The remaining 37 players have been sent on a one-hour dinner break and will return at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time.
The tournament will resume with blinds at 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 big blind ante.
The remaining 37 players have been sent on a one-hour dinner break and will return at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time.
The tournament will resume with blinds at 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 big blind ante.
Fabian Bartuschk raised in the cutoff and in the big blind, Rohit Mariwalla called.
The flop rolled out Q♠Q♣10♣ and Mariwalla check-called a bet of 75,000 from Bartuschk.
Both players checked the 3♦ turn to the 6♥ river where Mariwalla bet 125,000 and Bartuschk folded.
Dimitrios Farmakoulis raised to 120,000 under the gun, Brian Luo three-bet to 300,000 in the hijack, and Paawan Bansal three-bet jammed in the big blind having both of his opponents covered. Farmakoulis got out of the way and Luo called off his stack for about 1,500,000 total.
Brian Luo: Q♣Q♥
Paawan Bansal: K♠K♣
There were no queens to be found on the runout of 7♣J♠5♥A♦6♥ and Luo was sent to the rail just before the dinner break.
Fabrizio Gonzalez raised from middle position to 120,000, and the action was folded around to Lander Lijo, who went into the tank and then three-bet all in. Gonzalez snap called.
Lander Lijo: Q♦Q♥
Fabrizio Gonzalez: K♦K♥
No help for Lijo on the 9♦2♠7♠ flop nor on the 8♣ turn, and when the A♦ came off on the river it was curtains for Lijo and he was sent to the rail.
Yuliyan Kolev raised to 120,000 in late position and in the small blind, Yilong Wang raised to 370,000. Action folded back to Kolev who moved all in for 1,045,000 and Wang called to put him at risk.
Yuliyan Kolev: A♠K♠
Yilong Wang: 8♣8♦
The board ran out 7♥2♥7♣9♦A♣ and the river brought Kolev aces up to ensure the double up and his survival.
Corey Kempson raised to 120,000 from under the gun and on the button, Rachid Amamou moved all in for 390,000 which saw only Kempson call.
"I did not see you raise," Amamou said just before the cards were tabled.
Rachid Amamou: 8♣7♠
Corey Kempson: A♥Q♣
The board ran out A♦5♣A♠4♣A♣ and Kempson's four aces were good enough to take down the pot and eliminate Amamou from the tournament.
Action went heads-up to a flop of Q♥J♥4♥ in a hand between Govert Metaal in the hijack and Jakub Sterba in the big blind.
Sterba check-called a bet of 105,000, bringing the 6♠ turn which went check-check.
The 2♠ landed on the river and Sterba led out with a bet of 225,000, forcing Metaal to surrender his hand.
Damian Salas was all in and at risk for 750,000 in the small blind against Brian Luo on the button.
Damian Salas: A♠Q♦
Brian Luo: K♥Q♠
Salas was able to avoid a king as the board ran out 10♥4♦7♠10♠5♣, earning him the double up.
Cesar Del Pino raised to 120,000 in middle position and Fillip Khavin moved all in for 875,000 from the hijack and action folded back to Del Pino who called.
Fillip Khavin: A♥Q♣
Cesar Del Pino: A♣J♣
The board ran out A♠5♥A♦J♥4♣ and the jack on the turn gave Del Pino aces full of jacks to eliminate Khavin from the tournament.