Ping Liu opened to 35,000 in middle position and Timothy Rutherford defended in the big blind.
Rutherford checked on the flop of Q♥3♦5♣ and Liu continued for 30,000. Rutherford called. Rutherford checked again on the 8♥ turn and Liu checked back.
Rutherford led out for 20,000 on the Q♣ river and Liu raised to 140,000. Rutherford called. Liu showed A♣J♠ for ace-high and Rutherford tabled 7♣5♥ to win the pot with a pair of fives.
The final 42 players have been sent on a their last 20-minute break of the night.
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Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Benny Chen raised to 170,000 from the cutoff with only 20,000 behind and Joshua Suyat called in the small blind.
The dealer fanned out the J♣6♣3♠ flop, Chen put in his remaining 20,000, and Suyat called.
Benny Chen: A♥7♦
Joshua Suyat: A♦A♣
Chen was in rough shape, but the 5♣ turn gave a bit of hope, and the 4♠ river gave him a straight for the unlikely double.
With roughly 500,000 in the middle on the turn of a K♣7♣2♠A♥ board, Joe Tehan bet 180,000 in the small blind, and Aaron Massey called in middle position.
The 10♣ river was checked through and Massey tabled A♦K♠ to claim the pot with aces and kings.
Action folded to Parker Talbot in the small blind who raised to 70,000. Liran Betito was in the big blind and after checking his cards, decided to jam for 680,000. Talbot didn't seem to love it but did make the call to set up a runout with Betito at risk.
Liran Betito: A♦Q♦
Parker Talbot: A♣J♠
The board ran out 9♦6♥8♥K♠7♥, keeping Betito in the lead for the full double as Talbot is left with right at 10 big blinds.
Talbot would get the remainder of his stack in just a few hands later and bust to be the last PokerStars Ambassador standing.
Aditya Prasetyo raised to 40,000 from under the gun and [Removed:528] three-bet to 125,000 in the hijack. Action folded back to Praseto who four-bet jammed for 600,000, and [Removed:529] called.
Aditya Prasetyo: Q♥Q♣
[Removed:528]: J♦J♣
The board ran out K♦6♣3♣10♠A♠ and the ladies stayed in front to secure Prasetyo's double.
The tournament clock has been paused and the dealers have been instructed to deal three more hands before the players can bag and tag their chips for Day 3.
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