Terence Etim moved all in for 225,000 in the cutoff and "GK" called on the button.
Terence Etim: Q♣J♥ 
"GK": A♦10♦
Etim needed to improve to stay alive, but he couldn't connect with the K♦7♥4♥4♣8♥ board as "GK" took the pot with ace-high to send Etim to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Junxian Du moved all in for 270,000 in the cutoff and Maogen Fu called in the small blind.
Junxian Du: K♠7♣
Maogen Fu: 7♠7♦
Du needed a king to survive against Fu's pair as the flop came Q♠9♣3♣. The Q♥ turn gave him outs to counterfeit Fu, but he missed the 8♥ river and was eliminated in 17th place.
The remaining 16 players are drawing for seats at the final two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
Busted |
Martin Byrne raised to 50,000 on the button and Maogen Fu three-bet to 150,000. Byrne then four-bet to 325,000, Fu moved all in, and Byrne snap-called for 800,000.
Martin Byrne: A♦A♣
Maogen Fu: Q♣Q♥
Byrne had woken up with aces and was poised to win the massive pot, but the 10♥6♥7♥ flop meant he had to dodge a flush draw. The J♠ turn was safe, while the river was the 2♦ and Byrne doubled up into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,670,000
1,170,000
|
1,170,000 |
|
|
790,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Daniel Johnson raised to 60,000 in the cutoff, Glen Gaines moved all in for 230,000 on the button, and Johnson called.
Glen Gaines: A♣Q♦
Daniel Johnson: A♥K♣
Johnson remained in the lead with his king-kicker through the turn on a board of J♦4♦4♥5♥, and he improved to two pair on the K♠ river to send Gaines to the rail in 16th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
In a blind versus blind battle, Dmitri Dudakov got his last 300,000 in the middle and was up against Shan Jiang.
Dmitri Dudakov: A♠10♣
Shan Jiang: A♦A♥
Jiang showed down a pair of aces and had Dudakov at serious risk of elimination. The board came Q♣9♠3♦Q♠ and Dudakov was already drawing dead before the 10♠ came on the river, sending the Day 1a chip leader to the rail in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Daniel Johnson raised to 70,000 in the cutoff, Gavan Ryan moved all in for 230,000 in the big blind, and Johnson called.
Gavan Ryan: 5♠4♠
Daniel Johnson: K♥J♠
Johnson hit top pair on the K♣10♦9♠ flop, while Ryan got some hope with his own pair on the 4♦ turn. The river, though, was the Q♣ and Ryan was eliminated in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Martin Byrne raised to 60,000 on the button, Harry Cattanach moved all in for 415,000 in the small blind, and Byrne called.
Harry Cattanach: Q♦J♦
Martin Byrne: A♣7♣
The K♠2♦2♠ flop was no help to Cattanach, but he picked up straight and flush draws on the 10♦ turn. The river was the K♦ and Cattanach made a flush to earn a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
900,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Dean Lyall moved all in for 375,000 in the cutoff and Maogen Fu called in the big blind.
Dean Lyall: J♦9♦
Maogen Fu: K♣Q♣
Lyall didn't remain behind for long as the Q♥10♥8♦ flop gave him the nut straight. He improved to a flush as the board ran out 3♦5♦ and secured the double up.
"Justice," he said while raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
250,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
"GK" raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Martin Byrne three-bet to 145,000 in the cutoff. "GK" called and they went heads-up to the 5♠5♦6♣ flop.
Both players checked to the 9♦ turn where "GK" bet 75,000. Byrne called and the 3♣ fell on the river.
"GK" then bet 350,000 and Byrne used a few time banks before calling. "GK" mucked his cards as Byrne showed A♠Q♠ for ace-high to win the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
490,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
Dean Lyall raised to 60,000 in the cutoff, Maogen Fu moved all in for 400,000 in the big blind, and Lyall called.
Maogen Fu: Q♦J♣
Dean Lyall: A♣A♠
Fu had run into Lyall's aces and found no miracles on the 2♥5♥3♠9♣6♣ board as he was sent to the rail short of his third trophy this week.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
Busted |
