On one table, Emile Gissaud moved all in for his last 41,000, before Pravin Harji raised to 82,000. Everyone else folded, and both players tabled their cards.
Gissaud:
Harji:
The board ran out to see Gissaud eliminated in 15th place. Harji increased his stack to 385,000 in chips.
On the other table, Xiaodong Xia opened to 16,000, before Jie Gao shipped all in for 128,000. Slav Sheynin then came over the top, re-raising all in, forcing a fold from Xia.
Gao:
Sheynin:
The board came down , and the set of eights ended the night for Gao. Sheynin now sits on 690,000, as he leads the remaining 13 players.
In the first hand from the break, and the flop reading , Brendon Ng moved all in for his remaining chips, and was called by Monica Eastick.
Ng:
Eastick:
The on the turn gave Ng some more outs, as an eight would also assure him a chop. The on the river, however, meant his tournament was over, as he collects NZ$6,210 for his efforts.
With approximately 50,000 in the pot, and the board reading , Patrick Healy checked his option before Andre Nunes-Carreira bet out 20,000. Healy then raised to 60,000, which was called. The turn fell the , and Healy moved all in for infinite chips. Nunes-Carreira shook his head as he obliged, making the call, for his remaining 80,000 in chips. He tabled his and was surprised that Healy only held the for a single pair. The river missed Healy, as Nunes-Carreira scooped up the pot, worth 400,000 in chips. Healy took a hit to his stack, dropping down to 300,000 in chips.
The action started with Andre Nunes-Carreira opening for 20,000 before Jamie Mulligan in the small blind, moved all in for 225,000. Nunes-Carreira called, and the cards were tabled.
Nunes-Carreira:
Mulligan:
Mulligan flopped top two-pair, and faded a five when the board fell to see him double to 475,000, as Nunes-Carreira drops down to 245,000.
Jamie Mulligan opened with a min-raise, before he was faced with an all-in from Jason Lee, for an additional 105,000 in chips. Mulligan made the call, and both players tabled their cards.
Mulligan:
Lee:
“I don’t mind losing, as long as there’s no ace,” requested Lee.
The board didn’t oblige though, as it ran out , to see Lee finish agonizingly close to the final table.