Break
The players are now on a 15-minute break.
The players are now on a 15-minute break.
Igor Kurganov was all in for 70,000 while in the big blind, with Vivek Rajkumar having raised to 225,000 from the hijack with .
Kurganov held and needed to improve to avoid elimination.
The flop didn't see Kurganov take the lead, but did increase his outs to the straight draw.
The turn was a safe card for Rajkumar and Kurganov watched on as the river sealed his fate.
Kurganov was eliminated on the money-bubble in 12th place, meaning the remaining 11 players were guaranteed a minimum cash worth £1,100,000.
The players will now go on a short break before the action resumes.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vivek Rajkumar
|
16,400,000 | 720,000 |
Stephen Chidwick
|
10,365,000 | 950,000 |
Aaron Zang | 6,205,000 | -250,000 |
Alfred DeCarolis | 5,670,000 | -700,000 |
Dan Smith
|
3,960,000 | -450,000 |
Wai Leong Chan | 2,960,000 | -50,000 |
Bill Perkins | 2,560,000 | -40,000 |
Timothy Adams
|
1,805,000 | -250,000 |
Bryn Kenney
|
1,475,000 | |
Winfred Yu | 980,000 | -250,000 |
Igor Kurganov
|
Busted |
Igor Kurganov opened to 1,300,000 from the hijack and Bill Perkins called all in for 1,155,000. The two tabled their hands and the start of the day chipleader was at risk of elimination.
Bill Perkins:
Igor Kurganov:
The flop came down and Perkins took a commanding lead with his set of jacks. The dealer burned and turned one of the best cards in the deck for Kurganov as the hit the felt.
The crowd lit up with excitement as Kurganov now had a lot of outs to knock Perkins out on the bubble. Unfortunately for Kurganov, the landed as a river card. Perkins scooped in the pot for a complete double, leaving Kurganov with crumbs.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bill Perkins | 2,600,000 | 1,445,000 |
Igor Kurganov
|
170,000 | -995,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vivek Rajkumar
|
15,680,000 | 1,280,000 |
Stephen Chidwick
|
9,415,000 | 15,000 |
Aaron Zang | 6,455,000 | 855,000 |
Alfred DeCarolis | 6,370,000 | 2,180,000 |
Dan Smith
|
4,410,000 | 1,100,000 |
Wai Leong Chan | 3,010,000 | -790,000 |
Timothy Adams
|
2,055,000 | -985,000 |
Chin Wei Lim | 1,885,000 | -850,000 |
Bryn Kenney
|
1,475,000 | -925,000 |
Winfred Yu | 1,230,000 | -500,000 |
Igor Kurganov
|
1,165,000 | -335,000 |
Bill Perkins | 1,155,000 | -1,755,000 |
Vivek Rajkumar raised to 225,000 from the hijack with , and Igor Kurganov defended his big blind with .
The flop fell , and Kurganov check-called a 180,000 bet before the hit the turn.
Kurganov checked, Rajkumar bet 500,000, and the Russian player folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vivek Rajkumar
|
14,400,000 | 100,000 |
Igor Kurganov
|
1,500,000 | -585,000 |
Stephen Chidwick opened to 400,000 from the small blind and Wai Leong Chan defended his big blind. Chidwick led out for 300,000, Chan called and the peeled off as a turn card.
Chidwick bet 500,000 and Chan called to the river card. Chidwick bet 1,700,000 and Chan folded, sending another healthy-sized pot to Chidwick.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Chidwick
|
9,400,000 | 1,100,000 |
Wai Leong Chan | 3,800,000 | -1,845,000 |
Timothy Adams raised to 275,000 from early position with , and Christoph Vogelsang moved all in for 1,670,000 from the small blind with .
Stephen Chidwick looked down at in the big blind and asked for a count before he moved all in for 6,000,000. Adams quickly folded, and the cards were turned on their backs.
Chidwick held the significant advantage and kept his lead despite Vogelsang pairing his jack on the flop. The turn and river were no help to the German player, and he departed from the Triton stage.
The action will now be hand-for-hand with 12 players remaining and 11 places paid.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Chidwick
|
8,300,000 | 2,435,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang | Busted |
Wai Leong Chan opened to 250,000 from early position and Christoph Vogelsang defended his big blind. The dealer spread out , Vogelsang checked to Chan who bet 100,000.
Vogelsang check-called and an landed on the turn. Action checked to Chan, he bet 400,000 and Vogelsang put his total stack of 415,000 into the middle, Chan called.
Christoph Vogelsang:
Wai Leong Chan:
The completed the board and Vogelsang held on for a double up through
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Wai Leong Chan | 5,100,000 | -545,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang | 1,700,000 | 840,000 |
On a flop, Chin Wei Lim checked from the big blind with . Nick Petrangelo bet 250,000 with from early position and Vivek Rajkumar raised to 650,000 from the cutoff with .
Petrangelo had 2,300,000 behind and thought for 30 seconds before he moved all in. Rajkumar snap-called and they were in a race, with Petrangelo needing to dodge the aces and diamonds to stay ahead.
The appeared on the turn to give Rajkumar the nut flush, leaving Petrangelo in need of a jack or deuce to survive. The river was the instead and Petrangelo had to depart just shy of the money.
Rajkumar picked up the pot and improved his stack to a massive 14.3 million, making him the overwhelming chip leader with the seven-figure money bubble approaching.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vivek Rajkumar
|
14,300,000 | 3,800,000 |
Nick Petrangelo
|
Busted |
Aaron Zang opened to 160,000 from under the gun, Stephen Chidwick called on the button and the dealer spread out on the flop.
Zang checked to Chidwick, he bet 150,000 and Zang check-raised to 750,000. Chidwick thought about his decision and in the end, he called the raise.
A came down on the turn and both players checked to the river card. Both players again checked and Zang tabled for ace-high. Chidwick showed for a pair of nines, taking down the pot from Zang.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Chidwick
|
5,865,000 | 1,065,000 |
Aaron Zang | 5,600,000 | -1,115,000 |