The stream is on a short break with just 15 players remaining in contention.
The stream is on a short break with just 15 players remaining in contention.
Bernd Gleissner pushed all-in from the button for 1,500,000 and Eric Tsai didn't have much of a decision to make as he raised over the top from the small blind to put his opponent at risk.
Bernd Gleissner: 10♠10♦
Eric Tsai: A♣K♦
It was another coinflip situation. The board ran out Q♦J♥9♥A♠J♦ and Tsai made two pair, aces and jacks, to win the pot.
Gleissner was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place for $13,000.
Boris Smuskevicius open-shoved all-in for 2,650,000 from and Eric Tsai got the count and then made the call for a little over 10 big blinds in the big blind.
Boris Smuskevicius: A♦A♠
Eric Tsai: 7♠5♣
The flop came K♦8♥6♦ and Tsai picked up a straight draw. Smuskevicius was safe on the Q♥ turn, and held on the 6♥ river. Smuskevicius breathed a sigh of relief as he pulled in the pot.
Eric Tsai raised to 550,000 from the cutoff and Davit Mikhanashvili moved all-in for 2,925,000 from the small blind. Tsai made the call and the cards were turned, with Mikhanashvili at risk.
Davit Mikhanashvili: K♥K♠
Eric Tsai: 9♥7♦
The board ran out Q♦J♠A♦A♥5♣ and Mikhanashvili held with his pocket kings to double his stack.
Daniel Braude open-shoved from the cutoff for 3,850,000 and Bernd Gleissner moved all-in over the top from the button. The rest of the table folded, and players flipped their cards, with Braude at risk.
Daniel Braude: A♣10♠
Bernd Gleissner: A♦Q♥
The flop ran out 8♠6♠4♣, then the 4♠ gave Braude more outs for a chop or flush. The 3♠ river completed his flush, and Braude doubled his stack.
Level: 25
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Eric Tsai raised to 450,000 from under the gun and Hossein Ensan moved all-in for 2,400,000 from the small blind. Tsai made the call with the covering stack, and players flipped their cards.
Hossein Ensan: J♥J♣
Eric Tsai: A♦K♦
It was another classic race, and Tsai soon got on the right end of it when he paired his ace on the A♠7♥8♥9♦9♣ runout. He won the pot, taking the bounty token as he sent Ensan to the rail.
Ensan was eliminated in 17th place for $13,000.
Hao Zhu open-raised to 400,000 with A♠K♠ from the cutoff, Raul Yunusov called with 7♠7♦ in the small blind, and Aliaksei Boika called with J♥9♠ in the big blind.
The flop came Q♥A♦7♣, giving Zhu top pair and Yunusov a set. Action checked to Zhu, who bet 500,000. Yunusov called, and the 3♠ came on the turn.
Yunusov checked again and Zhu bet 1,600,000, not much under half of his stack. Yunusov moved all-in and Zhu quickly called, drawing dead on the 9♥ river.
Zhu was eliminated in 18th place for $11,500.
After losing most of his chips in the previous reported hand, Joseph Mouawad shoved from the cutoff for 525,000. He picked up three callers in Punnat Punsri on the button, Bernd Gleissner in the small blind, and Milos Petakovic in the big blind.
The flop came 8♠10♥J♥ and all three active players checked to the 4♣ turn. Gleissner led for 4,000,000, and the rest of the table folded.
Gleissner had 9♠7♠ for a straight, and he held on the 6♠ river to win the pot.
Mouawad was eliminated in 19th place for $11,500.