Nicholas Mullen has just doubled up
Mullen was on the button holding 
and was at risk against Phillip Willcocks in the blinds with 
.
Mullen slammed the table in delight when the dealer had spread out a 
board.
Willcocks is now short stacked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
55,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
The tournament of Scott Herz has come to an end in 33rd place.
He was a little unlucky after getting his last 68,000 chips in preflop with 
against Luke Spano’s 
.
The flop was a safe 
for Herz but the 
on the turn was not the card he wanted to see. Herz was calling for a jack but it didn’t arrive as the 
completed the board.
Herz is out as Spano climbs to a healthy 550,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
|
Busted |
Another player has been eliminated in 32nd place.
This time it was Yanji Ge who found himself on the rail.
Ge had his short stack all in preflop holding 
and had ran into the 
of Shao Liu.
The 
brought nothing but despair to Ge’s tournament life and that was that.
Ge picks up $5,150.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
After the previous crippling hand, Hyunku Kang committed his last chips from the big blind on a flop of 
. Kang had called preflop with 
and pushed his last 43,000 in the middle on the flop, but it wasn’t enough to shake Bryce Cameron from his 
.
The turn was the 
and river the to leave Cameron’s king-high better Kang’s jack-high to eliminate Kang in 31st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Phillip Willcocks started the day off poorly, but is now back over six figures.
Willcocks moved all in for 46,000 from under the gun holding 
.
The action folded around to Cameron Bryce in the small blind and he flat-called with .
It was looking like it was about to be all over for Willcocks, but alas, the 
board gave him a straight and the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Luke Edwards has just got lucky to double through Anthony Aston.
Edwards was all in for 115,000 on the button holding . Aston, in the big blind, had 
.
The 
board gave Edwards the straight, seeing him move up well over 200,000. Aston, however, was left with 90,000 – just over 10 big blind. It's not too bad that he was able to sustain a hit like this considering he started the day as one of the short stacks,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
90,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Phillip Willcocks is a dangerous man with chips so his tablemates will probably not be too thrilled to see the prominent Kiwi find a recent double up.
Dylan Honeyman opened with a raise to 18,000 before Willcocks moved all in on the button for his last 92,000. Action folded back to Honeyman who instantly called with and the race was on with Willcocks’ .
The flop was to see Willcocks flop a set, leaving Honeyman looking for a queen for a straight. The 
didn’t change anything on the turn, while the 
filled up Willcocks to see him double to over 200,000. Honeyman is still one of the big stacks with 770,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
770,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
200,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Anthony Aston has just been eliminated in 30th place.
Aston was left short stacked recently and then got the rest of his chips in holding against the of Andy Zarro. The board ran out bricks and Aston was sent to the rail with $5,150 for his time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Jacque Ramsden is out in 29th place after a devastating cooler of a flop. Ramsden held and was happy to commit his stack of around 200,000 on the 
flop holding top pair, top kicker, but Michael Caruana wasn’t going anywhere with his for bottom set.
The turn was the and river the to see Caruana jump to 500,000 in chips as Ramsden was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
Busted |
