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Dan Smith raised to 10,000 in the cutoff and Theo Degrave called in the big blind.
The flop came 8♣2♦5♥ and Smith continued for 16,000. Degrave called and the 5♠ fell on the turn.
Degrave then led out for 16,000 and Smith called. The river was the 5♦ and Degrave checked.
Smith moved all in and Degrave tanked for a moment before calling for his last 100,000. Smith turned over J♣J♦ for a full house, while Degrave tossed 10♠8♦ into the muck on his way to the exit.
At the same time at another table, Osman Aksu moved all in for around 180,000 from early position on a flop of 10♥Q♥4♥ and Natan Chauskin put him at risk from the cutoff.
Osman Aksu: 8♥8♦ 
Natan Chauskin: K♣K♦
Chauskin was ahead with his kings but needed to dodge Aksu's flush draw. The 6♦ turn was safe, while the 3♦ secured the massive pot for Chauskin and catapulted him into contention for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
476,000
|
476,000 |
|
730,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Cecile Ticherfatine opened to 10,000 from the cutoff and was called by Andriy Lyubovetskiy and Rania Nasreddine from the blinds.
Action checked to Ticherfatine on the K♣Q♥5♦ flop, who continued for 12,000. Lyubovetskiy called and then Nasreddine raised to 50,000. Ticherfatine quickly jammed for a little bit more, folding out Lyubovetskiy. Nasreddine put in the extra few chips.
Cecile Ticherfatine: K♠K♥
Rania Nasreddine:K♦Q♠
It was top set versus top two, which left Nasreddine to running quads. Ticherfatine sealed the check-mark on the 5♠ turn and raked in the double up after the 9♦ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
315,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
175,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
The remaining 118 players are on the first 20-minute break of the day.
Level 16 Highlights
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
902,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
780,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
750,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
725,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
673,000
278,000
|
278,000 |
|
635,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
625,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
625,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
615,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
601,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
590,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
550,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
515,000
297,000
|
297,000 |
|
|
507,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
496,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
490,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
485,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
475,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
465,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
460,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
458,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
444,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
440,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
435,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
420,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Three-handed on a board of K♥4♠K♣Q♣, Bastien May bet 30,000 from under the gun and Jamil Wakil called on the button, while small blind Aaron Olechnowicz got out of the way.
The river was the 8♣ and May bet 110,000. Wakil then moved all in and May snap-called for around 380,000.
Wakil turned over K♦8♦ for a rivered full house and May tossed Q♠Q♥ into the muck for a beaten full house as Wakil raked in the massive pot, becoming the first player to cross the 1,000,000 chip milestone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000
477,000
|
477,000 |
|
370,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Cards were on their backs and Sebastian Malec was all-in and at risk versus Eros Calderone.
Sebastian Malec: A♣K♥
Eros Calderone: Q♥9♥
Malec's ace-high was ahead, and remained so after the 10♠4♦2♠3♦6♥ runout, sending him a timely double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
635,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
||
|
355,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
|
||
Emika Senda open-jammed for 68,000 from early position and was called by Natan Chauskin from the hijack.
Emika Senda: 6♥6♦
Natan Chauskin: A♠Q♣
Chauskin took the lead on the A♣K♥2♥ flop and remained ahead following the 9♥ turn. Senda, with eleven outs after picking up a flush draw, had a bit of hope, but that soon evaporated after the 9♦ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
990,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
Busted |
Hrayr Grigoryan moved all in for his last 50,000 from early position and Silviu Baltateanu called in the hijack.
Hrayr Grigoryan: K♠Q♦
Silviu Baltateanu: Q♠Q♣
Grigoryan needed help as Baltateanu turned over a pair of queens, but none arrived on the 8♣4♦7♣10♦3♦ board and Balteatanu sent him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
Busted |
