Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Daniel Samson raised to 12,000 in the hijack and was called by Yiannis Liperis in the cutoff and Damien Gayer on the button. Hasmukh Khodiyara then moved all in for 80,000 in the big blind, and only Samson called.
Hasmukh Khodiyara: K♦K♣
Daniel Samson: 9♣9♠
"Nine of hearts, first card off the deck," Samson predicted, but he instead got no help on the Q♣6♠4♣J♠4♥ board as Khodiyara doubled up.
At the same time at the feature table, Chris Balmforth raised to 12,000 under the gun and Nathan Cohen three-bet to 55,000 in early position. Balmforth called, and they went to a flop of 2♣4♦2♦.
Cohen then bet 100,000 and Balmforth moved all in. Cohen quickly called for 256,000.
Nathan Cohen: K♥K♠
Chris Balmforth: Q♥Q♠
Cohen had Balmforth dominated with his kings, and the board ran out 5♦9♦ to earn him a double up as Balmforth was left with just over one big blind.
Philippe Souki raised to 12,000 in middle position before Guang Yang three-bet to 32,000 on the button. Souki then four-bet to 122,000, leaving one 5,000 chip behind, and Yang folded.
Vikrum Mehta raised to 12,000 under the gun before Yinchuan Liu moved all in for 82,000 in the small blind. Sooraj Sairam used up a few time banks before reshoving for 162,000 in the big blind, and Mehta got out of the way.
Yinchuan Liu: 10♥10♦
Sooraj Sairam: A♦A♠
Sairam had woken up with two aces, and no miracles arrived for Liu on the 8♥2♠7♠4♣9♠ board as he was sent to the rail.
Laurent-Mihai Creanga was also eliminated on another table, bringing the field down to 51 players. Action is going hand-for-hand until there is one more elimination.
Julien Sitbon raised to 12,000 in early position before Richard Broda three-bet to 61,000 on the button. Sitbon called to see the 2♥Q♠5♥ flop, where Broda bet his last 3,000. Sitbon again called.
Richard Broda: 8♥8♠
Julien Sitbon: A♣4♣
Sitbon hit a pair on the 4♠ turn, but Broda's eights stayed in front through the 6♠ river to earn him a double up.
At the same time at another table, Antoine Saout was all in for 70,000 from the hijack and up against Michael Hewes in the small blind.
Antoine Saout: K♦K♠
Michael Hewes: A♠K♥
Saout was poised for the double up with his kings as the board came 4♦10♣6♠3♣, but Hewes spiked the A♣ on the river to send Saout to the rail.
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
The remaining 54 players are going on a 15-minute break.
There are four more eliminations to go before the money is reached.
Michael Harrison bet 33,000 from under the gun on a flop of 4♠2♥4♣ and Haoran Dai called in the hijack.
Harrison bet another 72,000 on the 4♥ turn and Dai again called. The river was the 10♦ and Harrison bet 180,000.
Dai burned through multiple time banks and tanked for several minutes into the break before eventually giving up his hand.
Michael Canden-Lennox moved all in for his last 30,000 from the hijack and Sooraj Sairam called in the big blind.
Michael Canden-Lennox: 8♠8♦
Sooraj Sairam: K♥J♠
Sairam took the lead with top pair on the K♠Q♣10♥ flop, while the rest of the board ran out 10♣K♣ to improve him to a full house and send Canden-Lennox to the rail.
Haoran Dai led out for 12,500 from the small blind on a flop of J♠Q♦K♠ and Christopher Guertin called in the big blind.
Dai bet another 40,000 on the 3♦ turn and Guertin again called. The river was the 5♠ and Dai moved all in.
Guertin tanked for a minute before calling for 120,000, and Dai was forced to show 7♦2♥ for a bluff. Guertin turned over J♦10♥ for a pair of jacks to win the pot and double up.