| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
755,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
660,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
385,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
The final four players have stepped out for a 15-minute break.
Kayhan Mokri raised to 220,000 from the cutoff and Eduard Barsegyan came along from the small blind. The big blind folded and the flop was 8♥J♣10♥.
Barsegyan shoved and Mokri called with his last 115,000.
Eduard Barsegyan: 7♥7♣
Kayhan Mokri: A♣9♥
The board finished up with Q♠J♠ and Mokri turned a straight to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
689,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
|
|
670,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Lei Yu raised to 55,000 in the cutoff before Ottomar Ladva moved all in for 253,000 in the small blind. Felipe Ketzer then reshoved out of the big blind and Yu got out of the way.
Ottomar Ladva: K♠Q♦
Felipe Ketzer: A♥Q♣
Ladva was dominated and found no help on the 6♠J♣3♥2♥4♥ board as he was sent to the rail in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
830,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
490,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted |
Timothy Adams raised to 125,000 and Kayhan Mokri called from the button. The blinds got out of the way and the flop was K♣J♠J♣.
Adams tossed in his last 3,000 and Mokri called.
Timothy Adams: A♣8♥
Kayhan Mokri: K♦10♠
The board finished up with 6♥2♠ and Mokri's flopped pair of kings held on to eliminate Adams in sixth place.
The final five players are now in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
520,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
Busted |
A hand after paying off Eduard Barsegyan's river bet, Lei Yu moved all in from the button for 225,000. Barsegyan asked for a count in the small blind and used a time bank before calling.
Lei Yu: A♥6♥
Eduard Barsegyan: K♣J♠
Barsegyan hit the J♥ on the flop, but Yu made a pair of aces with the A♦Q♠. The board ran out 5♣8♣ and Barsegyan improved no further as Yu stayed alive on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
740,000
-248,000
|
-248,000 |
|
|
460,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
Action was heads up with 125,000 in the middle and 9♦4♥8♦9♣3♣ on the board when Lei Yu checked and Eduard Barsegyan bet 70,000. Yu went deep into the tank and used two time banks before he tossed out the chips to call.
Barsegyan showed 10♠4♠ to take the pot with nines and fours while Yu tossed the losing hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
988,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
225,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Kayhan Mokri raised to 40,000 in the cutoff before Lei Yu moved all in for 245,000 on the button.
Mokri leaned back in his chair and tossed in a time bank card as he tanked for nearly a minute before mucking. He later admitted he folded king-queen.
"Big hand," he asked Yu, who claimed to have two kings.
"Kings? Shit, I got lucky," Mokri replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
290,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
