After some confusion, the floor staff has decided to send the tournament into hand-for-hand play, with the players now just one elimination away from the final table.
After some confusion, the floor staff has decided to send the tournament into hand-for-hand play, with the players now just one elimination away from the final table.
Anze Smajd raised to 160,000 from the hijack and faced a three-bet to 440,000 from Ravi Sheth on the button. Smajd responded with a four-bet shove, and Sheth called straight away, putting his 1,975,000 at risk.
Ravi Sheth: A♦K♥
Anze Smajd: Q♦J♦
Sheth stood up from his seat to watch the runout, hoping not to be the player who burst the final table bubble.
"I don't want two pair", Sheth said upon seeing the 10♦7♠A♠ flop.
The deck was forthcoming with his request, as the 3♠ turn and Q♥ river completed the board, ensuring Sheth a full double-up.
Manuel Fritz raised to 160,000 from the cutoff, and Danilo Velasevic jammed for around 1,380,000 from the button. Fritz got an exact count from the dealer before making the call to put Velasevic at risk.
Danilo Velasevic: A♠10♣
Manuel Fritz: 6♠6♥
Velasevic was in a flip with two overcards against Fritz's pocket sixes.
The 7♦9♠5♣ flop left Velasevic unimproved, before the 8♥ turn gave Fritz a straight. Velasevic needed a six or jack on the river to survive.
Neither arrived as the Q♣ completed the board, sending Velasevic to the rail in 11th place and bringing the Main Event to the final table bubble.
Ravi Sheth raised to 160,000 from the button, and Manuel Fritz defended from the big blind.
Fritz check-called a bet of 110,000 from Sheth on the 3♠5♦8♠ flop before leading out for 100,000 on the 6♠ turn. Sheth called.
Fritz led again on the 4♦ river, this time for 440,000, and Sheth quickly folded.
Weiran Pu moved all-in for 675,000 on the button, and Matthias Lipp called in the small blind, putting Pu at risk.
Weiran Pu: Q♦9♣
Matthias Lipp: 10♥10♣
The K♠6♦5♠7♥A♥ board offered no help to Pu, ending his Main Event just shy of the final table.
Raoul Kanme raised to 160,000 from the button, and Daniil Kiselev jammed for around 1,400,000 from the small blind. Kanme snap-called, putting Kiselev at risk.
Daniil Kiselev: A♠6♣
Raoul Kanme: Q♦Q♣
Kiselev was in rough shape and needed to find an ace to keep his tournament alive.
There was no assistance for Kiselev on the K♥J♥2♦7♦2♥ runout, meaning Kanme's queens held up and Kiselev was eliminated in 13th place.
Picking up the action in an already large pot, Fahredin Mustafov checked from the big blind on a 9♠Q♥4♠J♥ flop. The other player in the pot, Daniel Rezaei, bet 680,000 from the cutoff, which Mustafov called.
The 10♦ completed the board, bringing a four-liner to a straight. Mustafov checked once again, but this time folded when Rezaei fired another 1,250,000 into the pot.
Daniel Rezaei raised to 160,000 from the cutoff, and Matthias Lipp three-bet to 640,000 from the small blind. Rezaei came back with a four-bet to 1,450,000, which got Lipp to fold.
At the other table, Daniil Kiselev raised to 160,000 from the hijack, with Anze Smajd calling from the small blind and Italo Modena defending from the big blind.
All three checked the 3♠9♠Q♦ flop to see the 7♠ on the turn. Smajd led out for 350,000, and only Modena continued with a call.
Smajd fired another 300,000 on the 10♣ river, and after a few moments of thought, Modena raised to 925,000. Smajd used a time bank before folding, and Modena picked up the pot.
Level: 19
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000