Seth Davies was in a heads-up pot against Aleksejs Ponakovs, who has proven to be one of the more aggressive players in the tournament, on a board of 
.
Davies checked from the cutoff and Ponakovs fired a bet of 200,000 from the button. Davies called. Davies checked again on the 
river and Ponakovs used a time bank before checking back.
It was surely the right move as Davies tabled 
for top pair to win the pot.
Level: 15
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
The remaining 14 players are going on a 75-minute dinner break and are due back at the tables around 8:55 p.m.
The action folded around to Sergio Aido on the button who shoved all in for 310,000, good enough for 15 big blinds. Isaac Haxton asked for a count in the small blind and then called.
Sergio Aido: 
Isaac Haxton: 
The flop came 
and Haxton paired the card he was looking for with the ace on the flop. The 
and 
runout could not save Aido who was bounced from the tournament.
Aleksejs Ponakovs opened from middle position and Adrian Mateos defended from the big blind.
Mateos checked on the flop of 
and Ponakovs bet 55,000. Mateos called. Mateos checked again on the turn and Ponakovs bet 100,000. Mateos again called.
Mateos checked again on the 
river and Ponakovs used a time bank before betting 370,000 with just a few chips behind. Mateos went deep into the tank and burned through four of his time banks.
"Pffff," Mateos said as he ran his fingers through his hair before eventually folding.
"Show," Mateos asked Ponakovs, who proceeded to turn over 
for an ace-high bluff with the nut flush blocker.
Orpen Kisacikoglu raised it up from early position and Mike Watson three-bet from the small blind. With the action back on Kisacikoglu, he four-bet shoved all in for around 600,000. Watson quickly called and had Kisacikoglu at risk.
Orpen Kisacikoglu: 
Mike Watson:
The flop of 
left Watson comfortably in the lead with his pocket queens. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river sent Kisacikoglu to the rail just before the dinner break.
Adrian Mateos opened from the hijack and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet on the button. Mateos called.
Mateos checked on the 
flop and Ponakovs bet 120,000. Mateos called. Mateos checked again on the 
turn and Ponakovs checked back.
The 
river completed the board and Mateos led all in with Ponakovs well-covered. Ponakovs quickly laid it down.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Henrik Hecklen | 504,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 2 | Juan Pardo | 1,075,000 | 54 |
| 1 | 3 | Stephen Chidwick | 820,000 | 41 |
| 1 | 4 | Justin Bonomo | 850,000 | 43 |
| 1 | 5 | Timothy Adams | 430,000 | 22 |
| 1 | 6 | Ben Heath | 555,000 | 28 |
| 1 | 7 | Sergio Aido | 310,000 | 16 |
| 1 | 8 | Isaac Haxton | 540,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 1 | Jean-Noel Thorel | 950,000 | 48 |
| 2 | 2 | Daniel Dvoress | 620,000 | 31 |
| 2 | 3 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | 570,000 | 29 |
| 2 | 4 | Adrian Mateos | 1,600,000 | 80 |
| 2 | 5 | Seth Davies | 610,000 | 31 |
| 2 | 6 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | 850,000 | 43 |
| 2 | 7 | Chris Brewer | 715,000 | 36 |
| 2 | 8 | Mike Watson | 1,000,000 | 50 |
Byron Kaverman was in the hijack and had committed most of his stack preflop against Orpen Kisacikoglu as the flop landed 
.
Kisacikoglu led out for 20,000 on the flop and Kaverman gave it some thought before calling off with less.
"Do you have a king? It feels like a king," he said.
Byron Kaverman: 
Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Kaverman was in front but the board then proceeded to run out 
to give Kisacikoglu the best hand and for Kaverman to fall on the two-table bubble.
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 40,000 in the cutoff and was called by Adrian Mateos on the button and Sergio Aido in the big blind. The flop came 
and Ponakovs continued with a bet of 75,000 which only Mateos called.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the on the river. Ponakovs checked once more and Mateos reached for a bet of 210,000. Ponakovs let his hand go and the pot was awarded to Mateos.
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