Within quick succession, both Phil Ivey and Pratyush Buddiga doubled up over on table three.
Ivey got his stack of 196,000 in preflop in a battle of the blinds with Erik Seidel.
Phil Ivey:
Erik Seidel:
The board ran out and Ivey rivered a nine to stay in.
Soon after, Buddiga and Jack Salter were at it preflop, and it was a flip for Buddiga's tournament life and the remaining 279,000 chips.
Pratyush Buddiga:
Jack Salter:
The flop came and Salter asked for spades. That hope was already destroyed on the turn, and Salter needed one of the remaining two nines in the deck in order to avoid a setback. It was the that fell on the river and Salter's stack was halved.
Sergio Aido raised to 25,000 and Elton Tsang three-bet to 65,000 from one seat over. The action folded back to Aido, and the Spaniard four-bet to 192,000 in order to force a fold.
Over on table one, Wai Kin Yong raised to 25,000 and called the three-bet to Koray Aldemir from one seat over in the cutoff, who made it 51,000 to go. Both players checked down the board of and Yong showed for a backdoor straight.
Mustapha Kanit arrived for the day in a very colorful shirt, but it didn't bring him any luck. The Italian was never able to spin up the stack and then three-bet shoved for just 88,000 out of the cutoff. Initial raiser Dan Cates, who had raised to 20,000 from under the gun, glanced up to the other side of the table while enjoying a massage, asked for the count.
After being called, Kanit turned over his cards and Cates asked "is that kings?" when he could barely spot the cards. Kanit only had though. "Oh, king jack, I am ahead then," Cates added and rolled over his .
Erik Seidel open-shoved for his last 94,000 from the button and Phil Ivey called.
Erik Seidel:
Phil Ivey:
The board ran out and Seidel doubled with a full house.
Hand 2
Soon after, Ivey raised the button and Peter Chan three-bet to 70,000 out of the small blind. Ivey shoved for 334,000 and Chan carefully checked his stack before folding.
Hand 3
In the last hand before the break, Ivey raised from the cutoff and John Juanda defended the big blind. Juanda ended up check-calling all streets for 20,000 on the flop, for 55,000 on the turn and another 150,000 on the river. Ivey flashed ¢Ad,Ac] for top set and Juanda mucked the .
Coming back from the break, Benjamin Wu only had 120,000 left and was in the big blind. Devan Tang open-shoved from the small blind and Wu double-checked his cards. "Oh damn," Tang said before the cards were flipped over.
Benjamin Wu:
Devan Tang:
The flop fell and Tang showed no reaction, then realized what had just happened as the fell on the turn with a "oh shit". Tang asked for a six to ensure a split pot, but a blank river was a blank to eliminate Wu with a bad beat story to tell.
Peter Chan raised to 26,000 from under the gun and John Juanda moved all in for his last 81,000 in the cutoff. Erik Seidel reshoved from the small blind and Chan called to put two opponents at risk of elimination.
John Juanda:
Erik Seidel:
Peter Chan:
"Nobody has hearts, come on," Juanda said and he got a sweat on the flop. The turn gave him a flush, and he said "don't do it," as a paired board would have improved Seidel to a full house and a queen would give Chan the nut straight. A blank river completed the board and Phil Ivey said a dry "you came in third" to Chan.
Juanda tripled up, while Seidel doubled through Chan for 158,000 after having paid off Juanda.
Sergio Aido dropped below one million in chips while Daniel Colman and Bryn Kenney built their stacks significantly. Kenney just opened twice to 26,000, he claimed the blinds and antes first before folding to Aido's three-bet of 85,000.
The next hand, Paul Phua opened to 30,000 from under the gun and Colman called in the big blind. The flop came and Colman check-folded to a small continuation bet.
Peter Chan opened to 26,000 from the button and John Juanda pushed from the small blind. Chan asked for a count and the shove was for 196,000, which Chan called.
John Juanda:
Peter Chan:
The flop of was bad news for Juanda, as Chan had found the nut straight. Then, the turn made things spicy again as a queen or king would give Juanda a full house. It was the on the river that ensured a split pot and Chan smiled and said "I feared the king, so it could have been worse."
There are still 17 players remaining, a redraw will take place after the next elimination. The other short stack is Yu Liang with a similar stack as Juanda, same applies for Jack Salter at the same table.
and Ivey rivered a nine to stay in.
and Salter asked for spades. That hope was already destroyed on the 
turn, and Salter needed one of the remaining two nines in the deck in order to avoid a setback. It was the 
that fell on the river and Salter's stack was halved.
and Yong showed 
though. "Oh, king jack, I am ahead then," Cates added and rolled over his 
.
and Kanit headed to the rail.
and Seidel doubled with a full house.
river. Ivey flashed ¢Ad,Ac] for top set and Juanda mucked the 
and Tang showed no reaction, then realized what had just happened as the 
turn gave him a flush, and he said "don't do it," as a paired board would have improved Seidel to a full house and a queen would give Chan the nut straight. A blank 
