Kinana Sliding, Cherif Climbing
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Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Christopher Kinane opened the hi-jack to 35,000 and Rachid Ben Cherif three-bet the small blind to 102,000. Kinane made the call to see a 
flop fall with both players checking.
The turn of the 
saw Cherif drop in a bet of 118,000 and Kinane instantly mucked to slip to 500,000 as Ben Cherif sat at 2.3 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
500,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
, to see McLaughlin improve to a set on the flop, before eliminating Ritchey from the tournament.
, and the 
turn made Jivkov a set and secured his double.
. Mortensen checked, and Livingston continued for 128,000. Mortensen called, bringing the 
on the turn. Mortensen checked, and Livingston bet again, this time for 270,000. Mortensen went deep into the tank. He cut out a call, but didn’t push it forward. He thought for a full five minutes, and then put the chips back in his stack and tossed his cards to the dealer.
, and after a series of bets, Cohen was all in for 634,000. Al-Darwich called.
completed the board. Cohen doubled to 1.46 million chips, while Al-Darwich fell to 1.278 million.
and river the 
, and Long’s pair of jacks won the pot, pushing him over the two million-chip mark, and sending Bartlett to the payout window.
