Nabih Helmi bet into two opponents on sixth street.
Helmi: 
/
Aleksandr Denisov: /
William Thompson: /
Denisov raised it up, and Thompson cold-called behind. Helmi called as well, and Denisov kept the betting lead on the end, getting two more calls. He showed 
for a wheel. Thompson stared at 
for a bit before throwing it down on his board, while Helmi had a set of sixes with 
.
Mallory Smith completed and Aleksandr Denisov called as Smith bet fourth and Denisov called. On fifth, Denisov bet and Smith check-called as that same action was repeated on sixth.
Smith: / 
/
Denisov: / 
/
On seventh, Denisov bet out and Smith tank-folded.
Mallory Smith completed and then got it all in when Steve Sung raised to isolate him.
Smith: 
/
Sung: 
/
Smith caught two threes to make sixes up, while Sung failed to improve.
A couple of hands later, Nabih Helmi completed with 
, and Smith raised with 
. Helmi made the call, and Smith bet fourth when he caught 
. Helmi got the , and he called. The rest of the money went in when both players caught good on fifth:
Smith: 
/
Helmi: 
/
Helmi needed to fill up and have Smith not do the same, but Smith ran a flush with 
and 
while Helmi got bricks in the 
and .
Level: 19
Limits: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,500
The remaining nine players are heading on a 20-minute break.
After losing a hefty pot to a set of aces held by Aleksandr Denisov, Bryn Kenney struck back against William Thompson.
On fifth street:
Kenney: /
Thompson: /
Thompson bet and got raised, then came back with three bets. Kenney called, and the two checked through sixth street and seventh street Kenney picked up the and Thompson the .
Kenney showed 
for eights full of tens, and he took down the pot.
Although some players believed that play would stop once the final table was reached, the Tournament Director has just made an announcement on the matter.
The plan is to play until the completion of level 20 - which is in two more levels time - or until just six players remain.
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | William Thompson |
| 2 | David Prager |
| 3 | Nabih Helmi |
| 4 | Alex Kravchenko |
| 5 | Mallory Smith |
| 6 | Steve Sung |
| 7 | Bryn Kenney |
| 8 | Aleksandr Denisov |
| 9 | Eric Buchman |
Left with just an ante, Daniel Negreanu was all in and Alex Kravchenko had the bring-in. Eric Buchman completed and Kravchenko folded as Negreanu and Buchman's board ran out as follows:
Negreanu: 
/ 
/
Buchman: / 
/
Although Negreanu was drawing live until seventh, Buchman squeezed first and improved to trip sixes leaving Negreanu drawing dead as he collected $8,504 for his 10th place finish.
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