Maxime Mesman open-jammed from early position for 2,700,000 and it folded around to the big blind who made the call with a bigger stack.
Maxime Mesman: A♠Q♦
Opponent: K♣Q♣
Mesman found himself in great shape, and when the board ran out A♣K♦3♥10♠5♥, it was the ace-queen that held to score the full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,800,000
3,200,000
|
3,200,000 |
Level: 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Anthony Potis moved all in for 2,900,000 from middle position and it folded to the player in the small blind who made the call with a bigger stack.
Anthony Potis: K♠Q♣
Opponent: A♣J♠
Potis was slightly behind, but the tables turned when the flop came Q♠10♠7♣, giving Potis a pair and the lead. The turn and river fell the 2♥9♥ and Potis scored the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,200,000
3,200,000
|
3,200,000 |
All the chips hit the middle preflop between Cosmin Joldis, the player in the cutoff, and Alexandre Lemian who had the shortest stack of the three.
Alexandre Lemian: J♣8♦
Cutoff: 5♥5♣
Cosmin Joldis: K♥K♠
The board ran out 10♥6♦4♠10♠7♣ and the kings held up to send both Lemian and the cutoff to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,800,000
6,760,000
|
6,760,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
With 28 players remaining, Dinesh Alt found himself covering John Sidensol's all in with the cards on their back.
John Sidensol: A♣J♣
Dinesh Alt: A♠K♣
The board ran out 5♣6♦Q♠9♦2♣ and Alt scored the knockout. John Sidensol's elimination left the field redrawing to the final three tables.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 676 | 1 | Dian Shi | China | 5,400,000 |
| 676 | 2 | Renji Mao | China | 11,100,000 |
| 676 | 3 | Qiwen Chen | China | 6,375,000 |
| 676 | 4 | Osama Aweida | United States | 1,375,000 |
| 676 | 5 | Ryan Riess | United States | 4,200,000 |
| 676 | 6 | Michael Younan | United States | 17,325,000 |
| 676 | 7 | Matthew Elsby | United States | 14,600,000 |
| 676 | 8 | Jerimiah Booher | United States | 4,425,000 |
| 676 | 9 | Michael Zavoloka | Russia | 1,250,000 |
| 677 | 1 | Vito Branciforte | Italy | 8,000,000 |
| 677 | 2 | Xiang Lin | United States | 5,100,000 |
| 677 | 3 | Daniel Socorro | Venezuela | 3,600,000 |
| 677 | 4 | |||
| 677 | 5 | Sriharsha Doddapaneni | India | 7,800,000 |
| 677 | 6 | |||
| 677 | 7 | Brian Stroh | United States | 1,400,000 |
| 677 | 8 | |||
| 677 | 9 | Dinesh Alt | Switzerland | 13,100,000 |
| 668 | 1 | Cosmin Joldis | Romainia | 8,000,000 |
| 668 | 2 | J.J. Liu | Tiawan | 14,500,000 |
| 668 | 3 | Ta-wei Tou | Tiawan | 10,100,000 |
| 668 | 4 | Adrian Troya | Panama | 7,500,000 |
| 668 | 5 | Jean-Philipp Sales | France | 2,100,000 |
| 668 | 6 | Anthony Potis | United States | 5,400,000 |
| 668 | 7 | Catherine Valdes | United States | 6,100,000 |
| 668 | 8 | Ahmed Karrim | South Africa | 3,500,000 |
| 668 | 9 | Kelly Holes | United States | 8,200,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,325,000
16,330,000
|
16,330,000 |
|
14,600,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
||
|
14,500,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
13,100,000
12,780,000
|
12,780,000 |
|
11,100,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
||
|
10,100,000
9,195,000
|
9,195,000 |
|
8,200,000
3,350,000
|
3,350,000 |
|
8,000,000
7,355,000
|
7,355,000 |
|
|
8,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
||
|
7,800,000
6,420,000
|
6,420,000 |
|
7,500,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
6,375,000
5,795,000
|
5,795,000 |
|
6,100,000
5,600,000
|
5,600,000 |
|
5,400,000
4,090,000
|
4,090,000 |
|
|
5,400,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
5,100,000
4,660,000
|
4,660,000 |
|
4,425,000
3,720,000
|
3,720,000 |
|
4,200,000
3,175,000
|
3,175,000 |
|
||
|
3,600,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
3,500,000
3,190,000
|
3,190,000 |
|
2,100,000
1,660,000
|
1,660,000 |
|
1,400,000
2,550,000
|
2,550,000 |
|
1,375,000
855,000
|
855,000 |
|
1,250,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
The action picked up right away as the players took their seats at the final three tables.
The first to be eliminated was Jason Kenney, hitting the rail in 27th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
After a flurry of all-ins on multiple tables, Jean-Philipp Sales found himself at risk as the cards were tabled.
Jean-Philipp Sales: 4♥3♠
Opponent: 6♣6♥
The board ran out 4♠K♠Q♣9♣Q♠ and Sales hit the rail in 26th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Right after Jean-Philipp Sales was eliminated, two more all in pots were in play.
Po Wen Fang and Michael Zavoloka both lost their bids to double up, ending their runs in 24th and 25th place respectively.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
