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After a quick 15-minute break when the final table of nine was reached, players are now back in their seats to continue play. They'll forego the scheduled break that was to happen at the end of this level, as it's only five minutes away.
Now that this tournament is down to a final table of nine players, they've redrawn for seats. Here's a look at how they're seated.
Final Table Draw
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aymon Hata | 2,950,000 |
| 2 | Xuan Tan | 2,800,000 |
| 3 | Tianyuan Tang | 2,300,000 |
| 4 | Avraham Oziel | 1,850,000 |
| 5 | Yan Li | 2,650,000 |
| 6 | Fabrice Soulier | 950,000 |
| 7 | Yen Chen | 1,000,000 |
| 8 | Elliot Smith | 1,050,000 |
| 9 | Daniel Laidlaw | 700,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,950,000 | -350,000 |
|
2,800,000 | |
|
2,650,000 | -400,000 |
|
2,300,000 | 450,000 |
|
1,850,000 | -300,000 |
|
1,050,000 | 265,000 |
|
1,000,000 | -50,000 |
|
950,000 | -250,000 |
|
700,000 | -50,000 |
Action folded around to Xuan Tan in the small blind. Tan asked to see how many chips short-stacked Dong Guo had, Guo moved his chips in front of his cards, and the floor was called, thinking Guo's gesture was an aggressive action.
Guo stated that he was just trying to show what he had left. Tan made things easy by placing a stack of chips in the middle, signaling a raise worth more than Guo had behind.
Guo, who had just a couple big blinds, said "OK," and pushed his chips forward.
Guo: 
Tan: 
The board ran out 
and, with that, Guo was eliminated and an unofficial final table of nine has been set.
Guo received HK$291,300 for his 10th-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000 | 1,600,000 |
|
Busted |
There was a flop of 
on the table and Tianyuan Tang had checked to Avraham Oziel who had laid out a bet. Tang raised to 300,000 and Oziel fearlessly shoved all in.
After quite a bit of thought, Tang folded, giving Oziel the big pot and overtaking him in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,150,000 | 620,000 |
|
|
1,850,000 | -880,000 |
An open to 85,000 from Artem Metalidi was called by Aymon Hata. The flop came 
and Hata called another bet from Metalidi, this time for 100,000.
The 
introduced itself on the turn and Metalidi led once more for 275,000. Hata then shoved all in and Metalidi called, putting himself at risk.
Hata: 
Metalidi: 
Metalidi had flopped two pair but Hata caught up on the turn with a better two pair, needing only a six to stay alive, Metalidi found no help with the river of 
and hit the rail in 11th place, banking HK$291,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000 | 1,600,000 |
|
Busted |
Fabrice Soulier open-shoved preflop for 585,000 and Aymon Hata made the call one seat over.
Soulier: 
Hata:
Hata had Soulier dominated but as luck would have it, Soulier paired his ten on a 
board, fading an up-and-down straight and a queen to move over the million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000 | -600,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | 560,000 |
Dong Guo's open to 85,000 was met by a three-bet to 205,000 from Yan Li. Guo called and the two saw a flop of 
.
Things got quite frisky after. Li bet 300,000, Guo raised to 650,000, and Li three-bet jammed all-in putting herself at risk. Guo quickly made the call and was shown the bad news.
Li: 
Guo: 
Guo was in rough shape but the 
on the turn gave him a ton of outs. The river was a safe for Li and she leaped into the chip lead with a massive double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,050,000 | 1,250,000 |
|
|
750,000 | -1,500,000 |
Here are a few photos from Day 5's action early in the day, thanks to PokerStars photographer Neil Stoddart.
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
