On a flop reading it was Minh Nguyen who moved all in for 36,000 chips. Chip leader Davor Derek was to his direct left, and he moved all in over the top. A third player tanked for a bit before folding, and Nguyen quickly found out he was in dire need of a heart.
Minh Nguyen
Davor Derek
The turn brought the , and the river the . Nguyen hit his flush and stayed alive in the event.
There are 54 players remaining after the dinner break, and the average stack right now is 127,778 or 31 big blinds. There's still 13 more players to be eliminated before the money will be reached.
He has been involved in many pots this level, but he just finally managed to win a big one. Dean Francis ended up all in for 44,500 against Hugh Cohen, and we witnessed the following showdown.
Dean Francis
Hugh Cohen
The board ran out , and Francis took down the pot with a set.
Dean Francis was just all in again with a flop reading . Francis' total shove was for 39,000 and his opponent Kyle Cheong went into the tank. After about a minute he decided to call.
Dean Francis
Kyle Cheong
"Running hearts?" Francis asked in his quest for a double up.
The turn brought the , and both players made a straight.
"I wish you had king-ten," Francis said with a smile, after which the river brought the . Francis would've been out if Cheong had king-ten, but be's still in as the pot was chopped up.
The action slowed down a bunch over the course of the last level. It seems like players are aware of the approaching money bubble, but we still need to lose a bunch more before that's the case.
Tristan Bain was one of the favorites for a deep run after busting Joe Hachem, but things didn't go so well for him after that. He dropped down and just busted to Luis Arrilucea who had been struggling in the past level as well.
We just caught the end of Bain's final hand when he was all in for around 50,000 chips.