Rustom Pulls Ahead
Level 34
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Richard Dixon raised under the-gun to 1,000,000 and from the cutoff, Sam Rustom called.
The flop of 
was checked through to the turn of 
where Dixon bet 2,400,000 which Rustom quickly called.
The river came a 
and Dixon bet 2,700,000 which after some time, Rustom called. Dixon tabled 
for ace high and Rustom turned over 
for fives and fours. With that pot, Sami Rustom has pulled into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
|
26,200,000 | -9,200,000 |
and Lybaert eliminated Chappell with two pair, queens and nines.
and Rustom checked to Chappell who bet 600,000 and was followed by Rustom going all-in. Chappell went into the tank and after a decent amount of time thinking, he let his hand go.
and Richard Dixon called from behind, covering him. 
and Dixon rivered the eight high straight to eliminate Slucker from the tournament.
and action checked to Xiangdong Huang who went all-in for 4,200,000. Slucker folded on the button, and in the big blind Ferraro went into the tank. After about two minutes, a clearly frustrated Ferraro threw his cards into the muck and Huang took down the pot.
