Nicholas Marchington raised to 6,000 from middle position and was called by Adam McKola, Keith Hoang, and Yao Sun in the big blind.
The flop came 9♥6♠8♦ and all four players checked it back. The turn was the 8♣. Sun bet 6,000, Marchington called and McKola called.
The river was the 5♠. Action checked to McKola, who bet 17,000. Sun and Marchington both called. Sun showed 7♠6♣ for a straight to win the pot.
Nicholas Marchington raised from under the gun and Adam McKola called. Yossef Levi reraised to 16,500, Marchington folded and McKola called.
The flop came 5♥J♠Q♦ and both players checked. The turn was the 10♥. McKola bet 11,000 and Levi called.
The river came the 7♥. McKola bet out 16,500 and Levi raised to 33,000. McKola quickly made the call and flipped over K♥Q♥ for a flush. Levi mucked his hand.
"Sh*t," said Levi, "I didn't even see the flush."
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Lorenc Boci open shoved all in from late position and was called by Luke Porter, who had the bigger stack as the cards were flipped.
Lorenc Boci: K♥Q♦
Luke Porter: A♥J♥
The board ran out 10♠7♥7♣9♣7♠. Neither player improved and so Porter held with his ace high to bust Boci from the tournament.
Players are heading for a 15-minute break. There are now just 22 players remaining and the flight plays down to 19 today.
Action was on the flop on a board of 10♦2♥4♦. Players checked to Kieran Davey, who made a bet. Michael Harb raised to 26,500 and then Nektarios Vasilakis moved all in. He was called by Kieran Davey. Harb folded and showed pocket kings before the other two players showed their hands.
Nektarios Vasilakis: 4♣4♠
Kieran Davey: 10♣10♠
The turn came the 3♣ and the river was the 6♥. Both players had made a set, but Davey had the higher set with tens to take the pot. Vasilakis was eliminated from the tournament as the bubble drew closer.
Action folded around to Joe Hindry, who pushed all in from the small blind.
"It's close," said Martin Hellmuth, who was sitting in the big blind. He made the call for around 33,000 and was covered as the cards were turned.
Martin Hellmuth: K♠8♥
Joe Hindry: A♦7♣
The board ran out Q♦3♣Q♣6♠3♥. Neither player improved and so the two pair on the board played along with Hindry's ace high. He won the pot and eliminated Hellmuth.
Action was on the flop on a board of 10♣Q♣4♣. Yuxin Cao bet 8,000 and Ishaq Liaj moved all in for around 30,000. Cao made the call and players turned their cards.
Ishaq Liaj: Q♥J♠
Yuxin Cao: A♥Q♠
The turn came the 4♠ and the river was the K♣. Both players had a pair of queens, but Cao had the ace kicker and won the pot, Liaj was eliminated from the tournament.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Alexios Zervos raised to 6,500 from under the gun and picked up three callers before Sandeep Shah moved all in from the small blind for 16,500. Zervos reraised to 32,000 and the rest of the table folded.
Sandeep Shah: K♥J♥
Alexios Zervos: K♦K♠
The board ran out 4♠2♣9♠4♣J♦. Zervos held with his pocket kings and so, after clashing with the same player moments before, Shah was eliminated from the tournament.
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