Takuya Suzuki got paid off on the river after flopping a set of sixes against former World Champ Joe Hachem.
Hachem raised from middle position to 500 and Andy Andrejevic and Suzuki both called. The flop was and Suzuki checked. Hachem c-bet 1,400. Andrejevic called before Suzuki check-raised to 4,150. Hachem took a few moments before calling and Andrejevic quickly folded. The turn was the and both remaining players checked. The river was the and Suzuki led out. He bet 7,900 and only had 8,500 remaining after the bet. Hachem tanke for a minute and then called. Suzuki turned over for a set of sixes and won the pot.
Fedor Holz has busted the Main Event, a few hours after he busted the High Roller event. Don't feel too sorry for him though as he did cash in the High Roller to the tune of HK$889,000 (US$118,533).
He was down to just 525 chips in the Main Event when he open shoved. Three players called him and the board rolled out . Holz's couldn't beat the of one opponent and he made his exit.
Team PokerStars Pro Chen An Lin and Vladimir Troyanovskiy have been eliminated this level.
Lin was down to around 4,000 when he made his move with ace-seven. Robert Harrison told PokerNews that he gave him custom with a dominating ace-eight and held.
Troyanovskiy was seen talking to a friend on the rail rather than in his seat. He said that he ran queens into aces and that was all she wrote.
Joe Hachem tanked a couple of minutes when he got himself in a tricky spot after opening a pot. A tiny grin emerged at the corner of his mouth though after he made the right call, or fold in this case.
He raised to 700 from under the gun before Pu Liu moved all in for 7,325 from mid position. Takuya Suzuki was on the button and flat called. This sent Hachem into deep thought before he decided to preserve his stack and leave his two opponents to it.
Sam Higgs had dropped down to 23,000 after he made trips in a three-bet pot only for Daniel Demicki to open a turned straight.
Demicki opened to 1,400 from the hijack and called after Higgs three-bet to 3,100 from the button. The flop spread and both players checked. The turn and river came with Demicki leading for 3,500 and 9,000. Higgs called quickly both times and then shook his head and flashed the when Demicki opened for a straight.
The action folded around to Takuya Suzuki in the small blind and he raised to 1,275. Xuan Liu was in the big blind with around 15,000 left. She called. The flop was and Suzuki checked. Liu bet 1,400 and Suzuki called. The turn was the and Suzuki checked again. Liu bet 3,200 and Suzuki called again. When the hit the river it prompted both players to check quickly and Liu won the pot with , which was slightly better than Suzuki's .