Toby Lewis raised to 60,000 in the cutoff with 
and called a three-bet to 210,000 from Espen Solaas out of the small blind. Solaas, with 
, continued 125,000 on the 
flop and picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,755,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
1,615,000
-76,000
|
-76,000 |
|
||
Chen Lin opened on the button to 65,000 and Ross Grammer made it 165,000. Lin came back with a four-bet to an unknown amount. As soon as he started sliding in 100K stacks, Grammer mucked.
A bit after that, Ben Richardson made it 70,000 on the button and Lin repopped to 230,000. Richardson peeled to see 
flop but snap-folded to a bet from Lin of about 270,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
282,000
|
282,000 |
|
1,600,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
Kahle Burns raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Ari Engel three-bet to 235,000 in order to force a fold. Engel raised the next two hands to 65,000 and 75,000 respectively and won the blinds and antes.
Chul-Hyon Park made it 75,000 to go and Burns called from the small blind. Johan Schumacher three-bet to 310,000 in the big blind and two folds followed.
On a flop of 
, Park checked and called a bet of 55,000 by Burns. The 
turn and river were checked and last aggressor Burns showed the 
, Park had that beat with 
.
Engel raised to 70,000 on the button and Park called in the small blind. Kim Au shoved out of the big blind and won the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
1,250,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
750,000
-131,000
|
-131,000 |
|
750,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
725,000
-289,000
|
-289,000 |
|
|
||
Artur Koren raised to 85,000 in the small blind with 
, Esper Solaas three-bet all in with 
and Koren folded. Two hands later, Toby Lewis raised to 60,000 under the gun, Koren shoved 720,000 one seat over, and Lewis snap-called when it was back on him.
Artur Koren: 
Toby Lewis: 
Koren got himself in a deep hole and wasn't able to wiggle his way out of it: 
. The Austrian high roller made his way out off the feature stage to collect his A$80,000 reward.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,610,000
919,000
|
919,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Aaron Lim defended big blind from a small blind raise by Ross Grammer and he called 75,000 on 
. Grammer slowed down with a check on the 
turn and he immediately called 125,000 from Lim. On the river, Grammer checked and Lim jammed. It was about 300,000 and Grammer called more or less immediately.
Lim opened for a rivered straight and Grammer spun his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
557,000
|
557,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
860,000
-740,000
|
-740,000 |
Directly after busting Artur Koren, Toby Lewis was involved in another important clash. It was Espen Solaas who raised to 70,000 from under the gun. Lewis three-bet to 300,000 from the big blind, Solaas four-bet to 715,000, Lewis five-bet shoved 2,605,000 and Solaas called it off to create the biggest pot of the tournament by far.
Toby Lewis:
Espen Solaas: 
It was a massive flip for either player: Lewis would either go bust or become the new chipleader, whereas a Solaas hold would result in the Norwegian holding more than 1/3rd of all the chips in play with 13 players left.
The 
flop brought the king to pair up Lewis and give him the lead. Solaas was looking for one of the queens but didn't find them on the turn or 
river. Lewis is the new chipleader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,245,000
2,635,000
|
2,635,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,265,000
-2,490,000
|
-2,490,000 |
Ben Richardson made it 70,000 on the button and Stefan Huber called in the small blind. Both checked the flop to a board of 
. Huber bet 130,000 and Richardson called. The river was a and Huber checked. Richardson blasted out a big bet of 375,000 and Huber tanked a few minutes before tossing in his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
|
2,000,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
Ari Engel raised to 70,000 on the button and picked up a single caller in Chul-Hyon Park in the small blind. Park check-called a bet of 55,000 on the flop and 135,000 on the turn. After the river, Park carefully cut out his T-25,000 chips before betting 150,000 and Engel folded after some consideration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,465,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,075,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
Toby Lewis raised to 60,000 on the button with . Espen Solaas picked up another monster with in the small blind and three-bet to 250,000. Tu Lan looked at in the big blind and four-bet to 700,000, leaving himself with 865,000 behind.
Lewis got out of the way and Solaas five-bet shoved after ten seconds. Lan went deep in the tank and despite having half his stack in already, he eventually opted to preserve the rest and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,185,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,100,000
835,000
|
835,000 |
|
865,000
-912,000
|
-912,000 |
Johan Schumacher raised to 70,000 and Chul-Hyon Park defended his big blind before check-calling a bet of 55,000 on the 
flop. On the 
turn, Park the action was checked and Park check-called a bet of 80,000 by Schumacher on the river. Schumacher mucked and Park scooped the pot.
Kahle Burns raised to 65,000 and Park three-bet to 160,000 in the big blind, which Burns called. On the 
flop, Park bet 120,000 and Burns tapped the table in defeat before sending his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,575,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
965,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
|
|
575,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
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