Stephen Song opened to 300,000 from early position and was three-bet to 1,000,000 by Jiaming Zhao in middle position. Action folded back around to Song, who shoved for 6,700,000.
Zhao asked for a count and called all in for less to force a showdown.
Jiaming Zhao: A♠K♠
Stephen Song: A♣K♥
The 3♣J♦10♥9♥5♣ runout had no shenanigans and the pot was split.
The final table participants have been introduced and the cards are now back in the air with just over 20 minutes remaining in level 25 with the blinds at 75,000/150,000 and a 150,000 big blind ante.
The remaining nines players will take a short break while production sets up the final table.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiaming Zhao | China | 5,375,000 | 36 |
| 2 | Huawei Lin | China | 5,750,000 | 38 |
| 3 | Haitao Lei | China | 3,425,000 | 23 |
| 4 | James Mendoza | Philippines | 3,825,000 | 26 |
| 5 | Ivan Zhang | China | 4,325,000 | 29 |
| 6 | Patrik Demus | Hungary | 5,125,000 | 34 |
| 7 | Martin Nielsen | Faroe Islands | 3,350,000 | 22 |
| 8 | Marius Gierse | Germany | 9,875,000 | 66 |
| 9 | Stephen Song | United States | 6,700,000 | 45 |
Marius Gierse raised to 300,000 in the cutoff with K♠6♠ and Bin Leng three-bet shoved all in for 1,300,000 on the button. Martin Nielsen woke up with a premium in the big blind and reshoved all in for 1,600,000, forcing Gierse out of the hand.
Bin Leng: K♥Q♦
Martin Nielsen: J♠J♥
It turned out to be a coin flip between the two short stacks but it was Leng who was at risk. The flop fell 9♥8♥2♠ and Nielsen remained out front with his pair of jacks. The 2♥ on the turn gave Leng the best flush draw but the J♦ on the river improved Nielsen to a full house.
Leng was eliminated in 10th place, leaving the final nine players to gather at the final table. They will be taking a 40-minute production break and players will have a chance to grab some dinner before the final table commences.
Bin Leng raised to 325,000 from under the gun with A♦2♦ and Jiaming Zhao three-bet to 900,000 on his left 10♥10♦. The action folded back to Leng who mulled it over but ultimately decided to make the correct laydown.
The two players are trending in opposite directions as Zhao has surpassed five million in chips while Leng has slipped to the short stack out of the 10 remaining players.
Action folded around to the blinds, where James Mendoza limped from the small blind and Ivan Zhang checked his option in the big blind.
Both players checked on the 10♠7♦3♣ flop and then Mendoza led out for 225,000 on the 3♥ turn. Zhang responded with a raise to 525,000 and Mendoza called.
The Q♥ completed the board and action checked through. Mendoza showed A♥J♣ and Zhang revealed 10♣5♣ for tens-up to claim the pot.
Level: 25
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
The remaining 10 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Jiaming Zhao opened to 275,000 from under the gun and Bin Leng defended from the big blind. The flop fell Q♠J♣10♥ and Leng started with a check. Zhao bet 300,000 and Leng called off his stack of 290,000.
Bin Leng: K♥9♣
Jiaming Zhao: Q♥Q♦
Zhao flopped a set of queens but Leng flopped a king-high straight. The 9♠ on the turn was irrelevant and the 2♥ on the river bricked out, giving Leng a key double up.
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