In a four-bet pot to the Q♣J♦6♠ flop, Erik Seidel bet and Kosei Ichinose called. Seidel then check-called a bet on the 8♠ turn before the K♦ river was checked by both. Seidel tabled the A♣K♥K♣5♥ for a rivered set of kings and won the pot, leaving Ichinose with just two full bets.
The board read A♦K♥9♠A♣3♥ in a hand between James Obst and James Chen. Obst tabled A♥Q♣8♥7♠ for trip aces with a queen kicker.
Chen showed the A♠10♣ before mucking the rest of his hand.
With 40,000 each in the middle to the A♠Q♠2♠ flop, Johannes Becker mulled over his decision and ultimately went for it against short stack Ari Engel.
Ari Engel: Q♥10♠3♥2♠
Johannes Becker: A♦K♦6♣3♣
The 7♦ turn and 2♦ river gave Becker a low and Engel had to settle for a chop.
Level: 15
Limits: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
Upon completion of Level 14, the last 41 players have been sent on a scheduled 60-minute dinner break. Action will resume at approximately 8.50 p.m. local time after which the race towards the money bubble continues. Another three levels are scheduled for tonight.
Chris Tryba was spotted on his way out of the tournament area and his cards were already pulled towards the muck while his chips in the one seat were moved over to the other side of the table, where Yarron Bendor collected them to become the far biggest stack at the table.
The K♣J♥8♠9♥Q♣ board was still showing and the A♦K♥Q♦10♣ of Bendor had it all on the turn and river for broadway to score the knockout.
Ben Lamb raised from early position and was three-bet by Yarron Bendor from the button. Lamb called and the players took a flop heads-up of 8♦2♣2♦.
Lamb check-called a bet from Bendor and the 6♦ hit the turn, which would check through.
Lamb lead the 9♥ river and was called by Bendor.
"I have quads for the high," Lamb said, while tabling A♦10♥2♥2♠. Bendor sent his hand into the muck giving Lamb the scoop and some much-needed life.
Jose Luis Velador raised and Yuri Dzivielevski reraised on the button. Yong Wang then made it four bets in the small blind and Johannes Becker called in the big blind, as did Velador and Dzivielevski. On the K♦10♠5♠ flop, Wang bet and Becker called, Velador raised and Dzivielevski folded while Wang and Becker stuck around.
That led them to the 7♣ turn on which Wang bet again with very few chips behind. Becker folded and Velador was in the tank. "If I bust you, I give you a fair percent of the cash and if you bust me, you give me three per cent?!" Wang suggested as both players were nearly even in chips. Velador called regardless and they only exposed them when the 9♠ fell on the river.
Velador tabled his K♥Q♠J♥8♠ for a flush and that beat Wong's A♦K♠10♥2♥, who was left with just 5,000 in chips.
One hand later, Wang was all-in before the flop and another four-way pot unfolded with Becker, Velador and Ari Engel involved. Engle bet the 10♥8♣5♦ flop and earned calls from Becker and Velador. The 8♠ turn was checked to Engel, who bet and Becker folded. Velador tank-called and led the Q♦ on the river.
That sent Engel deep into the tank. Wang had already paid his massage therapist and gathered his belongings, then walked away from the table to give Velador a fist bump with the words "good luck" on his way out, leaving several players at the table puzzled.
Engel was still in the tank beyond that for nearly four minutes before he eventually called with a shorter stack behind.
Velador revealed Q♣Q♠J♣5♠ for queens full of eights, Engel was scooped with the A♦10♣9♦3♦ and the K♥9♠6♥2♠ of Wang were shown as per all-in showdown rule.
Three ways to the 8♦3♦2♣ flop, Dan Shak and Christopher Stephan checked to Jay Kerbel on the button who bet and received two calls. After the Q♥ turn, only Shak check-called another bet by Kerbel while Stephan folded.
The 3♠ river saw Shak check again and he instantly called a bet by Kerbel, who revealed his A♦A♠8♥6♥ for aces up with a eight-six low. Shak had the superior low with A♥7♠5♥4♣ and missed out on a scoop with his superior low and missed full wrap.
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