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Jonathan Proudfoot raised to 5,000 from the hijack before Marius Kudzmanas three-bet to 15,000 from the cutoff.
Action folded back around to Proudfoot who four-bet all in for around 75,000. Kudzmans snap folded as the chips went to Proudfoot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
429,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
96,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Motoyoshi Okamura raised to 5,500 from the cutoff before Tossapat Chunharas moved all in for 26,000 from the small blind. Okamura folded.
The next hand Hossein Ensan raised to 5,000 from early position before Chunharas moved all in for 36,500 on the button. Action folded back to Ensan who folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
192,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
188,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
47,300
12,800
|
12,800 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The remaining 92 players have stepped out for a 20-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
136,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
130,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
111,000
54,500
|
54,500 |
|
|
107,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
85,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
51,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
48,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
On a board of 
, Michel Dattani shoved all in for his remaining 41,000 and after thinking for a few seconds Rodrigo Seiji made the call putting Dattani at risk.
Michel Dattani: 
Rodrigo Seiji: 
Dattani was behind and needed help and the 
river was no good for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
||
|
|
330,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
280,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
230,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
220,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
190,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
188,000
43,500
|
43,500 |
|
|
115,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
Joining the action on the river. Kannapong Thanarattrakul was in early position against Kubanychbek Abakirov in the big blind.
The board read 
and there was around 35,000 in the pot. Abakirov led for 7,500 before Thanarattrakul raised to 47,500. Abakirov quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
320,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Ihar Soika raised from the cutoff and Nozomu Shimizu called in the big blind.
There was 10,600 in the pot going to the flop of 
. Shimizu check called the 2,200 bet from Soika.
The was the turn and Soika bet 10,000 when checked to. Shimizu snap called.
The river was the 
and action checked through. Shimizu tabled 
to take down the pot with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
83,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
