Mikita Badziakouski raised to 200,000 on the button with 
. Chan Wai Leong was on the button with 
and he moved all in from the small blind. Sam Greenwood was in the big blind with 
and he folded after giving it some thought. Badziakouski folded though, so Chan took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000 | 165,000 |
Richard Yong raised under the gun to 175,000. with 
Sam Greenwood was in the big blind and he just called with 
.
The flop 
and Greenwood checked. Yong moved all in and Greenwood promptly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | 290,000 |
|
590,000 | -190,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,325,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
2,435,000 | -365,000 |
|
|
2,210,000 | |
|
|
780,000 | -90,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Players have been sent on a short break.
Richard Yong opened with a raise to 135,000 from the button holding 
and Mikita Badziakouski three-bet from the small blind holding 
making it 405,000. Action folded back to Yong and he moved all in for a bit over 1,600,000. Badziakouski sighed then folded, allowing Yong to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,300,000 | -400,000 |
|
|
2,210,000 | 610,000 |
Under the gun, Mikita Badziakouski made it 120,000 with 
and Chan Wai Leong flatted 
on the button. Sam Greenwood peeled 
in the small blind but he decided to lay his hand down.
The flop of 
missed both hands but both players had some backdoor draws. Badziakouski continued with a large 300,000-bet and Chan gave up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,700,000 | 300,000 |
Sam Greenwood raised to 150,000 with 
on the button and Mikita Badziakouski called in the big blind with 
.
The 
flop looked to be absolutely horrifying for Greenwood but he checked back.
Greenwood improved on the 
turn but he was drawing to just four cards to finish with the best hand. Badziakouski overbet the pot, firing 500,000 and Greenwood called.
The river was a blank and Badziakouski slid in a pot-sized bet. Greenwood called to see the bad news and Badziakouski increased his huge lead, vaulting to 8.4 million. Greenwood's stack dwindled to 870,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,400,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
|
870,000 | -1,830,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski raised to 120,000 from under the gun with 
and Jason Koon three-bet to 410,000 from the small blind holding 
. Badziakouski called.
The flop was 
and Koon led out for 230,000. Badziakouski moved all in with a covering stack for about 1,845,000 effective. Koon thought for a bit then called.
The turn was the changing nothing and the river was the 
. That meant that Badziakouski would take down the pot with his seven kicker and Koon would be eliminated in 5th place. For his run, Koon will take down HK$8,470,000 or about USD $1,080,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,400,000 | 2,600,000 |
|
Busted |
Mikita Badziakouski completed with 
and Chan Wai Leong checked his options with .
Badziakouski had his opponent crushed on the 
flop and he bet 60,000. Chan, however, floated and they went to the turn where Badziakouski barrelled for 175,000. Chan raised to 525,000 and Badziakouski used full 30 seconds before making the call.
The river came down 
and Badziakouski tossed in a blocking bet of 200,000. Chan burned a timebank and then finished his bluff, moving all in to cover Badziakouski's remaining 1,000,000.
Badziakouski took off his sunglasses and started processing his decision. He grabbed his timebanks chips and shuffled them a few times. Then he double-checked his hand. He took the maximum time he could, burning all of his extensions. But it paid off as he finally convinced himself to pull off a big call for his tournament life.
Chan wanted to muck his hand but both hands had to be tabled to accommodate the all-in showdown rule. Badziakouski scored a big double to move to 3.8 million while Chan dropped to 2.8 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000 | 2,105,000 |
|
|
2,800,000 | -2,480,000 |
