Morris Emerges Victorious Against McAulay
Daniel McAulay briefly seized the chip lead against Nicolai Morris, but an all-in preflop confrontation between the two gave Morris a large lead once again.
A series of raises between the two led to Morris all in for 318,400 on the button with 
against McAulay with 
in the big blind. The board ran out 
, and Morris was back in a comfortable lead.
A few hands later, McAulay limped the button and Morris popped it to 60,000 from the big blind. McAulay reraised all in for about 220,000 and Morris called with 
, racing with McAulay's 
.
The flop came down 
, giving Morris the nut straight to take a commaning lead in the hand. The 
turn left McAulay drawing dead, rendering the 
river moot.
Morris advanced to the Round of 8 where he will play Juan Pardo Dominguez.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
Busted |