The flop was and Liu took the lead with a set of nines. The turn was the and the river was the . Wood was crippled as his stack slipped to 5,000. Liu's stack jumped to 120,000.
Peter Aristidou moved all in for 44,000 from middle position and Shane Pickering called. Aristidou turned over the and wasn't too happy to see Pickering's . The board came and Aristidou was eliminated.
Paul Gianfriddo moved all in for 55,000 from the button and Antonio Casale called off his remaining 27,000 from the small blind. Gianfriddo turned over and was in a race situation with Casale's . The flop was , pairing Casale's ace, but the spiked on the turn making Gianfriddo's set. The river was the and Gianfriddo dragged the 95,000 pot while Casale hit the rail.
Simon Bismark has taken over the chiplead after his Big Slick held up against a player that open-shoved with A-2. Bismark has increased his stack to 225,000.