Sam Greenwood went all in for 276,000 from early position and received a call from Jans Arends, who was in the hijack.
A nine came in the window as the board ran out , leaving Arends drawing dead by the turn to result in Greenwood getting a double to continue eight-handed play.
Sam Grafton opened to 65,000 and Mustafa Jukovic jammed all in for 256,000 on his left. The action folded back to Grafton who quickly called.
Mustafa Jukovic:
Sam Grafton:
The tournament looked poised to finally lose another player but the flop of gave Jukovic a straight draw. The on the turn gave Jukovic a straight and the on the river confirmed his double up.
George Wolff ripped in his last 251,000 on the button and Matthias Eibinger announced a call after he received a count.
George Wolff:
Matthias Eibinger:
"The short stack always wins," said Danny Tang to the theme of the final table thus far. The flop came to comply, putting Wolff out in front. The turn came to give him two pair, well good against the pair of jacks that Eibinger hit after the river came to score him another double.
"Guys, can we please stop doubling everyone up? Please, please, I'm serious!" joked Sam Grafton after the hand. For the time being, eight-handed play continues.
Mustafa Jukovic limped in from under the gun and Jans Arends raised to 100,000 in the small blind. Jukovic called and they went heads-up to the flop of . Arends checked to Jukovic who bet 51,000 and Arends called.
The turn was the and Arends tapped the table again. Jukovic quickly bet another 101,000 and Arends stuck around to see the on the river. Arends checked for the third time and Jukovic splashed in a bet of 175,000. Arends called and turned over . He asked to see Jukovic's hand which was for complete air, putting Jukovic on the shortest stack.
The remaining eight players are heading on another 15-minute break.
The action folded to Sam Grafton on the button who announced all in. Mustafa Jukovic called off his last 80,000 from the small blind and Danny Tang folded his big blind.
Sam Grafton:
Mustafa Jukovic:
The flop came to give Grafton two pair and a big lead. The turn was the and Jukovic was left drawing dead to the on the river.
"Seven-five, huh?" Jukovic muttered as he stood up from the table.
"Reckless!" Grafton responded. "Someone had to do it."
Sam Greenwood opened to 80,000 in middle position and was called by Jans Arends in the cutoff. Steve O'Dwyer three-bet to 310,000 from the big blind, getting a fold from Greenwood and a call from Arends.
Action went heads up to the flop and O'Dwyer used up 25 seconds of his 30-second shot clock before making a continuation-bet of 160,000. Arends thought for an equal amount of time and then called.
The turn came and O'Dwyer thought again, putting out a bet of 300,000 as the dealer gave him a five-second warning again. Arends then went into the tank, needing a time bank extension and about 15 seconds of his allotted time to match the bet.
The river fell and O'Dwyer then went into the tank, using an extension of his own and needing another 25 seconds before announcing he was all in. Arends immediately called and both hands were tabled.
Jans Arends:
Steve O'Dwyer:
The kings-versus-aces scenario led to Arends earning a double at O'Dwyer's expense, taking O'Dwyer below the million-mark as Arends now finds himself chip leader with seven still remaining.
Danny Tang has been getting a massage since pretty much the time he took a seat in the tournament and said he's not stopping until he busts. Over five hours later, he's still going but asked for a little break. During that break, Tang went card dead so quickly asked for the massage to resume since he was down to just 330,000 chips.
In the next hand, Jans Arends opened to 80,000 from early position and Tang shipped all in for 330,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Arends who asked for a count before making the call.
Danny Tang:
Jans Arends:
The board ran out and Tang held on for a double up, keeping his tournament hopes alive and the massage continues.
Jans Arends opened to 80,000 in the cutoff and received a call from Steve O'Dwyer, who defended his big blind. The two saw the flop come and O'Dwyer checked to Arends, who made a continuation-bet of 70,000.
Action was back on O'Dwyer and he thought for almost his entire time bank before announcing a check-raise to 230,000, which prompted a fairly quick fold from Arends to earn him the pot.