Dean Blatt raised to 300,000 on the button with A♦10♠ and Malcolm Trayner defended his big blind holding K♣7♣.
Both players checked on the 4♦2♦9♥ flop and J♠ turn, but Trayner overbet the pot for 1,050,000 after the 6♦ completed the board.
Blatt tanked a bit, but eventually let his hand go and Trayner took down the pot with the second-best hand.
Dejan Boskovic opened to 300,000 from early position and Kanaan Youkhanna shoved for his last 850,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Boskovic, who called to put Youkhanna at risk.
Kanaan Youkhanna: A♣J♥
Dejan Boskovic: 9♣9♦
It was a fair fight, but the K♦K♥9♥ flop immediately upgraded Boskovic to a full house to leave Youkhanna drawing nearly dead.
The 6♣ turn sealed his fate and the J♠ river made his elimination offical in seventh place.
Sheldon Mayer opened to 300,000 with A♥K♦ from the cutoff and Malcolm Trayner defended the big blind with J♦3♠.
The 10♠Q♣A♠ flop saw Trayer check-call a 150,000 bet by Mayer.
Both checked on the J♥ turn to see the 7♥ river and Trayner check-folded after Mayer bet 400,000.
Dejan Boskovic opend to 300,000 from under the gun with K♠Q♠ and his neighbour Sheldon Mayer, three-bet to 800,000 with 9♠9♥. Boskovic made a quick fold, and Mayer scooped the pot.
In the next hand Malcolm Trayner opened to 300,000 from the cutoff with K♠J♦ and Ricky Vikas was on the button with A♦Q♠. He took a small while, before moving all in for 2,700,000. Trayner mucked.
Trayner then opened with A♣Q♦ from the hijack and Vikas three-bet to 750,000 with K♠J♦. Action folded around to Trayner who jammed, putting Vikas all in and he mucked, passing the pot back across the table.
Sheldon Mayer opened to 300,000 with A♠10♥ from the cutoff and was called by Malcolm Trayner in the big blind who was looking down at Q♦J♣.
The 6♦8♦8♣ flop saw both check to the 7♠ turn. Trayner bet 350,000 and saw Mayer make a quick fold.
In the next hand Kanaan Youkhanna jammed with 10♦9♦ from the cutoff for 850,000 and Ricky Vikas asked for a count before he was forced to fold 8♥6♠ in the big blind.
Level: 29
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
The final seven players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Dejan Boskovic opened to 250,000 from under the gun with A♠8♠ and was called by Sheldon Mayer from directly behind with 7♠7♥. Malcolm Trayner then squeezed to 1,050,000 with Q♦Q♣ on the button and everyone folded.
A couple of hands later, Dean Blatt opened to 250,000 from early position and was three-bet to 600,000 by Ricky Vikas in the cutoff. Action folded back to Blatt, who shoved for 2,500,000 total. Vikas quickly called and a showdown was held.
Dean Blatt: K♥K♦
Ricky Vikas: A♥K♣
Blatt was in good shape to double with his Cowboys, and the J♦5♥6♠8♥5♦ runout kept Blatt ahead to award him the double up just before break.
Kanaan Youkhanna opened to 250,000 with J♥10♣ on the button and Malcolm Trayner three-bet to 575,000 in the big blind with K♥5♦. Youkhanna called and the players went to the flop.
The K♦2♣9♣ board was bet by Trayner for 250,000 after picking up a king, and Youkhanna called.
A A♦ came on the turn which saw both check to the A♣ river. Trayner bet 225,000 and Youkhanna took some time, before mucking.
Dean Blatt opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Sheldon Mayer folded 3♥3♣ from the small blind. Kanaan Youkhanna defended J♦9♥ from the big blind and the players went heads up to the J♣9♦2♦ flop.
Youkhanna checked, and Blatt bet 200,000. Youkhanna snap jammed for his remaining 900,000. Blatt checked his hand, looked at the board, and then moved in a time bank card to give him self some more time.
Blatt eventually mucked, and passed acorss the pot to Youkhanna.
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