre Peters:
Segundo Barte:
Despite holding the best hand Barte was immediately out-flopped by Peters, who paired his jack when the flop came down . The turn was of no help and the river sealed Barte’s fate and he departed in 18th place making the equivalent of US$4,470 for his deep run while Peters stacked up to 1.65 million.
Mike Takayama's raise on the cutoff was met with the all in shove of Raphael Gall from the small blind for 454,000 and Takayama called to put yet another opponent at risk.
Raphael Gall:
Mike Takayama:
The German got there thanks to a board of and Takayama's run bad continued, as he dropped below one million in chips.
Jaehyun Lim raised to 60,000 and Yo Seb Rhee called from the button. Short Stack Freddy Wei moved all in from the small blind and Lim asked for a count. Wei was at risk for another 273,000 on top and Lim folded, while Rhee took some consideration before calling.
Freddy Wei:
Yo Seb Rhee:
The flop improved Rhee to two pair, and the turn failed to improve Wei. Rhee even made a full house thanks to the on the river and that sent Wei to the rail in 19th place for PHP225,000.
Duc Nguyen shoved for his last 111,000 and Mike Takayama reshoved from the small blind. Corbin White gave it some thought and folded in the big blind.
Duc Nguyen:
Mike Takayama:
The board came and Nguyen paired his ten to stay in.
In the meanwhile over on table two, Michael Falcon got into a big pot with Andre Peters. Plenty of chips were in the middle and the board showed . Falcon bet 150,000 and Peters called to get shown for a gutshot that improved to trips nines.
Kenneth Buck shoved for around 550,000 and Segundo Barte called all in for 176,000 from the small blind. Sam Razavi was in the big blind and stood up from his chair. "I am only losing to three hands," the Brit said. After two minutes of consideration, he folded face up.
Segundo Barte:
Kenneth Buck:
The board of would have seen Razavi as third best hand, and Barte chopped up his stack slightly.
Vikram Palanisamy limped the small blind and Mike Takayama min-raised in the big blind which the Indian player called.
The flop saw Palanisamy check the action over to Takayama, who fired out a 41,000 bet, which kicked off a raising war between the two with Takayama the man to get in the final five-bet on the street with a total bet of 240,000, which Palanisamy called.
The turn saw Palanisamy pull the trigger and move all-in for the last of his chips (around 300,000) and Takayama called immediately.
Vikram Palanisamy:
Mike Takayama:
Unfortunately for the Indian player Takayama had flopped a set and improved to quads leaving Palanisamy drawing dead and he departed in 21st place while Takayama stacked up to 1.75 million.
. The 
turn was of no help and the 
river sealed Barte’s fate and he departed in 18th place making the equivalent of US$4,470 for his deep run while Peters stacked up to 1.65 million.
and Takayama's run bad continued, as he dropped below one million in chips.
flop improved Rhee to two pair, and the 
on the river and that sent Wei to the rail in 19th place for PHP225,000.
turn and 
river to bust in 20th place for PHP225,000.
would have seen Razavi as third best hand, and Barte chopped up his stack slightly.
flop. Only a king would see Takayama deal the final blow, but the 
turn and 
river were both blanks.
turn saw Palanisamy pull the trigger and move all-in for the last of his chips (around 300,000) and Takayama called immediately.
