Kyle Cheong had his short stack in the middle preflop, holding 
against the 
of Phillip Wilcocks.
The board ran out only queen high with no help for Cheong as he was sent to the rail in 18th place and collecting $12,200 for his time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,950,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Busted |
Obst called from the button and was raised to 30,000 from Phares Bouya in the big blind. Obst asked to see how much Bouya had before making the call.
The flop fell 
and Bouya led for 30,000. Obst then made it 39,000 more and received the call from Bouya.
The 
on the turn brought about a check from Bouya and a 77,000 chip bet from Obst. Bouya called and watched as the 
hit the river.
Bouya almost instantly moved all-in on the river and sent a decision to Obst, who ended up going with the call.
Bouya tabled his 
for a rivered straight and took down the pot to put a big dent in Obst's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
220,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
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Anatoly Parshenkov moved all-in from the big blind after facing a rase from the chip leader, Phillip Willcocks from middle position. Willcocks threw in enough chips to make the call and another tournament life was on the line.
Parshenkov was in front holding 
against the 
of Willcocks.
Board: 
A queen on the turn would send Anatoly Parshenkov back to his home country of Russia in 19th place after qualifying for this event online at PokerStars.
Parshenkov will take home $12,200 for his effort.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
It was orignally thought that play would continue without a dinner break until there were only 9 left, but the players have just been informed by the tournament director that they will be having a dinner break at the end of the current level.
In a very interesting turn of events, Fabian Craib has left his seat empty.
Apparently Craib said he had something to do and would be back in 2 hours.
If this is true then Craib will simply be coming back to pick up his prize money and not play, as his stack will be blinded out shortly
Leo Boxell raised to 18,000 from the hi-jack seat and Michael Frydman popped it to 43,000 from the button. At this point Mitch Carle made it 88,000 which prompted Boxell to fold. Frydman then went into the tank before announcing he was all-in.
With a snap-call from Mitch Carle he turned over his 
, going up against the 
of Frydman.
The board ran out 
, with the ace on the turn sending Carle home in 20th place, collecting $12,200 for his effort.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
720,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Antonis "Toothpick Tony" Kambouroglou has been sent to the rail in a gallant 21st place, after running his small pocket pair into the hand that Jackson Zheng has now dealt the fatal blow to two players with in the last few hands.
Kambouroglou held while Zheng had the .
Board: 
With Kambouroglou's elimination, Zheng is climbing the chip leader board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Marcus Lau raised to 23,000 from under the gun and recieved a re-raise from Michael Frydman in middle position. At this point Lau moved all-in and Frydman snap-called.
Lau: 
Frydman: 
The board ran out 
, the all important kicker for Frydman good enough to send Lau home in 22nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
410,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Ricky Kroesen was looking good to double-up when he got his stack all-in preflop holding against the of Jackson Zheng.
However, it wasnt meant to be for Kroesen as the board out 
, the flopped set for Zheng good to take down the pot and send Kroesen home in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
545,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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