Scott Stewart got the count of everyone behind then just put in enough to set everyone in from the cutoff. Adrian Echave called on his left for around 780,000 and everyone else mucked.
Chris Johnson jammed for 1.1 million in the cutoff and Scott Baumstein put him at risk from the small blind with . Johnson had two overs with , and the was exactly what he was looking for. The brought a few more cards to fade but the was a safe river.
Down to what appeared to be 950,000, Joao Barbosa ended up all in and at risk with a pocket pair at one of the outer tables only for Farid Jattin to turn over the superior pocket pair.
Joao Barbosa:
Farid Jattin:
There was no help on the board and Barbosa was eliminated in 25th place. All remaining 24 hopefuls will now redraw to the final three tables.
Before the three table redraw took place, Pedro Padilha made it 160,000 to go from middle position and Martins Adeniya in the big blind moved all in for around 730,000, Padilha almost beat him into the pot.
Martins Adeniya:
Pedro Padilha:
The board came and Adeniya had to settle for 24th place and a payday of $126,000.
Over on the outer tables, Luigi Knoppers raised the button to 165,000 and Samuel Tsehai called in the big blind. The flop brought and Tsehai moved all in for 230,000, Knoppers called.
Samuel Tsehai:
Luigi Knoppers:
Tsehai was ahead with the kicker and that proved to be vital, as the turn and river ensured his double up.
Samuel Tsehai jammed on the button for 860,000. Louis Boutin needed a time bank in the big blind but opted to call for most of his own chips, showing . He was dominated by .
The flop brought Boutin a straight draw and there was no waiting as a hit the turn. The gave Tsehai only an inferior straight, and he hit the rail in 23rd.
Picking up the action on the turn, Scott Stewart bet 240,000 in the big blind and Talal Shakerchi called in the cutoff. The appeared on the river and Stewart quickly cut out a bet of 620,000 before sliding it forward. Shakerchi moved all in and Stewart asked for a rough count, which happened to be around 1.65 million. That was enough to force a fold from Stewart.
The very next hand on the same table, Luke Marsh opened to 170,000 and Griffin Benger jammed for 1,380,000, Marsh called instantly.
Griffin Benger:
Luke Marsh:
Marsh took the lead on the flop, but it was Benger that had reason to celebrate as soon as the turn guaranteed the double up. A meaningless came on the river and Benger doubled to an average stack.