The remaining 47 players are taking a 15-minute break.
The remaining 47 players are taking a 15-minute break.
Paul Phua raised to 40,000 from the hijack, and Dan Dvoress called on the button. Covering both players, Wesley Fei moved all-in from the big blind. Phua folded, but Dvoress put his 225,000 at risk.
Dan Dvoress: K♠J♦
Wesley Fei: A♦Q♦
The writing was on the wall for Dvoress, as the [3ah6c] flop saw Fei consolidate his lead. The A♠ turn sealed the deal, with Dvoress heading out once the 8♦ completed the board.
Nick Schulman raised to 40,000 from the hijack, and Vladas Tamasauskas three-bet to 300,000 from the cutoff, leaving 105,000 behind. When the action returned to Schulman, he put Tamasauskas all-in, and Tamasauskas called.
Vladas Tamasauskas: A♦J♥
Nick Schulman: A♥K♠
Both players found top pair on the A♠5♣3♦ flop, but Schulman's superior kicker remained the difference as the 9♦ and 6♥ completed the board, sending Tamasauskas to the rail.
Aren Bezhanyan raised to 40,000 from under the gun, and Danilo Velasevic called in the big blind.
Both players checked on the 9♣7♠8♦ flop, prompting Velasevic to lead out for 130,000 on the 2♦ turn, and Bezhanyan called.
Velasevic fired a more substantial 425,000 on the Q♥ river, and Bezhanyan called again.
Velasevic tabled 6♣5♦, showing a flopped straight, while Bezhanyan showed his K♥K♦ had been cracked.
Level: 14
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Dan Dvoress raised to 35,000 from the hijack, and Wesley Fei three-bet to 85,000 on the button. The action folded back to Dvoress, who called.
Dvoress check-called when Fei continued for 70,000 on a Q♣8♠K♠ flop. The 7♣ turn saw Dvoress check again, but this time, when Fei barreled for 175,000, Dvoress check-raised all-in for 1,100,000. Fei called, putting his 885,000 stack into the pot.
Wesley Fei: K♦J♣
Dan Dvoress: A♣10♣
Dvoress had picked up a flush draw to join his flopped straight draw, but when the 4♠ river bricked out, Fei scooped in a double-up, while Dvoress lost a large chunk of his stack.
Stephen Chidwick raised to 30,000 from early position, and Alex Foxen three-bet to 75,000 one seat to Chidwick's left. The action returned to Chidwick, who moved all-in for 310,000, and Foxen called.
Stephen Chidwick: A♠K♠
Alex Foxen: 8♥8♣
The coin flip landed on Foxen's side on this occasion, as the Q♣4♥5♥4♣6♣ left Chidwick unimproved and eliminated.
Ben Tollerene raised to 30,000 from the cutoff, and Liang Xu three-bet to 175,000 on the button. Once the blinds were out of the way, Tollerene four-bet all-in for 270,000, and Xu called. Xu had a stack of 225,000 and was the player at risk.
Liang Xu: A♣Q♦
Ben Tollerene: A♦K♥
Everything was going according to plan for Tollerene on the 5♣3♥A♠ flop and 9♣ turn, but the Q♠ river came just in time to save Xu, whose newly acquired two pair left Tollerene with just a handful of big blinds.