Players in the Main Event are heading for a 15-minute break. There are now just 17 remaining. The top 11 will make it through the flight to Day 2 and into the money.
A few hands after the last reported clash, Valeriy Hrachov open shoved again for 16,500 and James Mclean called with the bigger stack. Players turned over their cards.
Valeriy Hrachov: 5♥5♦
James Mclean: K♠Q♣
The board ran out 5♠J♦K♦2♥3♥. Hrachov had stood up once again, ready to take his leave, as he made a set of fives on the flop to win the pot and double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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34,000
13,000
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13,000 |
Valeriy Hrachov open shoved all in for 19,500 from early position. He was called by Jacques Mauron, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.
Valeriy Hrachov: Q♦Q♠
Jacques Mauron: A♥A♦
Hrachov had already stood up and put his coat on as the board ran out 7♦6♥4♥5♦3♠. The river put the straight on board and Hrachov was saved by an unlikely chopped pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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185,000
-15,000
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-15,000 |
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21,000
21,000
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21,000 |
Michael Kane raised from the button and David Docherty moved all in from the small blind for around 60,000. Kane called with the bigger stack and players turned over their cards.
David Docherty: 10♥10♠
Michael Kane: A♥Q♦
The board ran out 7♥J♥Q♣3♣9♠. Kane paired his queen on the flop to get ahead and held to win the pot. UKIPT leaderboard front-runner Docherty was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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260,000 | |
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Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Felix Schneiders raised to 4,000 from the button and Rupert Elder called in the big blind.
The flop came 7♠4♥J♠. Elder checked and Schneiders bet 3,000, which Elder called. Action slowed down on the 9♦ turn, with both players opting to check.
The river was the 2♥. Elder fired out a bet of 5,000 and Schneiders threw in a chip to make the call. Elder showed J♣5♣ for a pair of jacks. He'd extracted thin value on the river, with Schneiders mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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45,000
-27,000
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-27,000 |
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Alexander Gordon raised to 5,500 from under the gun and Stefano Vessella three-bet to 10,000, which Gordon called.
The flop came 3♦J♠8♣. Gordon checked and Vessella bet 8,000. Gordon made the call. Both players then checked it back on the 7♥ turn.
The river was the 4♠. Gordon quickly placed out a bet of 15,000. Vessella pushed in a stack of blues worth 40,000, putting Gordon on the back foot. He folded and Vessella took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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205,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
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79,000
38,000
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38,000 |
Mengshi Tian open limped under the gun and Alexander Gordon also called. Donald Rae then moved all in over the top and Tian isolated. Players flipped their cards, with Rae at risk.
Donald Rae: 5♣5♦
Mengshi Tian: 6♣6♠
The board ran out J♥9♦10♠Q♥7♦. Tian held with his pocket sixes against Rae's fives. He won the pot and Rae was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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128,000
128,000
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128,000 |
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41,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Mengshi Tian raised to 3,500 from middle position, Alexander Gordon called, and Martin Hammond called in the big blind.
The flop came 3♣9♦10♣. Action checked to Gordon, who made it 5,000 to go. Hammond check-raised to 15,000 and Tian folded.
"Something tells me not to call there," said Gordon before throwing his hand in the muck to give Hammond the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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36,000
36,000
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36,000 |
