Vincent Sanchez raised to 240,000 from early position and Steve Watts made the call. Declan Rice moved all in from the big blind for 1,785,000 chips and Sanchez called. Watts shook his head and mucked his hand and two players flipped their cards, with Rice at risk of elimination.
Declan Rice:
Vincent Sanchez:
Rice had the pocket aces, leaving Sanchez far behind. The board ran out . Rice managed to fade a nine and doubled up to stay in the game.
The pots that are being played have all been very small, as players are eager to make the final table.
The one significant one that did happen involved Vincent Sanchez and Benny Glaser in a blind-on-blind battle. Sanchez had raised his small blind to 460,000, which Glaser called in the big blind after thinking for a good while.
The flop fell and Sanchez fired a continuation-bet for 600,000. Glaser obliged with a call and the turn graced the eyes of everyone. Sanchez slowed down and checked and Glaser followed suit.
The paired the board on the river and that caused Sanchez to bet 800,000. Glaser mulled it over for a while before putting in the call, immediately being shown the of Sanchez, who had slowplayed his two pair on the turn.
Glaser only showed his , which was not enough to win him a part of this pot.
Over at the featured table, Henri Ojala pushed his final 1,535,000 chips in the middle from middle position after an under the gun raise from Jamie Wynne.
The action folded back to Wynne, who asked for a count and called as soon as he received the correct number. The cards went face-up and a classic flip was revealed.
Henri Ojala:
Jamie Wynne:
With Ojala at risk, the flop came . Flopping a pair, Ojala sprung in the lead. The turn and river did not improve Wynne's hand, who had to hand some chips over to the side of Ojala
Play has just entered Level 32, which will be the final level of this 15-hour day. All players remaining at the end of the level will bag their chips and come back tomorrow.
Thomas Murphy opened the action from under the gun with a minimum raise to 320,000. It folded to Benny Glaser in the small blind, who moved his 1,825,000 stack in the middle. Murphy got an exact count before he put in the call, putting Glaser at risk.
Benny Glaser:
Thomas Murphy:
Glaser found the aces at a crucial time, and he faded the turned gutshot on the runout. He doubled up with only a few more hands left in the day, while Murphy was left short-stacked.
David Docherty raised and Thomas Murphy moved all in for around 1,300,000. Docherty made the call and players flipped their cards, with Docherty the player at risk.
David Docherty:
Thomas Murphy:
The board ran out . Both players hit two pairs, Murphy winning the pot with his pair of aces and pair of queens to give him the double with just a few minutes remaining in the tournament.