In a series of small pots, most of which haven't gone to a flop, Alexander Lakhov has been consistently chipping away, bringing the stacks of the heads-up players to even.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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329,000
-56,000
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-56,000 |
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325,000
56,000
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56,000 |
Preston Lee limped in on the button and William Kakon raised to 25,000. Lee called.
They both checked through the 
on the flop to the 
on the turn. Kakon shoved and Lee called.
William Kakon: 
Preston Lee: 
Kakon had flopped top pair and Lee had turned the straight. The 
on the river didn't mean anything to Kakon anymore as he was sent to the payout desk to collect his min-cash. Lee will be back tomorrow with 656,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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656,000
146,000
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146,000 |
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Busted | |
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Alexander Lakhov has won a couple of hands on the bounce. In the first, he three-bet all-in versus James Worth's 25,000 button raise and took it down.
The second saw the Russian open to 23,000 and Worth called. The flop came down 
and both players checked. It was the same on the turn but on the river, after Worth checked once more, Lakhov set 38,000 over the line and Worth passed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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385,000
-73,000
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-73,000 |
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269,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
After Preston Lee and William Kakon chopped a pot, Kakon exclaimed: "How good do you run kid!"
Lee has now taken over the chip lead on the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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510,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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150,000
-150,000
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-150,000 |
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With Dave Banerjee eliminated just now, Dylan Linde and Phong Nguyen are heads-up with Linde in the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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440,000
275,000
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275,000 |
|
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220,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
Busted | |
Royce Matheson shoved all in from the button and Steven Wolansky called.
Steven Wolansky: 
Royce Matheson: 
The board ran out 
, they both flopped a pair but Matheson's pair of eights had the better of Wolansky. The turn and the river bricked for him and Matheson was the one to be allowed to bag his chips for the final table tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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668,000
228,000
|
228,000 |
|
Busted | |
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James Worth has been building up his stack since he got to heads up with Alexander Lakhov. He has extended his lead to over 2:1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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458,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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196,000
-11,000
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-11,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
In the fourth all-in versus James Worth, Phil Hellmuth has come unstuck once more and this time it sent him to the rail.
After opening the button to 22,000, Worth moved all-in and Hellmuth called off the rest of his stack.
James Worth 
Phil Hellmuth 
It was off to the races as the pair went heads up to the flop and it came down 
. Hellmuth was still looking for a queen or an ace to stay in the game but he couldn't find either on the turn or river and he left in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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447,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
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207,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
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Busted | |
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Table #401: Royce Matheson and Steven Wolansky have been playing heads-up for a while and Matheson is still in the lead.
Table #402: William Kakon and Preston Lee are still heads-up with about 6 big blinds difference between their stacks.
Table #403: Alfredo Pacheco and Young Phan have been sending the chips back and forth between them. Pacheco is currently in the lead.
Table #418: Dylan Linde, Phong Nguyen, and Dave Banerjee are still three-handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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510,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
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440,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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365,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
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325,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
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300,000
-140,000
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-140,000 |
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220,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
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170,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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165,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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150,000
-290,000
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-290,000 |
