Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Over on the new feature table, Billy Vincent Irvine opened to 10,000 from under the gun and Rory Jennings pushed all in for his last 18,000 just a couple of seats over. The action folded back to Irvine who quickly called to put Jennings at risk.
Rory Jennings: K♥10♥
Billy Vincent Irvine: K♦Q♣
The flop came 5♦4♦2♣ and Jennings was still fighting an uphill battle. The 9♦ and A♦ runout gave Irvine a flush and Jennings was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
578,000
383,000
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383,000 |
|
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Busted |
Hong Pham took over the chip lead just prior to the dinner break and has been on a tear ever since. She raised to 13,000 from the hijack and Victor Ilyukhin called from the small blind.
The flop came 10♦6♥3♥ and Ilyukhin check-called a bet of 15,500 from Pham. The turn brought the K♣ and Ilyukhin checked again. Pham put together a bet of 40,000 and Ilyukhin stuck around for the A♦ on the river.
Ilyukhin checked for the third time and Pham opted to check it back. Ilyukhin turned over A♥8♥ but Pham held A♠9♣ for a better kicker to scoop another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
992,000
527,000
|
527,000 |
|
|
133,500
39,000
|
39,000 |
Timothy Chung opened to 11,000 in middle position and was called by Giorgos Onisiforou on the button and Fadhil Farag in the small blind. The flop came Q♣10♣8♣ which stirred on plenty of action.
Chung continued with a bet of 10,000 and Onisiforou just called. Farag check-raised to 45,000 which got Chung to send his cards to the muck. Onisiforou responded by shoving all in for 144,000 and Farag asked for a count before calling.
Giorgos Onisiforou: A♣5♣
Fadhil Farag: K♣2♣
It was flush over flush in the favor of Onisiforou and the 2♦, 8♥ runout was just a formality. Onisiforou scored a big double up and Farag was none to pleased about it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
178,500
|
178,500 |
|
|
127,500
100,000
|
100,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
672,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
551,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
|
482,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
435,000
422,500
|
422,500 |
|
|
310,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
|
275,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
|
256,500
55,500
|
55,500 |
|
|
203,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
193,500
90,500
|
90,500 |
|
|
133,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
On the feature table, Eliran Argelazi opened to 10,000 and "PO" shoved all in for 40,000 on his left. The action folded back to Argelazi who quickly called as the big stack.
"PO": 9♠9♥
Eliran Argelazi: K♣10♣
The flop came A♥4♠2♥ and "PO" was still in the lead with his pair of nines. However, the 10♥ on the turn gave Argelazi a pair of tens and "PO" was unable to catch up on the 8♣ river.
Next door, Wanja Postel got the last of his chips in the middle with pocket kings on the turn with the board reading 8♦3♣2♣7♦. He was called by Raymond Caabay who turned over J♦3♦. The river was the Q♦ and Caabay made a flush to eliminate Postel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
525,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
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337,000
157,500
|
157,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
The tournament is down to 39 players and the final five tables will now be hand-for-hand on the money bubble.
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Chris Williams opened to 16,000 in early position and Janice Phillips shoved all in for 60,500 in the hijack. The action folded back to Williams ho quickly called.
Janice Phillips: K♥K♣
Chris Williams: Q♣Q♦
The board ran out K♠J♣6♠6♥J♦ and Phillips earned a double-up with hardly a sweat.
Two hands later, Chris Dasilva got the last of his 131,000 chips in the middle with A♣K♦ and was called by Giorgos Onisiforou with A♥Q♠. Dasilva spiked a king on the 10♠9♠3♦K♥2♥ runout and that was enough to stay alive on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
|
|
135,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
Chris Williams raised it up to 13,000 in the hijack and Angelos Nastosmegas just called in the small blind. The flop came A♣K♠10♠ and Nastosmegas check-called a bet of 17,000 from Williams.
The turn brought the Q♣ and both players checked to the 10♥ on the river. Nastosmegas led out with a bet of 35,000 on the river and Williams raised to 145,000. Nastosmegas used two of his time banks before flicking in a call. Williams turned over 10♣10♦ for quad tens while Nastosmegas could only muster A♥K♦ for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
|
275,000
160,000
|
160,000 |