Action folded around to Rama Prema in the small blind, who moved all in for around 3,800,000, covering Yang Zhang's remaining 1,250,000.
Zhang tank-called, and the players went to showdown.
Yang Zhang: K♥6♦
Rama Prema: J♠8♦
It was a fair fight, with Zhang just ahead.
The K♣5♣A♠ flop saw Zhang improve to a pair of kings, and the 3♣ turn and 2♠ river secured him the double.
Level: 31
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
With the PokerStars Live League reaching its final two stops, David Docherty finds himself perfectly positioned for a late surge.
Just EPT Prague and PokerStars Open Cannes remain, not just for Docherty to overtake Steinn Thanh Du Karlsson at the top of the Low tier, but also there are winners to be crowned in the Medium and High tiers as well.
The remaining 18 players have been sent on their last 15-minute break of the night.
When they return, two more 60-minute levels will be played before Day 3 wraps up.
Yang Zhang opened to 250,000 from the cutoff and Shmuel Goldenberg three-bet to 2,050,000 from the small blind. Grzegorz Kozieja moved all in for his remaining 1,350,000 and Zhang folded.
Grzegorz Kozieja: J♥J♠
Shmuel Goldenberg:A♦4♦
Kozieja was ahead, and the 5♥10♣9♠ flop was still good for him.
He held on the 6♣ turn and 2♥ river to secure a double-up.
Scott Margereson raised to 250,000 in the hijack and Mahersh Selvakumaran called in the big blind.
Margereson continued for 175,000 on the 10♠2♠9♣ flop and Selvakumaran called. The turn was the 7♦ and Selvakumaran led out for 275,000.
Margereson then moved all in for 1,700,000, and Selvakumaran quickly folded.
Adrian Ziemichod open-raised to 250,000 as first to act. Mahersh Selvakumaran defended his big blind, then led out for 175,000 on the 6♥7♥5♦ flop.
Ziemichod called to the A♣ turn, which both players checked. The J♦ river saw Selvakumaran place a hefty over-bet of 1,250,000, sending Ziemichod into the tank.
Eventually, the clock was called, and Ziemichod folded his hand near the end of his 30-second countdown.
Ivan Poroliev opened from under the gun and Lulei Hu three-bet to 675,000 on the button. Poroliev called, and the players went to the flop.
Poroliev checked the 8♣6♠2♣ flop and Hu bet 475,000. Poroliev raised to 1,375,000 which sent Hu into the tank.
He counted out the call from his stack, but never moved it across the line. The clock was called and he mucked his hand, leaving Poroliev to take the pot without showdown.
Scott Margereson raised to 250,000 under the gun before Mahersh Selvakumaran three-bet to 1,050,000 in the small blind. Margereson called, and they saw a flop of J♦10♠2♠.
Selvakumaran checked to Margereson, who bet 600,000. Selvakumaran called, and they both checked the 6♥ turn.
The river was the Q♣ and Selvakumaran bet 1,700,000. Margereson took around 30 seconds before folding.
"Never ace-king," Yulian Bogdanov said to Selvakumaran.
"Show a five," Matthias Auer added, and while Selvakumaran didn't reveal a five, he did flip over the 7♠ as he raked in the pot.
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