Huawei Sun claimed a large pot with sheer aggression when he bet the river of a K♦4♥2♥3♠3♦ board for 17,000 into more than 20,000. His opponent tanked and nearly used a time bank extension before sending the cards to the muck. That pot boosted Sun to become one of the early chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
A fourth player had folded on the A♦10♣4♦4♣ turn and Lyle Julien then led the 7♥ river for 3,000. Monica Rosie raised to 6,000 and Wouter Van Der Merwe on the button verified the sizing before he called. Julien also came along and Rosie showed the A♣J♦.
Van Der Merwe had that beat with A♥Q♠ but Julien won the pot with A♠10♠ for aces and tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | |
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
29,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Four players limped in and Lee Thaver then squeezed to 1,700 from the small blind. Only Gavin Sardini called and Thaver fired a bet of 5,500 on the J♣10♦7♥ flop, which Sardini called.
Thaver bet another 17,000 on the A♥ turn with just 9,000 behind. Sardini tank-folded and was shown the Q♠Q♣ by his opponent, briefly exposing his J♥.
"Phew, that could have been a short day for me. I have to stay aggressive and fire again, the small blind is the chicken position," Thaver exclaimed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
41,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Rudolf Fourie has apparently folded one hand more than usual since sitting down (that would be one) and earned a pot with top pair of A♣9♥ versus second pair of K♠J♥.
"Ask him what the odds are of me folding!" Fourie joked to his opponent while pointing to Edgar Antezana.
Toran Tate also chipped up since entering lately and there are now up to 46 players registered across six tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
45,000 | |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Robert Cowley bet the A♥A♦3♦3♠ turn for 2,500 when checked to and then did so again for 5,000 on the 7♥ river. His opponent tank-folded and Cowley won the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
The brothers Mazor have entered the field along with several other notables and the field has reached more than 50 entries. Only one player has been eliminated so far and their chips belong to Gilbert Tin Fook from Mauritius, who busted the High Roller in 8th place earlier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000
100
|
100 |
Four ways to the K♥Q♣5♠ flop, the action checked around the the 6♥ turn saw Ashley Hira bet 700. Adam Gamsy folded while Eduarte Duarte and Huawei Sun called. Hira bet the 4♠ river for 1,500 and forced a fold from both opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
43,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
42,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
18,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Monica Rosie checked the 6♥2♠2♣J♥ turn and then called a bet of 3,200 by Eli Mazor for 3,200. Rosie checked again the 8♥ on the river and Mazor pushed all-in for 17,000 effective.
Rosie sigh-folded and Mazor asked "can I show her but nobody else?" He moved the cards towards the muck already but before collecting the pot, flashed the 5♠3♥ for a bluff while Rosie claimed to have folded pocket tens.
Down to a shorter stack, Rosie busted soon after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
Busted |
