Ap Garza raised from the cutoff to 250,000, Dimitar Danchev in the small blind called, while Stanislav Halatenko in the big blind three-bet to 1,000,000. Only Garza continued.
On a flop of 10♦A♣4♦, Halatenko bet out for 900,000 and Garza folded.
Ka Kwan Lau opened the action with a raise to 250,000 and he was called by Stanislav Halatenko in the small blind, Oswin Ziegelbecker also came along from the big blind as well. The Q♣J♥3♦ flop was checked to Lau who made it 625,000 to go.
Halatenko waved with his hand to see the remaining stack of Lau before he called and Ziegelbecker got out of the way.
The 8♠ fell on the turn and Halatenko bet the pot.
"It is 2.1 million, right?" Lau inquired and counted his stack behind which was fewer than the pot. After a few seconds of consideration, Lau called and the cards were on their backs.
Ka Kwan Lau: Q♦Q♠J♦4♥
Stanislav Halatenko: A♥10♠9♥8♦
Lau needed the board to pair with his top set but the 9♦ river was a blank, sending the pot to Halatenko with his queen-high straight.
Ap Garza clashed with Arthur Morris in a medium-sized pot when he invested 600,000 on the K♠Q♦4♠2♦ turn via check-call. The J♥ on the river was checked and Morris announced kings up, then tabled the K♦5♠3♠2♥ for kings and deuces with a missed straight and flush draw.
That was good enough to win the pot.
Stanislav Halatenko then raised to 250,000 and Dimitar Danchev defended the big blind. The A♣Q♠8♠ flop was checked by Danchev and Halatenko barely had the chips in for a continuation bet when Danchev already folded.
Peng Shan raised to 280,000 from the cutoff preflop. Kosei Ichinose, the small blind, reraised all in for 890,000 and was called.
Kosei Ichinose: A♦K♠Q♦3♥
Peng Shan: K♦K♣J♣5♦
Ichinose immediately moved into the lead when the flop came 9♠3♦A♣, and the 4♥3♠ completion kept Ichinose in the tournament.
Ap Garza raised to 250,000 and Dimitar Danchev raised the pot on the button. After some consideration, Garza repotted and Danchev called all-in for 1,040,000 total.
Dimitar Danchev: K♠K♦8♠2♠
Ap Garza: A♠J♦10♣4♠
Garza paired up on the J♣8♣3♥ flop but failed to get any further help on the 6♠ turn and 5♦ river as Danchev earned the double.
Arthur Morris limped in soon after and Ka Kwan Lau raised the pot from one seat over. Garza in the big blind and Morris called, then checked the A♦Q♦10♠ flop. Lau bet 400,000 and his two opponents folded.
Juha Helppi raised to 350,000 preflop from the cutoff. Peng Shan then reraised to put Helppi all in, and the money moved to the middle.
Juha Helppi: 9♥7♥6♦5♣
Peng Shan: A♦10♠9♦6♠
The 4♣Q♥10♣Q♠A♥ board held for Shan, and Helppi headed to the rail in 12th.
Stanislav Halatenko raised to 250,000 and Ka Kwan Lau defended the big blind. On a flop of A♣K♦Q♦, Lau check-called for 175,000 and they then checked down the 6♣ turn as well as the 9♣ river.
Lau announced ace-ten but Halatenko had that beat with the A♥K♥8♥7♣.
Halatenko limped in next and Ap Garza raised the pot for Halatenko to call. The flop came K♣3♠2♣ and Halatenko check-folded to a bet of 400,000 by Garza.
Stanislav Halatenko raised from the button to 250,000 and Ap Garza defended out of the big blind.
On a flop of 9♥A♥7♣, Garza check-called a bet of 500,000 from Halatenko.
The 2♣ on the turn saw Garza check again. This time in response to a bet of 1,600,000 from Halatenko, Garza moved all in for 5,250,000. Halatenko called.
Ap Garza: A♣10♣8♠3♦
Stanislav Halatenko: A♠K♦9♠3♠
Halatenko was ahead with his two pair, however, the 6♣ river sent Garza out in front securing one of the biggest pots of this tournament so far.
Ap Garza raised to 225,000 and Arthur Morris called, as did Stanislav Halatenko and Benoit Galland in the blinds. The K♣J♦8♥ flop was checked through to the J♥ turn on which Halatenko checked. Galland announced "pot" which was in fact an all-in, Garza folded and Morris tossed in a single chip for the call to force out Halatenko.
Benoit Galland: A♥J♣7♦2♦
Arthur Morris: A♠J♠10♥9♣
Both had trips jacks but it was Morris who got there with the Q♥ river as he made broadway to eliminate Galland in 13th place for $60,136.
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
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