The final nine players have been sent on a break while production prepares for the final table live stream.
The final nine players have been sent on a break while production prepares for the final table live stream.
As recalled by Joseph Antar, Antar opened on the button and Ehsan Amiri shoved from the small blind. Antar called to put him at risk holding KxQx against Amiri's pocket jacks.
The board ran out with a Ax10xJx — giving Amiri a set of jacks but leaving Antar best with Broadway to eliminate Amiri one spot shy of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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21,000,000
5,000,000
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5,000,000 |
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Busted |
Michael Tomeny moved all in for his last 2,300,000 on the button and was called by Xiaosheng Zheng in the small blind.
Michael Tomeny: K♦Q♠
Xiaosheng Zheng: A♣5♠
Tomeny needed a bit of help to keep his run alive and got just that after the K♣4♦2♦10♦J♦ runout improved him to a flush for the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,000,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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4,800,000
2,500,000
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2,500,000 |
Luke Martinelli was all in preflop and at risk against Kahle Burns.
According to Burns, Martinelli held AxQx against Burns' 8x8x. Burns flopped a set on the 4x8xAx flop, but Martinelli gained outs to a full house on the 4x turn.
The river bricked out, however, and Martinelli was eliminated in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,000,000
9,500,000
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9,500,000 |
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Busted | |
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Action folded around to the blinds, where Jennifer Cassell shoved from the small blind to put Nathan Ong all in for his last 2,000,000. Ong committed his stack into the middle and hands were tabled for a showdown.
Nathan Ong: 8♦8♥
Jennifer Cassell: Q♥4♣
Ong was favored to double, but the Q♣J♠K♠ flop paired Cassell's queen to leave Ong drawing slim.
Neither the 3♥ turn nor 10♣ river bailed Ong out and he was eliminated in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,000,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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Busted |
Vincent Wan opened to 600,000 from the hijack and it was folded to Rehman Kassam, who moved all in for 3,700,000 on the button. Action folded back to Wan and he called to put Kassam at risk.
Rehman Kassam: K♦Q♣
Vincent Wan: A♠5♠
The board ran out 9♥9♠8♣4♣7♥ — keeping Wan best with his ace to eliminate Kassam in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,775,000
3,575,000
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3,575,000 |
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Busted |
Zong Chi He moved all in for a bit under 1,000,000 first to act and Xiaosheng Zheng re-raised to isolate He from the cutoff. Everyone else folded and a showdown was held.
Zong Chi He: 9♦8♦
Xiaosheng Zheng: A♥10♣
The board ran out K♠10♦3♥5♦6♣ — leaving Zheng best with a pair of tens to eliminate He in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,000,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Busted | |
Nathan Ong raised to 1,200,000 on the button, leaving himself just 75,000 behind, and Michael Tomeny announced he was all in from the small blind.
Ong used up all of his time banks and then called all in to put himself at risk.
Nathan Ong: A♦3♣
Michael Tomeny: A♣10♦
Tomeny had Ond domianted, but the K♦3♥Q♠2♣5♥ runout paired Ong's trey on the flop and he was awarded the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,700,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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2,300,000
700,000
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700,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
The remaining 14 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Future updates will be posted on a 30-minute delay in synch with the live stream to avoid spoilers.