After being eliminated from the tournament, Jinho Hong headed over to the mystery bounty chest to cash in his tokens. Cheers rang out as Hong pulled out the first of two $50,000 prizes.
Action folded around to Aliaksandr Hirs, who moved all in from the small blind. Jinho Hong called in the big blind with the shorter stack of around 400,000. Players flipped their cards.
Jinho Hong: A♦8♠
Aliaksandr Hirs: J♥2♠
The board ran out 8♦3♠6♦J♠3♦. Hong paired his eight on the flop, but Hirs made a pair of jacks on the turn to win the pot. Hong was eliminated from the tournament in 11th place for $11,850.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,950,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Eros Calderone raised to 60,000 from the hijack and Julien Sitbon called in the cutoff. Oleg Ustinovich called off the bet for his remaining 30,000, from the small blind, and Elias Gutierrez, in the big blind made the call.
The action checked to Calderone, who bet out 30,000 on a flop of A♣K♣4♣. Only Sitbon elected to see a turn.
The 9♥ turn checked through to the 7♥ on the river. Calderone checked again and Sitbon placed a bet of 215,000. Calderone made the call.
Oleg Ustinovich: 10♦9♠
Julien Sitbon: A♥7♣
Eros Calderone: 9♣5♦
Ustinovich was sent to the rail as Sitbon claimed his bounty with aces-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
540,000
-510,000
|
-510,000 |
|
Busted |
Oleg Ustinovich moved all in for his last 15,000. Elias Gutierrez limped in for 30,000 and one more player limped along before Eros Calderone attempted the isolation shove from the button with a big stack. Bart Lybaert called all in from the big blind for 140,000 and Gutierrez also made the call. Four players flipped their cards.
Oleg Ustinovich: 10♥9♦
Bart Lybaert: 9♣7♥
Elias Gutierrez: A♠10♦
Eros Calderone: J♣10♠
The board ran out K♣2♦6♦9♠K♦. Ustinovich made a pair of nines with the highest kicker to win the side pot and quadruple up his stack. Lybaert also made a pair of nines and won a side pot of his own.
Gutierrez had the ace high and, with the second biggest stack in the confrontation, chipped up significantly through Calderone.
Four players were all in yet not a single player busted from the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
1,050,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
380,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
75,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Action was on the turn in an already inflated pot on a board of 6♦10♦9♣7♣. Oleg Ustinovich pushed all in for 370,000 and Oleg Semionov made the call. Players flipped their cards.
Oleg Ustinovich: 9♥9♠
Oleg Semionov: 10♠8♠
Ustinovich had flopped a set of nines, but Semionov had a turned a straight. The river came the A♥ and Semionov held to win the pot, leaving Ustinovich with just 15,000 behind, less than one big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
150,000
-820,000
|
-820,000 |
Jinho Hong moved all in from under the gun for 150,000. Action folded around to Aliaksandr Hirs, who called in the big blind with the bigger stack. The cards were turned on their backs,
Jinho Hong: 7♠7♣
Aliaksandr Hirs: J♦9♣
The board ran out 6♦4♣2♥Q♥7♥. Hong was ahead and further improved with a set of sevens on the river to double up his short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,280,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
380,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
Elias Gutierrez was all in preflop against Julien Sitbon, who had him covered as the cards were turned.
Elias Gutierrez: A♣J♦
Julien Sitbon: 3♠3♣
The board ran out 9♣Q♦2♣J♠7♠. Gutierrez made a pair of jacks on the turn to win the pot and double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
900,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Jinho Hong raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Dylan DeStefano moved all in for 355,000 from the small blind. Ihor Hula, in the big blind, moved all in himself for 370,000 and Hong made the call, covering both players.
Dylan DeStefano: A♥J♠
Ihor Hula: 8♠8♦
Jinho Hong: K♠Q♠
The board ran out 9♥10♥6♥2♠K♥. DeStefano made a flush by the river ensuring him a huge triple up. Hong also hit his king to pull ahead of Hula, ultimately sending him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
745,000
|
745,000 |
|
|
190,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
|
Busted |
