Before the flop, Tom Dwan called a raise to 70,000 before Richard Yong moved all in on the button for 565,000. Action folded back to Dwan who called after some time.
Tom Dwan: 
Richard Yong: 
The board ran out 
and Yong earned himself a double up with a better two pair than Dwan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
On a flop of 
, Richard Yong checked with 
and Xuan Tan fired 50,000 with 
. Tom Dwan flopped the bottom two pair on the button and he called with his 
. Yong came along and Dwan hit a boat on the 
turn.
Tan, however, fired another shell, making it 140,000. Dwan kept calling and Yong escaped.
The river was the 
and Dwan finished with quads. Tan was still trying to steal the pot, firing 450,000. He had no chance against Dwan who raised and Tan's bluff was finally over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
1,100,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
On a flop of 
and Peter Jetten put out a bet of 50,000 holding for a straight. Andrew Robl then raised to 175,000 with 
for a set . Jetten then moved all in and Robl quickly called.
The turn was the 
and the river was the and the board didn't pair for Robl, and that meant that Jetten would double up with his straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
-630,000
|
-630,000 |
|
1,194,000
314,000
|
314,000 |
Three-way to the 
flop, Tom Dwan led out 50,000 to the pot with and Xuan Tan raised to 210,000 with 
, forcing a fold from Cary Katz who had rags.
Dwan called with his big draw and binked 
on the turn, improving to a flush at the same time when Tan spiked a straight.
Dwan led out 300,000 and Tan called. The hit the river and Dwan blasted 575,000 and Tan thought for over a minute. Then he was able to lay his hand down and save his stack from further damage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
|
2,000,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
With 
on the table and around 900,000 in the pot, Mikita Badziakouski shoved on Phil Ivey for 840,000 effective. Ivey tanked for over two minutes, burning four of his time extensions. Then he finally called to find himself ahead.
Badziakouski:
Ivey:
Badziakouski sighed but the river gave him a jack-high straight and he sent Ivey to the rail in a large pot that helped him eclipse 3 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
With about 115,000 in the pot on a board showing Peter Jetten was first to act. He put out a bet of 40,000. Wai Kin Yong was next to act and he raised, making it 155,000. Tom Dwan was on the button and he raised as well, putting in a three-bet to 1,000,000, enough to cover both players. Jetten folded and Yong dropped into the tank. He thought through multiple time banks before deciding to call.
Tom Dwan: 
Wai Kin Yong:
Dwan had a straight but still needed to fade a board pair in order to seal the deal. He did so as the dropped on the river and that would earn him the pot, putting him over 2,500,000. Yong, on the other hand, was eliminated from the tournament, bringing the field down to two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,520,000
895,000
|
895,000 |
|
Busted |
Xuan Tan raised to 60,000 with in the hijack, earning two callers in Richard Yong with and Cary Katz with 
.
The flop saw Tan shove and Yong called for his last 265,000.
The landed on the turn and the river improved Yong's hand into nut flush. He collected the pot, doubling to 720,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000 | |
|
720,000
-92,000
|
-92,000 |
There was roughly 190,000 in the middle of the table on a board of 
and Wai Kin Yong checked over to Andrew Robl who was on the button. Robl put out a bet of 150,000 and Yong thought for a bit before moving all in with a covering stack. Robl snap called and Yong let out a groan.
Wai Kin Yong:
Andrew Robl:
Robl flopped a straight and that left Yong drawing to the three remaining nines to make a better straight. The turn was the and the river was the and Robl faded to earn a double up to nearly two million chips while Yong dropped under a million.
"Why you double him up!?" Phua said, laughing at Yong's mistake.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,930,000
1,205,000
|
1,205,000 |
|
|
750,000
-975,000
|
-975,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 10,000
Paul Phua limped, as did Tom Dwan, Peter Jetten and Andrew Robl. Wai Kin Yong checked his option on the button.
The flop was and Dwan led out with a bet of 60,000. Robl and Jetten folded but Yong called. Phua thought for a bit, then folded as well.
The turn was the and Dwan continued, putting out a bet of 150,000. Yong called once more.
Both players checked on the river. Dwan showed down but it was no good as Yong held 
for a better pair.
"Huh?" Dwan said incredulously upon seeing the hand.
"You guys make me fold the best hand!" Phua said laughing.
"I think we all folded the best hand," Robl said laughing as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,725,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
|
1,625,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
