Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Winfred Yu was moved to the latest Main Event table to open and faces Arvydas Merfeldas, Zorlucan Er, Imad Derwiche and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau. It was the latter that opened and Yu three-bet to 3,100, which Vaskaboinikau called. On a flop of 
, the Belorussian checked and folded when Yu made it 2,500 to go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
26,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
turn and called the shove of Patrick Caveriviere for 9,1000 total.
river was the icing on the cake.
and Shafikov contined for a smaller sizing of 2,000 when checked to. Kobayashi called and the dealer put the 
on the turn. This time when Kobayashi checked, Shafikov made it 6,000, half of his opponent's remaining stack and Kobayashi didn't waste any time folding.
against the 
flop. The incredible 
and flopped the nut straight in a three-way pot. Er went broke with 
for top pair only and will have to re-enter.
