Play has been extremely slow since returning from the break. This is likely due to the fact that the big blind average is now around 25 big blinds and so the players are really looking for the best spot to get their chips in preflop. In fact, we have seen very few flops at either of the two remaining tables. This can't last forever, so expect some double ups and/or eliminations very soon!
The 17 players are back from their break.
The day will end when a final table of nine is reached.
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
The 17 remaining players have been sent on a 10-mintue break.
Back to play to a final table soon.
Dimitrios Psaros has been crippled after doubling Rined Namrood. We arrived at the table on the river with Namrood announcing he was all in on the board of 
. Psaros wasted little time as he made a quick call. Namrood showed the 
for the king-high flush and it was good as Psaros released his hand. Namrood moves up to over 600,000 and Psaros is down to 160,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
160,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Aaron Purdue has been sent to the rail in 18th place, collecting $7,700.
Purdue had a short stack and moved all in from the hijack position and found a caller in Li-ta Hsu from the small blind.
Hsu had the 
and Purdue had one over with the 
.
The board ran 
and Purdue was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Zhi Ma has avoided elimination despite being dominated in a recent hand.
We caught up with the action with Ma at-risk after being called by Shaened Chand. Chand held the 
against Ma’s 
with Ma needing a miracle to survive. In the end, Ma’s prayers were answered as he flopped a flush draw on the 
flop and the turn 
ensured he would stick around. The insignificant 
completed the board as Ma moved up to 230,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Here is how the final two tables stack up.
Table 28
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Perdue | 245,000 |
| 2 | Murray Roach | 380,000 |
| 3 | Emanuel Seal | 750,000 |
| 4 | Li-ta Hsu | 850,000 |
| 5 | Zhi Ma | 120,000 |
| 6 | Shaneel Chand | 500,000 |
| 7 | Min Jae Park | 940,000 |
| 8 | Tony Kambouroglou | 475,000 |
| 9 | Tom Rafferty | 610,000 |
Table 29
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rined Namrood | 460,000 |
| 2 | Dimitrios Psaros | 410,000 |
| 3 | Thibaut Klinghammer | 320,000 |
| 4 | David O'Brien | 470,000 |
| 5 | Chung Liew | 600,000 |
| 6 | Ali Ghezelbash | 620,000 |
| 7 | Didier Guerin | 500,000 |
| 8 | Wilson Li | 260,000 |
| 9 | Denis Sekuloski | 620,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
940,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
|
850,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
750,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
|
620,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
620,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
610,000 | |
|
|
600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
500,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
|
500,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
475,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
470,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
460,000
459,994
|
459,994 |
|
|
410,000
204,000
|
204,000 |
|
|
380,000
274,000
|
274,000 |
|
|
320,000
158,500
|
158,500 |
|
260,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
245,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
120,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Former ANZPT Main Event Champion Michael Kanaan will not be adding another title to his list of accomplishments as he has been eliminated in 19th place.
Kanaan was short and shoved his 130,000 from under the gun and he got a caller from the cut off position in Rined Namrood. Kanaan was in trouble as he showed his 
against Namrood’s 
. The board ran 
giving Namrood the ace-high flush and the knock out.
With that, we are down to 18 players - the final two tables.
We will post a full seating draw shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
