Laurence Stein opened to 40,000 from middle position and David Froyalde called from the cutoff. Josselin Gardes three-bet to 150,000 and Stien four-bet jammed. Froyadale folded and Gardes called, putting his remaining 150,000 stack at risk.
Laurence Stein: 10♠10♥
Josselin Gardes: A♦Q♦
The 5♠A♥J♣ flop saw Gardes move into the lead. Stien didn't recover on the 4♣ turn or 8♥ river, and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Scott Margereson raise in late position to 40,000 and when it folded to Nicholas Getzen he made mention he wasn't sure if he had any fold equity with his opponents' effective stack. After a short deliberation he went all in for 300,000. Margereson made the call.
Nicholas Getzen: A♠J♠
Scott Margereson: 6♣6♠
The flop came K♠8♥3♣ and Getzen was elated to see the J♣ on the turn, especially when he dodged the six when the 8♠ completed the board.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
David Froyalde opened the button to 30,000 and Jessica Cai defended the big blind.
The players saw a 9♥6♥9♠ flop and Cai checked. Froyalde bet 25,000 which was enough to get Cai to fold, having only 150,000 chips behind.
A few hands later on the same table Alessandro Pichierri opened to 30,000 from an early position and Antonio Vargas, who was sat to Pichierri's direct left, raised to 70,000. Pichierri was all in and Vergas made the call.
Alessandro Pichierri: A♣A♦
Antonio Vargas: A♥10♣
Pichierri was hoping to hold, but the 10♦4♥10♥ flop gave Vargas the lead. Pichierri couldn't find a way back on the 5♣ turn and 8♥ river and was eliminated from the tournament despite spinning his stack back from 35,000 in the previous level. ,
Anze Smajd opened on the button to 30,000. Jinlong Hu in the big blind reraised to 100,000. Smajd shoved all in for 325,000 and Hu snap-called leading them to a showdown.
Anze Smajd: J♥J♦
Jinlong Hu: A♥6♣
Smajd didn't even have to sweat so much when the flop came 3♣J♠10♦ giving him a set. The runout K♠K♥ improved both his hand to a full house and his stack doubled.
Sihao Zhang was already all in on the button for his remaining 150,000. Clayton Kalisek was the only other player in the hand and covered him from a late position.
Sihao Zhang: Q♦Q♥
Clayton Kalisek: A♥K♦
Zhang was ahead until the K♣2♠J♥ flop, which saw Kalisek pair up. The 6♥ turn and 2♥ river sealed Zhangs fate, and he was eliminated just before the last level of the day.
The hand was ongoing with two players - Louis Kneeshaw and Maxime Parys heads-up and all in.
Maxime Parys: A♦A♣
Louis Kneeshaw: A♠Q♠
Aces were just what Parys needed with only seven big blinds behind. With Kneeshaw giving him action, Parys was looking at a potential double-up. The dealer unfurled Q♣8♠5♥4♣K♥. The window card of the queen gave him a slight sweat but all was well when the board was completed.
Alessandro Pichierri in the small blind went to battle heads-up against Antonio Vargas who was to his direct left in the big blind. Picherri had around 320,000 and just covered Vargas's stack.
Alessandro Pichierri: A♦J♣
Antonio Vargas: K♠Q♣
Pichierri was looking strong and held on the 2♥7♣3♥ flop and 4♣ turn.
Vargas pinched the pot on the Q♠ river, leaving Pichierri with only 35,000 to play with.
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