Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Nektarios Papadedes had opened from early position and Paul Nakhle had called from the big blind. Nakhle then check-called bets from Papadedes on the flop and turn leading to a final runout of Q♠2♥2♠8♥9♥. Nakhle lead out with a bet that was called by Papadedes.
Papadedes had K♠K♣ for kings up but Nakhle had Q♥6♥ for a rivered flush to take the pot and leave Papadedes with just a few big blinds.
Papadedes would get the rest of his stack in preflop a few hands later against Stuart Taylor.
Nektarios Papadedes: 8♣6♣
Stuart Taylor: A♦5♥
The board ran out 10♥J♣2♥K♣K♠. Taylor's ace-high was good at showdown and he took the last of Papadedes' chips.
Andrew Minifie moved all in for 215,000 from the hijack. Senthuran Vijayaratnam called from the small blind before Jamie Baker reshoved for roughly 700,000 in the big blind, forcing a fold from Vijayaratnam to leave Minifie at risk.
Andrew Minifie: 8♥8♠
Jamie Baker: A♣A♥
The board ran out 7♦4♣3♦5♣Q♦. Baker's aces were good at showdown and he took down a sizable pot while Minifie's run came to an end two spots shy of the final table.
Benjamin Chen moved all in from the hijack for 85,000, Stuart Taylor raised to 155,000 from the cutoff, Sundiata DeVore four-bet shoved for 370,000 from the small blind and Taylor called to put both opponents at risk.
Benjamin Chen: 3♦3♠
Sundiata DeVore: A♣10♣
Stuart Taylor: 9♦9♣
DeVore took the lead with top pair on the A♥Q♣8♥ flop but Taylor drilled a set on the 9♥ turn leaving Chen drawing dead and DeVore drawing to four outs for a straight. No jack materalized on the 5♣ river and Taylor dragged in a massive pot while both of his opponents were sent to the rail.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
In a preflop confrontation Nicholas Belanger was all in for roughly 250,000 and up against Albert Gorelik who had him covered.
Nicholas Belanger: A♣10♠
Albert Gorelik: A♥A♠
Gorelik's aces held up on the 9♥8♣9♠3♣8♥ runout and he took the pot while Belanger made his exit from the tournament area.
Senthuran Vijayaratnam opened from under the gun, Remy Tetart shoved for roughly 250,000 from the big blind and Vijayaratnam called to put Tetart at risk,
Remy Tetart: Ax3x
Senthuran Vijayaratnam: 10♥10♣
The board ran out 10♠7♥7♣2♦9♥ giving Vijayaratnam tens full of sevens to take the pot and send Tetart to the rail in 15th place.
Level: 21
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
The final 15 players are on a 15-minute break.