Saar Wilf opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and Ren Lin defended from the big blind.
Both players checked the A♦2♦Q♥ flop leading to the 3♥ turn. Lin checked and folded to a 16,000 bet from Wilf.
Marton Czuczor raised to 18,000 from the cutoff. Pakinai Lisawad moved all in from the big blind putting Czuczor to the test for his remaining 270,000. Czuczor snap-called.
Marton Czuczor: K♠K♥
Pakinai Lisawad: 10♦10♣
The room erupted as the dealer spread the flop that came 4♦2♣10♥. The 8♠ turn and A♦ river couldn't save Czuczor and he was sent to the rail. The remaining 71 players are now all in the money.
With 72 players remaining and 71 being paid, hand-for-hand play is now underway.
Vladas Tamasauskas opened to 16,000 from the button and Gianluca Speranza moved all in from the small blind. Alex Keating also announced all in from the big blind, folding out Tamasauskas leaving Speranza all in and at risk against Keating.
Gianluca Speranza: A♥K♠
Alex Keating: A♦A♣
Speranza was far behind Keating's pocket-aces and remained so on the 5♠9♣9♠A♠2♣ runout, resulting in his elimination just shy of making the money while Keating collected a nice pot.
Simone Andrian moved all in from the hijack for his last 196,000. Thomas Groven looked up the bet in the cutoff.
Simone Andrian: A♦10♦
Thomas Groven: J♥J♠
The board ran out in dramatic fashion as the first four cards were dealt 3♣9♥7♦J♦. With Groven hitting a set on the turn, Andrian looked like he'd accepted defeat; that was until the 8♦ landed on the river, doubling him up.
Jacques Der Megreditchian, in the big blind, found himself all in and at risk for his remaining 65,000, against Fabiano Kovalski, on the button.
Jacques Der Megreditchian: A♣K♥
Fabiano Kovalski: A♠4♠
The board ran out K♣K♦10♦7♣9♠. Der Megreditchian held to find a double up just three players off the money.
The very next hand, Fabiano Kovalski moved all in from the cutoff, covering all three stacks behind him. Daewoong Song called off the bet on the button for his last 25,000.
Daewoong Song: Q♠2♠
Fabiano Kovalski: J♦5♦
The board ran out K♠J♥6♦A♠9♠. Song made a flush to stay alive.
Sung Hyun moved all in from early position with a relatively short stack. He was called by Roberto Sagra, who had the greater stack as players flipped their cards.
Sung Hyun: 8♦8♠
Roberto Sagra: A♦K♦
The board ran out 5♠K♣A♣6♦9♠. Sagra paired his ace on the flop and held to win the pot. Hyun was eliminated from the tournament.
The money bubble is approaching, slowly. There are 75 players remaining and 71 will make the money. Players are taking their time to act and most pots are being taken down with a single preflop raise or flop bet.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
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