From under the gun, Jay Tan raised to 2,400. Action then folded to Paolo Compagno on the button, and he reraised to 6,100. After a long tank-fold from the big blind, Tan folded the 
face up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
70,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
From middle position, Tom Marchese raised to 2,300. Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen was the only player to call, and he did so from the cutoff seat.
The dealer spread the 
flop, and Marchese continued with a bet of 2,700. Guillen called. Then, the 
landed on the turn. Marchese didn't slow down, and he bet 6,400. Guillen gave it up, and Marchese won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
58,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
||
Tom Marchese just knocked out WPT and WSOP winner Dominik Nitsche. Darren Elias explained that Nitsche moved all in for 20,000 from the cutoff after Marchese had raised. The American pro called with 
and beat the German's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Tom Marchese is sitting out of position against plenty of world class players, but so far this does not seem to bother him at all. Marchese just raised from the button to 2,200 and Mike Watson three-bet to 6,000 from the small blind. Marchese called.
The flop brought out 
and Watson bet 5,000. Marchese raised it up to 10,000 and Watson called.
On the turn the showed up, and both players checked. The river was the 
and Watson checked once more. Marchese grabbed a big pile of yellow 5,000 chips and put Watson all in. He had around 42,000 chips and thought about it long and hard before he made the call.
Marchese turned over 
and split the pot against Watson's 
. Play went on as if nothing happened, but everyone at the table did get a litte more information about the play of these two players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,000 | |
|
|
||
|
58,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
There are 65 players remaining, and the average stack is 84,923 or 84 big blinds.
Darren Elias is no longer competing for the first prize worth over half a million US dollars. He was just knocked out by Bjorn Li who was on the better end of a coin flip.
Li raised preflop and Elias moved all in for right around 20,000 chips with 
. Li called with 
and the board gave him the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
265,000
213,100
|
213,100 |
|
172,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
||
|
172,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
|
|
151,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
130,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
113,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
110,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
92,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
80,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
80,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
68,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
64,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
58,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
54,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
52,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
49,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
45,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
||
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
32,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
30,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
21,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
Busted | |
Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang was all in on the 
flop with the 
for an open-ended straight draw. He was up against the 
for Xing Zhou.
The turn brought the 
to pair the board, and the river was the 
. Both cards failed to give Huang the winning hand, and he was out the door. Zhou moved to 300,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Jimmy Pan just caught a very lucky break moving him back up to 50,000 chips. Pan told us how he moved all in for 15,000 after a player had raised, and the lady to his left decided to call. The action was folded back to the initial raiser who moved all in over the top for 45,000 more. The third player folded and Pan was looking to tripple up.
The Dutchman showed 
and was up against 
. Pan flopped a flush draw on 
, and the turn was a . This did not help Pan, but the river was the 
which gave him the winning flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Jonathan Karamalikis has just been eliminated. His 
went down to an opponent's after the money went in preflop and the board ran out 
.
