After being left on fumes, Shawn Daniels put in his last 300,000 from the button, with Chongxian Yang calling from the big blind.
Shawn Daniels: K♥6♥
Chongxian Yang: 5♦5♠
Daniels failed to connect on the A♠Q♠8♦3♥2♣ runout and became the latest departure.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,300,000
550,000
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550,000 |
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Busted | |
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On a board of Q♣6♥7♦7♠4♥, Brek Schutten bet 50,000 out of the small blind into a pot of around 300,000. Michael Rocco then raised to 400,000 from the big blind.
With the action back on Schutten, he put in a river three-bet to 1,600,000. After using a time extension, Rocco released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,280,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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3,800,000
1,750,000
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1,750,000 |
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Santhosh Suvarna opened to 125,000 from under the gun before Ognyan Dimov three-bet to 300,000 from the big blind. Suvarna moved all in for 650,000 and was snap-called.
Santhosh Suvarna: A♦A♠
Ognyan Dimov: A♣K♣
The 10♦9♣3♥ flop left Dimov with only backdoor possibilities. The Q♦ turn brought in Dimov's outs to Broadway but the 7♦ river confirmed Suvarna's double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,900,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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1,375,000
465,000
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465,000 |
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Michael Rocco bet 600,000 on the turn, with the board showing 2♦4♣8♣5♦. His opponent was Masashi Oya, who moved all in for 1,575,000. Rocca seemed not to like it, but he made the call.
Masashi Oya: 6♠6♦
Michael Rocco: J♣6♣
The 3♥ river gave both players a straight, and they split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,550,000
1,350,000
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1,350,000 |
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1,875,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Michael Rocco opened in the cutoff and Justin Saliba three-bet jammed a stack of 855,000 from the big blind. Rocco called with a bigger stack.
Justin Saliba: A♦5♦
Michael Rocco: K♠Q♦
Saliba stayed ahead as the board ran out J♣4♥2♦3♠A♥ to earn him a double.
"I thought you were weak," Rocco said.
"I thought I was strong," replied Saliba.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,200,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
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1,700,000
920,000
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920,000 |
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Kevin Rabichow opened to 100,000 from under the gun and snap-called when Lander Lijo jammed for 1,275,000 from the button.
Lander Lijo: A♥K♦
Kevin Rabichow: A♠A♣
The Q♥Q♦5♦ flop left Lijo drawing thin. The A♦ turn filled Rabichow up to secure the checkmark. The 2♥ completed the board, and Lijo left the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,100,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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|
Busted | |
Brek Schutten opened under the gun to 100,000. When it folded around to Justin Saliba in the big blind, he moved all in for 365,000. Schutten made the call.
Justin Saliba: Q♥Q♠
Brek Schutten: A♣4♣
Saliba's future looked bleak after the dealer fanned out a flop of K♣A♥6♥, but the 10♠ turn offered additional outs. The J♣ river was one of those outs as Saliba made a straight to stay alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
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780,000
380,000
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380,000 |
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Taylor von Kriegenbergh raised to 105,000 from the under the gun. Ognyan Dimov and Stoyan Madanzhiev called from the cutoff and the big blind.
Action checked to Dimov on the J♦9♠9♥ flop and he bet 100,000. Madanzhiev was the only caller.
Madanzhiev check-called once more, this time for 130,000 after the dealer put out the 4♥ turn.
On the 2♣ river, Madanzhiev made a third check, and Dimov jammed for 920,000. Madanzhiev went into the tank but folded after using up a time bank.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,630,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
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5,300,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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2,500,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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Kevin Rabichow limped in from the small blind and called when Shawn Daniels made it 130,000 form the big blind.
The 10♠9♦7♣ flop checked through to the 4♥ turn. Rabichow led out for 125,000 and was called.
Rabichow sized up to 725,000 on the 5♥ river, and Daniels returned his hand to the dealer after some thinking time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,800,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
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1,500,000
355,000
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355,000 |
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Just two more levels will be played, and then the surviving players will bag and tag ahead of tomorrow's finale.
