Gary Thompson raised to 6,000 in the hijack and Dong Chen three-bet to 15,000 in the cutoff. It folded back to Thompson who announced all in and Chen called off his stack of under 100,000.
Dong Chen: A♥J♠
Gary Thompson: A♠K♣
The flop came Q♠9♠6♠ and Thompson maintained his edge even with the best flush draw. Chen was unable to find any help on the turn or river and was eliminated.
Dong Chen raised to 6,000 from under the gun and Ami Barer called on the button. They went heads-up to a flop of 5♥5♣2♦ where Chen started with a check. Bared tossed in a bet of 10,500 and Chen check-raised to 35,000 which Barer called.
The turn brought the 7♠ and Chen checked again. Barer counted out a bet of 16,500 and Chen gave up as he ditched his cards to the muck.
Ami Barer opened to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Quan Zhou on the button and Ivan Zhang in the big blind. The flop came A♠9♣5♦ and the action checked around to the 6♣ on the turn.
Barer fired out a delayed bet of 11,000 and Zhou raised to 26,000 which got Zhang out. Barer still called and the K♦ hit the river. Barer checked this time and Zhou knuckled the table as well. Barer turned over K♣8♣ for a pair of kings but Zhou held A♣10♥ for a pair of aces to scoop the pot.
Quan Zhou raised to 6,000 in middle position and Dominik Nitsche reraised to 28,000 in the small blind. Zhou called and the dealer spread the flop of A♥8♣7♠.
Nitsche led out with a bet of 21,000 and Zhou opted to send his cards to the muck, pushing Nitsche over starting stack for the first time this tournament, albeit on his second bullet.
Level: 6
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Marius Gierse opened to 5,500 from under the gun and was called by Ami Barer in middle position and Quan Zhou in the big blind. The flop came J♦8♦5♠ and Gierse continued with a bet of 8,000 which both Barer and Zhou called.
The 5♦ paired the board on the turn and Gierse announced another bet of 22,000. Barer still called but Zhou stepped aside. The 5♥ completed the board and Gierse slung in a bet of 100,000. Barer wasted little time before folding and Gierse raked in the pot.
Ivan Zhang raised to 5,500 on the button and was called by Ami Barer and Dong Chen in the blinds. The flop came 8♠5♣4♣ and the action checked to Zhang who continued with a bet of 16,000. Barer called and Chen got out of the way.
The turn brought the 9♦ and both players checked to the 4♥ on the river. Barer led out with a bet of 22,000 and Zhang quickly folded.
A few hands later, Marius Gierse made it 5,500 on the button and Barer called from the big blind. The flop fell A♦J♠3♣ and Barer check-called a bet of 4,000 from Gierse.
The A♥ paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the 7♦ on the river. Barer fired out a bet of 4,500 and Gierse let his hand go.
Marius Gierse just took his seat between Quan Zhou and Ivan Zhang with a fresh stack of 200,000 chips.
Just prior to the dinner break, Dominik Nitsche was seen leaving his seat with his short stack being passed to Ami Barer on his right.
Coming back from the break, only Ivan Zhang and Gary Thompson were in their seats when the cards were dealt. Zhang raised to 5,500 and Thompson three-bet to 18,000 from the small blind. Zhang four-bet shoved all in and Thompson called off his stack of around 80,000.
Gary Thompson: Q♥J♥
Ivan Zhang: A♣6♥
Zhang was currently out front but Thompson had two suited connectors with live cards. The board ran out 5♥5♣4♣8♣8♥ and Zhang's ace-high was enough to eliminate Thompson.
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