Donna Stutts raised all in from early position for 7,400,000 and was called by Christian Cheng on the button.
Donna Stutts: A♣K♥
Christian Cheng: A♦A♠
Despite the crowd cheering, "Go Donna go".
The board read J♠6♣5♦10♦J♣ and the aces of Cheng won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Oren Rosen moved all in from early position for around 16,000,000 and Christian Cheng called, putting himself all in for 8,500,000.
Christian Cheng: K♥K♠
Oren Rosen: A♠10♠
Rosen picked up a ten on a 10♥9♣5♥ flop, but Cheng's kings held up on the 8♥ turn and 3♥ river, and he got the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000,000
7,700,000
|
7,700,000 |
|
8,500,000
-8,800,000
|
-8,800,000 |
Level: 38
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 500,000
John Ciccarelli opened in early position to 1,600,000 and Charles Johnson called on the button.
On the flop K♣4♠A♥, both players checked and on the turn 5♠, Ciccarelli's delayed continuation bet to 2,800,000. It was enough to take the pot right away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,300,000
-3,500,000
|
-3,500,000 |
|
18,100,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
From under the gun, Charles Johnson opened to 2,000,000, but he didn't find anyone to call until the action came to Donna Stutts. But instead of calling, she preferred to raise all-in for 3,250,000 chips. When the blinds folded, Johnson asked for the count and called.
Donna Stutts: J♥10♥
Charles Johnson: A♦10♠
"Good luck," said the players at the table when Stutts flipped her cards. And she had good luck, as she hit a jack on the flop J♠6♣5♦, a ten on the turn 10♦ and another jack on the river J♣ to complete a set.
Stutts is now back on track with just under 10,000,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,800,000
-3,800,000
|
-3,800,000 |
|
|
9,500,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
With one more player to eliminate before the break, play has slowed down and players are playing more cautiously as we move closer to crowning a winner.
Level: 37
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000
After Richard Smith raised from under the gun, and John Ciccarelli called, Donna Stutts moved all in for 1,650,000. Both Smith and Ciccarelli called.
Stutts would have to wait for her fate to play out however, as Ciccarelli and Smith played on the side on a Q♥4♥6♣ flop. Ciccarelli bet 1,500,000 and Smith called.
Both checked the 6♠ turn and then Ciccarelli bet 2,000,000 on the 5♣ river. Finally it was Stutts' turn to reveal and she showed K♦K♥ for the triple up, to a rousing cheer from her rail. Ciccarelli turned over A♠Q♠ for the side pot, and Smith flashed K♠ and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,300,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
18,700,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
4,950,000
3,350,000
|
3,350,000 |
With only 9 players remaining, everybody is now seated on the feature table for the final table of this tournament. The plan is to eliminate one more player and then go on a dinner break.
| SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Ciccarelli | United States | 14,700,000 | 25 |
| 2 | Qiang Xu | China | 19,300,000 | 32 |
| 3 | Donna Stutts | United States | 1,600,000 | 3 |
| 4 | Richard Smith | United States | 20,300,000 | 34 |
| 5 | Oren Rosen | Israel | 17,200,000 | 29 |
| 6 | Charles Johnson | United States | 25,100,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Dorian Melchers | France | 13,000,000 | 22 |
| 8 | Christian Cheng | Taiwan | 9,800,000 | 16 |
| 9 | Jason Johnson | United States | 10,900,000 | 18 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,100,000
3,600,000
|
3,600,000 |
|
|
20,300,000
-6,700,000
|
-6,700,000 |
|
19,300,000
-5,200,000
|
-5,200,000 |
|
||
|
|
17,200,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
|
|
14,700,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
13,000,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
10,900,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
|
9,800,000
-5,700,000
|
-5,700,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
-3,600,000
|
-3,600,000 |
Action continued quickly in the last two tables with another elimination.
Ciaran Duffy was at risk against Qiang Xu.
Ciaran Duffy: A♠8♦
Qiang Xu: 9♥9♠
The board revealed 4♣Q♦10♠3♥9♣ and Ciaran Duffy busted just before the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
