Jason Wheeler raised to 475,000 from the hijack and was called by Vojtech Skalak in the big blind.
The flop came , Skalak checked and Wheeler continued with a bet of 425,000. Skalak counted his stack, smiled and then raised to 1,525,000, leaving himself behind with 150,000. Wheeler asked for a count and then three-bet to put Skalak all-in. Skalak snap-called.
Vojtech Skalak:
Jason Wheeler:
Wheeler had flopped top pair but was beat by the straight that Skalak had flopped.
The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river to double Skalak up.
Jack Sinclair raised to 425,000 from early position and was called by Alan King Lun Lau in the big blind.
They both checked through the [6ckh1c] on the flop and the on the turn to the on the river. Lau now checked once more, Sinclair bet 500,000 without much hesitation and Lau immediately folded.
From this level onwards, the shot clock is introduced into the tournament. Players now have 30 seconds to make their decisions once it's their turn. Six timebank cards worth 30 seconds each have been provided to all the players.
Once the final table has been reached, the remaining players will receive six more timebank cards each.
Victor Lucas had shoved all in for 2,490,000 in total from the under-the-gun position. A count was asked for by the player in mid-position. After tanking for a bit, he folded. Vojtech Skalak, sitting on the button asked the dealer to confirm the amount again. He looked at his own cards once more and then decided to also shove with the bigger stack. The players in the blinds quickly folded.
Victor Lucas:
Vojtech Skalak:
The board ran out to give Lucas the runner-runner flush for the double-up.