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Tom-Aksel Bedell has re-entered and moved to a table that included Walid Bou Habib, who was eliminated a few minutes after coming back from dinner.
It was Massimo Mosele that took a flip with 
against the 
of Bou Habib, and a board of 
left no hope of a comeback for the Lebanese.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
Busted |
Jinghan Yan raised to 1,500 from the cutoff, Nick Petrangelo three-bet shoved 16,400 from the small blind, Pete Chen reshoved all in for a little over 60,000 from the big blind, and Yan snap-called to put two players at risk.
Nick Petrangelo: 
Pete Chen: 
Jinghan Yan: 
The flop came down 
to improve Petrangelo to trips, met by a simple nod from the American juggernaut. The 
turn and 
river didn't change anything else. Petrangelo tripled up, while Chen was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
49,800
49,800
|
49,800 |
|
Busted |
Pre-dinner hand details relayed by Natalie Teh and Aleksandar Tomovic:
Denys Shafikov returned from the dinner break with a big stack and Eric Sfez was cut down from his peak of more than 130,000. According to Teh and Tomovic, it was a four-bet pot with an open raise, the three-bet of Sfez on the button and the squeeze of Shafikov in the small blind. Only Sfez called and Shafikov bet 5,000 on a queen-high flop, before check-calling 10,000 on a 
turn.
Shafikov check-shoved a low blank river for 35,000 and Sfez, who had bet 30,000, folded to forfeit the massive pot.
Just now, Sfez clashed with Ying Tang, who four-bet to 8,000 preflop. Sfez called and Tang continued for 6,000 on the 
flop, Sfez came along to see the 
turn. Tang bet 14,000 and Sfez folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
70,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
32,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
13,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Dominik Nitsche and Sam Greenwood are back in the fray after taking a stab at Day 1a yesterday but failing to progress. Fellow high-roller Mikita Badziakouski has taken a seat for the first time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
77,700
|
77,700 |
|
||
Picking up the action on the 
flop, Arvydas Merfeldas checked in the big blind and Francois Evard made it 1,600 to go. Yazan Mdanat called on the button and Merfeldas then check-raised to 5,600, which both opponents called. On the turn, Merfeldas checked and Evard bet 7,000, only Mdanat came along.
The fell on the river and Evard now bet 10,000, Mdanat called instantly and was shown 
by Evard. He had that beat with 
for trips and scooped a decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
93,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
65,100
34,900
|
34,900 |
Alan Lau and Johnny Nedved were two of the four players staring at a 
board. Lau was first to act and he made a bet before facing a three-bet to 8,000 from Nedved. It got the other two players out of the way but Lau came along.
The turn was the and it went check-check. On the 
river, Lau led for 13,500, which was half of Nedved's remaining stack and he made a quick call.
Both players turned over two pair but Nedved's 
wasn't enough to beat Lau's . The two-time Asia Player of the Year scooped the pot and is in very good shape.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
13,500
500
|
500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
||
|
|
104,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
57,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
31,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
27,500
1,800
|
1,800 |
|
24,500
500
|
500 |
Thomas Boivin was all in and at risk for shraps and Nadir Molinari was also all in for 15,500. Evaldas Aniulis called to put both players at risk.
Thomas Boivin: 
Nadir Molinari:
Evaldas Aniulis:
The flop brought a seven to put Aniulis in a huge lead, but the river was an ace to save Molinari's tournament. Boivin made a straight on the turn and went to just 1,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
31,000 | |
|
1,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
||
|
115,000
103,200
|
103,200 |
|
115,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
95,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
88,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
85,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
70,000
37,500
|
37,500 |
|
50,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
48,000 | |
|
47,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
45,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
32,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
18,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
