Players are going on a ten-minute break ahead of the three-table redraw.
Players are going on a ten-minute break ahead of the three-table redraw.
Chase Cokaliong open-jammed for 1,900,000 on the button and Naohiro Matsuda called in the small blind with a bigger stack.
Chase Cokaliong: Q♦7♦
Naohiro Matsuda: Q♠10♠
Cokaliong was dominated and couldn't improve as the board ran out 2♠9♥A♣9♣4♠ to mark his elimination ahead of the three-table redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
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Busted |
Calvin Lee open-jammed for the last 3,400,000 in the small blind and Martin Sedlak called all-in for the 1,000,000 he had left behind in the big blind.
Martin Sedlak: A♣3♣
Calvin Lee: 10♣6♣
With clubs in his favour, Sedlak only needed to dodge the two live cards but the Q♠10♦7♥J♥2♥ board sent the German out in 26th place for a payday of $$38,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,600,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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Busted | |
Martin Sedlak opened the action with a raise to 500,000 in the hijack and he then looked up Artur Martirosian, who jammed for 6,000,000 in the very next seat.
Artur Martirosian: A♠K♦
Martin Sedlak: A♣Q♣
The roles of their previous all-in clash were reversed, as were the cards, and Martirosian had the best of it with trips kings on the K♣J♦6♠9♥K♥ board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,000,000
7,000,000
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7,000,000 |
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1,300,000
6,000,000
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6,000,000 |
Daiki Shingae made it 600,000 to fo in the hijack, but he folded when Mingcong Chen in the cutoff and Ren Lin in the small blind declared all-in.
Ren Lin: K♥K♦
Mingcong Chen: Q♥9♥
Lin was the player at risk for 2,600,000 and had little to fear on the A♠K♣9♠7♠J♣ board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,000,000
3,625,000
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3,625,000 |
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6,300,000
1,450,000
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1,450,000 |
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3,800,000
900,000
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900,000 |
Only 3,300,000 remained for Martin Sedlak when he jammed in the cutoff and Artur Martirosian went all-in over the top for nearly three times as many chips on the button to force out both blinds.
Martin Sedlak: A♥K♥
Artur Martirosian: A♣Q♣
Sedlak's suited ace had Martirosian pipped and the kicker was crucial on the 8♦8♠4♥2♠5♣ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,300,000
2,725,000
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2,725,000 |
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6,000,000
3,375,000
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3,375,000 |
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Dajie Zhuo opened to 500,000 in the cutoff and Naohiro Matsuda to come along out of the big blind. The K♠8♥5♥ flop was checked by Matsuda, Zhuo bet 500,000 and was check-raised to 1,300,000. Zhuo pushed all-in with the covering stack and Matsuda called.
Naohiro Matsuda: K♥8♦
Dajie Zhuo: K♦10♠
Matsuda's top two pair were out in front and he needed to avoid a ten. On the J♥ turn, Zhuo picked up a few further outs but the 9♦ river was not among them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,000,000
6,325,000
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6,325,000 |
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5,200,000
6,075,000
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6,075,000 |
Yuefeng Pan raised to 500,000 and one seat over on the button, [Removed:546] called. Junhao Hong pushed all-in for 1,300,000 in the small blind to earn calls from Pan and [Removed:547].
The 8♠7♣5♠ flop saw Pan check-fold to a bet of 1,500,000.
Junhao Hong: A♣K♣
[Removed:546]: Q♦8♦
Hong needed to improve and the Q♣ turn left him with clubs as his only way out. The river was the J♦ and that spelled the end for Hong in 27th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,000,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
|
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28,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Ruogo Wen made it 500,000 to go and Mingcong Chen three-bet to 1,500,000, Wen pushed all-in for 6,000,000 and Chen called.
Ruogo Wen: 9♠9♦
Mingcong Chen: A♣K♣
No paint cards came on the 7♦5♥4♦7♥8♠ and Wen doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,000,000
6,350,000
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6,350,000 |
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4,700,000
7,450,000
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7,450,000 |
Soon after losing most of his stack, Cheng Cheng three-bet jammed for 3,500,000 after Mehdi Chaoui had opened to 500,000. Yuefeng Pan called right after him on the button and Chaoui opted to fold.
Cheng Cheng: A♣Q♠
Yuefeng Pan: 6♥6♦
The K♥7♦7♠5♣8♦ board kept the pocket pair in the lead and Pan secured the pot, sending Cheng to the rail in 28th place for $32,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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29,000,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
|
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8,100,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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Busted | |