Byron Kaverman and Ben Heath built a pot of around 60,000 heading to the turn on a board of 6♣3♦K♥8♦ where Heath bet 41,000 from the big blind.
Kaverman called in the cutoff and the 9♣ fell on the river. Heath then moved all in and Kaverman quickly called for his last 68,000. Heath showed K♣J♠ for a pair of kings, but Kaverman had A♠K♦ and won the pot with his ace-kicker to double up.
Level: 13
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Michael Jozoff moved all in for 60,000 from the button and Byron Kaverman gave up the small blind. Stephen Chidwick, though, instantly flipped over his cards and called.
Michael Jozoff: 10♦9♦
Stephen Chidwick: J♠J♦
"I think it's a fold, actually. He didn't say it," Jozoff joked as he watched the 5♠K♠K♣4♠10♠ seal his elimination.
Heads-up on a flop of 2♦4♠5♣, Nikita Kuznetsov bet 7,000 from the hijack before Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 22,000 in the big blind. Kuznetsov called.
The turn was the J♥ and Kisacikoglu bet 25,000. Kuzetnsov again called and Kisacikoglu slowed down and checked the 4♥ river. Kuznetsov also checked and Kisacikoglu turned over 7♦5♦ for two pair.
Kuznetsov flung his cards into the muck and Kisacikoglu took down the pot.
Mike Watson raised to 13,000 from under the gun before Juan Pardo made it 37,000 to go from the hijack. The action folded back to Watson, who decided to put his opponent all in for 185,000 chips.
Pardo instantly called and both players tabled their cards.
Juan Pardo: A♣K♥
Mike Watson: 10♥10♣
Watson flopped a set on K♣10♠4♣, and the 5♥ turn eliminated all runner-runner possibilities for Pardo. The 3♥ river was dealt as a formality while Pardo said his goodbyes and headed to the exit.
Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 16,000 under the gun and Juan Pardo called on the button. Yulian Bogdanov then moved all in for 91,000 in the big blind, Thorel called, and Pardo folded.
Yulian Bogdanov: A♠Q♠
Jean-Noel Thorel: 9♣9♠
Bogdanov took the lead on the A♣5♣3♣ flop and the 8♦ turn left him one card away from a double up. The river, though, was the 6♣ and Thorel made a flush to win the pot and send Bogdanov to the rail.
Stephen Chidwick and Michael Jozoff were heads up on a turn of 10♠J♥2♠3♥. The pot amounted to 65,000 chips when Chidwick checked out of the small blind and Jozoff bet 75,000 from the hijack.
Chidwick tossed in a call and the Q♦ river was swiftly checked by both players. Chidwick showed down Q♥9♥ and his top pair was good enough to rake in the sizable pot. Jozoff took one last look at his cards and threw them into the muck.
Ben Heath limped in from early position, Vladimir Troyanovskiy limped the button, and Byron Kaverman came along from the small blind. Stephen Chidwick, though, moved all in from the big blind. Heath folded, Troyanovskiy called for his last 90,000, and Kaverman got out of the way.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: K♥Q♣
Stephen Chidwick: A♦8♦
Chidwick hit top pair on the A♣K♠J♣, while Troyanovskiy made a pair and a straight draw. The J♦ turn was no help to Troyanovskiy, while Chidwick improved to a full house on the J♥ river to send Troyanovskiy to the rail.
Meanwhile, Santhosh Suvarna was also seen leaving the tournament area.
Orpen Kisacikoglu bet 7,000 from early position on a flop of J♠6♠J♣ and Daniel Dvoress called in the small blind.
The turn was the 4♠ and Dvoress led out for 18,000. Kisacikoglu called to see the Q♥ river and Dvoress checked.
Kisacikoglu then moved all in for 72,000, sending Dvoress into the tank for a minute before he folded.
Atanas Malinov limped in from the small blind and Alex Kulev checked in the big blind. Malinov then made a minimum bet of 6,000 chips on the A♦2♣A♠ flop and Kulev called.
Malinov checked on the subsequent 8♥ turn, after which Kulev bet 15,000. Malinov made the call, leading to the A♣ river rolling off.
Malinov checked before Kulev tossed in 25,000 chips. Malinov then raised to 77,000, virtually being all in. Kulev used one time bank extension but decided on a fold in the end, surrendering the pot to his fellow countryman.
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