Ye Wang raised to 100,000 from under the gun and called when James Hopkins jammed for 315,000 from the small blind.
James Hopkins: A♠Q♦
Ye Wang: 9♠8♠
Wang picked up a huge combo draw on the J♠10♣5♠ flop but remained behind after the J♣ turn. The 7♦ river gave Wang the straight and he ousted Hopkins.
Michael Gathy jammed for 305,000 from under the gun. Masato Yokosawa reshoved for 605,000 from the small blind, forcing out Eelis Parssinen.
Michael Gathy: K♣J♥
Masato Yokosawa: A♠7♠
Both players paired up on the A♥K♠5♥ flop, but Gathy remained behind. The 6♣ turn kept Yokosawa ahead, and he sealed the checkmark after the 7♣ river.
Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 100,000 from the cutoff before Tamas Adamszki made it 350,000 from the small blind. Thorel jammed as the slightly bigger stack, and Adamszki called off his stack of 1,600,000.
Tamas Adamszki: Q♠Q♥
Jean-Noel Thorel: A♣K♥
Thorel paired up on the A♦7♥5♦ flop and eliminated Adamszki after the 2♦ turn and J♠ river.
Action folded to Talal Shakerchi in the cutoff, and he moved all in for 380,000. When it then folded to Tamas Adamszki in the big blind, he made the call to put Shakerchi at risk.
Talal Shakerchi: K♥Q♠
Tamas Adamszki: Q♣J♥
Shakerchi had Adamszki dominated, looking to be in a great position for a double up. But when the board ran out 2♦A♣8♣J♣8♦ Adamszki turned a jack to take the pot and eliminate Shakerchi.
Level: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Javid Ismayilov raised to 80,000 from the early position and was called by Aleksejs Ponakovs from the next seat over.
The A♣Q♣3♣ flop checked through to the A♥ turn, and Ponakovs called a bet of 75,000.
The 10♣ river put four clubs on the board, prompting Ismayilov to check. Ponakovs bet 275,000 and was called.
The chip leader tabled 9♠9♣ for a flush, and Ismayilov, mucked.
Stephen Chidwick raised to 90,00 from middle position and when it folded to Nick Schulman in the big blind, he three-bet all in for his stack of 850,000, which Chidwick called, slightly covering Schulman to put him at risk.
Nick Schulman: A♠Q♠
Stephen Chidwick: A♥K♥
Schulman was dominated by Chidwick, and was in danger of busting on the stone bubble. The flop came 8♥5♠5♦ giving Schulman chop outs. However, the 7♣ turn, and 9♦ river was no help for Schulman, eliminating him on the stone bubble, and guaranteeing the other 39 players a spot in the money.
Juan Pardo was all-in for his last 70,000 from early position. Alexander Zubov called from the big blind.
Juan Pardo: 10♦8♦
Alexander Zubov: 9♥6♣
Pardo made a pair of eights on the J♠8♠2♦7♣4♦ runout to survive.
After that hand finished, the all-in between Nick Petrangelo and Tamas Adamszki was allowed to take place.
Petrangelo shoved for 270,000 from early position. Adamszki rejammed as the bigger stack from the cutoff, folding out the button and blinds.
Nick Petrangelo: Q♦J♥
Tamas Adamszki: A♥Q♥
Petrangelo failed to connect on the 9♥4♣7♣8♥3♦ board, and bowed out in 41st place.
Wai Kiat Lee opened to 80,000 from the hijack before Daniel Rezaei three-bet to 500,000, leaving 15,000 behind from the button. Kiat Lee jammed and Rezaei called for his tournament life.
Daniel Rezaei: K♦10♦
Wai Kiat Lee: A♥K♥
Rezaei bowed out after Kiat Lee's Big Slick held on the A♣10♠5♥4♠Q♠ runout.
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