Christopher Dowling ripped all in for around 1,500,000 on the button and Natan Chauskin called off his last 1,270,000 in the big blind.
Natan Chauskin:
Christopher Dowling:
The flop came and Chauskin spiked a pair of kings to leave Dowling drawing thin. The and runout was no help to Dowling who was left wounded after the hand.
On the next hand, Dowling pushed all in for his last 235,000 and Gerard Cortes made an easy call from the big blind. Dowling held and was up against the of Cortes. The board ran out and Cortes made a flush to eliminate Dowling in 10th place.
Gerard Cortes made it 180,0000 from the small blind before Sunho Yoo jammed for 1,450,000 from the big blind. After getting a count, Cortes called.
Sunho Yoo:
Gerard Cortes:
Cortes' sun run continued as he paired up on the flop. Yoo had outs the wheel as well as his ace. The turn changed nothing and the river confirmed Yoo's elimination.
Gerard Cortes jammed as the big stack from the small blind, and Philip Shing called off his 1,150,000 stack from the big blind.
Philip Shing:
Gerard Cortes:
Cortes took the lead on the flop as he paired his nine. Shing then made a pair on the turn but remained behind. The river completed the board and confirmed Shing's elimination.
Jack Maskill opened to 160,000 in the cutoff and Humberto Lopes Galindo three-bet shoved all in from the big blind. Maskill dropped in some chips to call and the cards were tabled.
Jack Maskill:
Humberto Lopes Galindo:
It was a coin flip but Galindo took a huge lead on the flop with a set of nines. The on the turn locked up the pot for Galindo but the on the river gave him quads for good measure. The stacks were counted and it was Maskill who was at risk for just over 1,700,000 and Galindo had him slightly covered.
Luis Celso jammed for 195,000 from the cutoff and was called by Jan Bednar and Christopher Dowling from the blinds.
The flop checked through to the turn. Bednar check-called for 225,000, which brought in the river. Bednar then check-folded when Dowling sized up to 400,000.
Georgi Sandev put his last 1350,000 from the cutoff before Joachim Haraldstad made it 225,000 on his direct left. The blinds got out the way, and the cards were tabled.
Georgi Sandev:
Joachim Haraldstad:
Sandev had three immediate outs but could not pair his ace as the board ran out with the .
On Table 2, Gerard Cortes opened to 100,000 from the small blind and was called by Martin Stausholm from the big blind.
Stausholm called bets of 50,000 and 100,000 for the final board to show . Cortes then jammed as the bigger stack and Stausholm went into the tank.
While that hand took place, there was an all-in and a call on Table 1. Giedrius Breive put his last 460,000 from the small blind, and Georgi Sandev called on his direct left. The dealer told the players to keep their cards face down until there was a call of a fold from Satusholm, as he was still mulling over his options.
Back on Table 2, Stausholm found the call, and the cards were tabled. Stausholm had the for bottom pair but was eliminated as Cortes had the for two pair, eights and fours. Stausholm was the start-of-day chip leader but became one of first few to leave.
As that hand concluded, Sandev and Breive tabled their cards.
Giedrius Breive:
Georgi Sandev:
Sandev superior ace was enough to secure the pot and the bust out, as neither player connected on the runout.
As there was a pay jump between 18th and 17th place, but both players were eliminated simultaneously, it was declared that they would share their payouts equally.
Sunho Yoo limped in on the button and Pascal Heinrichs raised to 145,000 from the small blind. Lex Veldhuis stuck in his last 140,000 from the big blind and Yoo also called.
The flop fell and both players checked to the on the turn. Heinrichs led out with a bet of 205,000 on the turn and Yoo called to see the on the river.
Heinrichs fired out another bet of 200,000 and Yoo jammed all in. Heinrichs instantly called and both players turned over the same straight with and respectively. Veldhuis tabled and was eliminated in 19th place while the other two players chopped his bounty.
Marvin Ben Haim was down to just 490,000 chips and he pushed all in from under the gun. Jonathan Proudfoot asked for a count on the button and then re-shoved all in, forcing out the blinds.
Marvin Ben Haim:
Jonathan Proudfoot:
The flop came and Proudfoot's tens were still in the lead. The on the turn just missed Ben Haim and the on the river spelled the end for his tournament.