The remaining nine players are going on a 15-minute break.
The remaining nine players are going on a 15-minute break.
Manuel Stojanovic raised to 450,000 in the cutoff and Quan Zhou called in the big blind.
Action was checked to the river on a board of Q♥10♥5♣A♥5♥ when Stojanovic bet 1,140,000. Zhou quickly folded.
The next hand, three players limped in before Zhou raised to 1,170,000 in the small blind. Only Dylan Linde called in the cutoff.
Zhou checked the J♦8♠4♥ flop and Linde bet 2,520,000. Zhou again gave up his hand.
On the last hand before break, Biao Ding raised to 500,000 in middle position and Richard Gryko called in the big blind.
Ding bet 300,000 on the 7♦6♦5♦ flop and Gryko called. Both players then checked the 9♠ turn.
Gryko potted to 1,740,000 on the 7♣ river and Ding folded.
Richard Gryko opened to 425,000 from middle position and received calls from Biao Ding in the cutoff and Manuel Stojanovic on the button.
The flop came A♥K♠7♣. Gryko bet 650,000 and both opponents folded.
Frank Crivello limped in from under the gun before Quan Zhou raised to 725,000 on the button. Crivello called and the flop came 4♣3♦2♠.
Zhou bet another 535,000 and Crivello again called. The turn was the Q♠ and Zhou slid forward 3,000,000. Crivello only took a few seconds before tossing his cards away as Zhou took the pot.
Ka Kwan Lau limped in from early position, Dirk Gerritse limped behind from the button and Stephen Chidwick checked from the big blind.
The flop came A♠8♠2♣. Chidwick checked, Lau bet 200,000, Gerritse called and Chidwick folded.
The two remaining players checked the 2♦ turn and A♦ river. Lau said that he had jacks but Gerritse tabled K♠K♥4♦4♠ for two pair, aces and kings to win the hand.
Biao Ding raised to 500,000 on the button and Manuel Stojanovic potted to 1,660,000 in the small blind. Ding called and they saw a flop of 10♦5♦5♥.
Stojanovic then bet 800,000 and Ding called. The turn was the J♥ and Stojanovic moved all in for 4,120,000.
Ding confirmed the amount and spent several minutes in the tank before tossing his cards away as Stojanovic took down the massive pot.
Ka Kwan Lau opened to 560,000 from the button and Biao Ding defended from the big blind.
The flop came 3♦5♠2♠ and Ding bet fired a pot-sized bet of 1,860,000. Lau moved all in for 1,965,000 and Ding called with a covering stack to put him at risk.
Ka Kwan Lau: A♦A♣8♣4♠
Biao Ding: A♠10♦8♦7♠
Lau had flopped the second-nut straight while Ding was drawing to the nut-flush. The K♦3♣ runout stayed clean for Lau and he doubled up through the chip leader.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Stojanovic | Austria | 6,950,000 | 43 |
| 2 | Dylan Linde | United States | 5,600,000 | 35 |
| 3 | Dirk Gerritse | Netherlands | 3,650,000 | 23 |
| 4 | Quan Zhou | China | 8,700,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 6,050,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 7,400,000 | 46 |
| 7 | Ka Kwan Lau | Hong Kong | 3,000,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Frank Crivello | United States | 3,965,000 | 25 |
| 9 | Biao Ding | China | 12,225,000 | 76 |
Ka Kwan Lau limped in on the button. Manuel Stojanovic completed his small blind, and Dylan Linde checked his option in the big blind. Stojanovic led out for 260,000 on the 7♣9♥A♠ flop, seeing Linde fold and Lau call.
Stojanovic sized up to 650,000 on the 3♦ turn, which Lau also called. The K♥ river was then checked to showdown.
Stojanovic sheepishly tabled Q♣9♣8♠5♥ for a single pair of eights, but it won him the pot as frustratedly Lau slammed his hand into the muck.
Quan Zhou raised to 320,000 on the button and Gergo Nagy three-bet to 1,025,000 in the small blind. Zhou then moved all in and Nagy called for 2,800,000.
Gergo Nagy: K♦K♥8♠3♥
Quan Zhou: A♦A♥K♣Q♠
Zhou had Nagy dominated with his aces as the flop came 8♣2♦7♦. The A♠ turn improved Zhou to top set and Nagy was already drawing dead by the 8♥ river as Zhou ended up with a full house. Nagy was sent to the rail in 10th place as the remaining nine players drew for seats at the final table.