On a flop Fabio Sperling check-called a bet of 15,000 from James Leary. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Sperling checked to Leary who nonchalantly threw out a 25,000 chip.
Sperling thought for a while before calling. Leary went to muck face down, but eventually turned over just in case it was good. It wasn't. Sperling showed for ace-high and took down the pot.
It's been a rollercoaster for Vishal Maini who has been up as high as 140,000 after his recent triple up, but found himself all in for around 45,000 against James Leary.
Maini held against Leary's . The board came and Maini was eliminated.
James Leary raised to 12,000 from under the gun. Ben Jackson called on the button and Nicholas Todd called in the small blind.
The flop came . Todd checked to Leary who continued for 15,000 and Jackson was the only caller. The turn was the and Leary bet 20,000, with Jackson calling quickly.
The river was the . Leary checked to Jackson who moved all in for 45,000. Leary snap-called with but was shown the for a rivered pair and Jackson doubled up.
Keith Johnson was left with around ten big blinds, and was eliminated shortly before the break, and with no further registrations during that break the tournament broke to three tables.
A short while after returning from their final break of the day, Andreas Olympios was eliminated.