The tournament has briefly been paused once again.
The tournament has briefly been paused once again.
Level: 23
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Break has been extended slightly as the streamed feature table is being prepared.
The final 57 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
In a preflop confrontation Ludovic Periaux was all in from the button for 1,275,000 and up against Murat Naimanbayev who had him covered from middle position.
Ludovic Periaux: A♦K♣
Murat Naimanbayev: K♥Q♦
Periaux was in great shape with the bigger ace and remained ahead on the 5♠2♦A♣J♣7♥ runout to score a full double up at Naimanbayev's expense.
With two players seeing a board of 8♦Q♠K♠3♦ and about 1,200,000 in the middle, Stephen Song checked from the big blind and Murat Naimanbayev bet 700,000 from the hijack. Song made the call.
Both players checked the 5♦ river. Song tabled K♥9♦ for top pair but Naimanbayev had him out-kicked with K♦J♠ and took the pot.
Level: 22
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000