Sofia Lovgren-Fullmer made it 20,000 to go and Mai Bien three-bet to 52,000 from one seat over. The reraise by Lovgren-Fullmer followed and she then called all-in for 375,000 when Bien pushed.
Sofia Lovgren-Fullmer:
Mai Bien:
Lovgren-Fullmer filmed the showdown on her phone with subtle commentary along the way. The board stayed clean and she doubled, leaving Bien with a short stack.
Nam Hyung Kim raised from under the gun and called a three-bet to 60,000 by Zhao Feng, which led them to the flop. Kim checked and Feng bet 60,000 to then face the check-raise to 500,000 by Kim. Feng called all-in for around 230,000 and sighed when the cards were flipped over.
Zhao Feng:
Nam Hyung Kim:
The bottom two pair held up on the turn and river as Kim soared further ahead.
One hand later, Akshay Kapoor complained that no hands of his had been reported yet. He opted to limp and Kim jammed from the big blind. "I fold," Kapoor sighed and tabled his . Kim first rolled over the , then grinned and also flashed the as well.
The action after the break has been moderate and one of the all-in shoves by Phuong Ngoc Nguyen got through, as his opponent sent the cards into the muck.
There are still 28 players remaining and with 24 left there will be a redraw for the final three tables.
Jonathan Sanborn had not seen the shove by Natalie Teh from under the gun and limped from the small blind but called the shove by Teh regardless after some brief confusion.
Natalie Teh:
Jonathan Sanborn:
The board failed to improve Sanborn and he was left with a mere 30,000 in chips.
One table over, Benjamin Sai was all-in for 75,000 against Nam Hyung Kim and they flipped them over.
Benjamin Sai:
Nam Hyung Kim:
Neither player connected with the board and that spelled the end for Sai in 30th place. In the final hand before the break, Sanborn then bowed out as the field was reduced to the last 28 contenders.
On the pay jump bubble, Paul Newey raised to 55,000 with 12,000 behind and called all-in when Renniel Galvez ion the big blind reraised.
Paul Newey:
Renniel Galvez:
The board ensured a split pot as neither kicker played.
At the same time, Natalie Teh had all but one chip in preflop and then called it off versus Zdravko Duvnjak.
Natalie Teh:
Zdravko Duvnjak:
Teh was on her way out and didn't even see the flush on the runout as she escaped from elimination.
Bryan Huang flipped with against chip leader Nam Hyung Kim with the . The board was a sweat all the way but Huang remained ahead.
Omair Javed was then the player to miss the pay jump when he three-bet jammed for around 100,000 with into the of Mai Bien. The board brought no miracle escape.