Alexander Lynskey raised to 24,000 from the hijack, and faced an all-in raise to 61,000 from the cutoff by John Andress. Lynskey called, and the two went to a showdown.
John Andress: A♣10♥
Alexander Lynskey: 9♦9♣
Andress hit his ace on the A♠J♣8♦ flop. The Q♠ turn was safe for Andress, and the K♥ river upgraded him to a straight to score the double and avert elimination.
Yuya Arito raised to 25,000 from early position. Kahle Burns threw in his final 3,000 in chips to go all-in and be at risk. Chad Thyzel decided to also go all-in, but for substantially more, as he jammed for 163,000. Yuya Arito called and had both covered as the cards went on their backs.
Kahle Burns: Q♥8♣
Chad Thyzel: Q♦Q♣
Yuya Arito: J♥10♠
Thyzel led the pack at the start, and the 3♦4♠A♣ flop did nothing material to change that. The K♦ turn gave Arito a straight draw, but the 4♦ river averted any danger for Thyzel's queens to lock up the double-up and the knockout.
John Riordan moved all in from the cutoff as one of the big stacks at his table. Colin Hong called from the big blind for 322,000 effective and was at risk.
Colin Hong: A♦7♣
John Riordan: 10♣3♦
The board ran out A♠3♣9♣6♥8♠, adding a much-needed boost to Hong's stack.
Alex Kulev opened to around 114,000 from middle position, leaving just 20,000 behind. Brian Rast moved all in from the cutoff, and after the action folded back around, Kulev snap-called, putting himself at risk.
Alex Kulev:A♠8♠
Brian Rast:8♦8♣
Kulev needed to find an ace to stay alive, but the board ran out 10♦Q♣10♣5♥5♠, offering no help. Rast’s pocket eights held strong, earning him another bounty and a boost to his growing stack.
Weizheng Zhong opened to 20,000 from the hijack. Michael Acevedo moved all-in for. 108,000 from two seats over and Zhong called.
Michael Acevedo: A♠6♠
Weizheng Zhong: K♦Q♣
The board of 10♦2♣9♦4♦4♣ changed nothing and Acevedo doubled up.
Ihar Soika three-bet jammed for 48,000 from the small blind over an early position open from Xiaoyao Ma. After the blinds folded, Ma made the call.
Ihar Soika: A♦4♣
Xiaoyao Ma: A♠10♠
Soika was ready to leave as he was dominated by Ma's superior ace. The 5♥6♦8♠ flop gave Soika a straight draw. The K♥ turn didn't help Soika, but the 7♦ on the river improved Soika to a straight, keeping him in the tournament.
Three players found themselves all in preflop, with Martin Kabrhel sure to let his table, and others, know about how badly he got it in.
Shai Zurr: A♠K♥
Ramon Munoz: A♥Q♦
Martin Kabrhel: K♦Q♠
Munoz flopped huge on 2♦3♦Q♣ and held to score a bounty on 8♦3♥
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Alex Kulev raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and was called from the big blind by Haiyang Yang.
The 10♥4♣Q♠ board prompted a check from Yang before Kulev bet 15,000. Yang called, and they went to a turn.
Yang once again checked the A♥ turn, and Kulev fired 45,000. Yang came along with a call.
Both players checked the 7♠ river. Yang showed A♠9♠ as Kulev pitched his cards into the muck.
Xiaoyao Ma moved all in from early position for 113,000 and was at risk. Victor Fryda followed with an all-in from middle position for 125,000, also at risk. Aleksandr Shevlyakov called, having both players covered.
Xiaoyao Ma: 3♣3♠
Victor Fryda: A♠9♣
Aleksandr Shevlyakov: 6♣6♦
The dealer ran out a board of 7♣3♦4♦J♠10♥, giving Ma a set of threes and a welcome triple up. Shevlyakov won the side pot and Fryda's bounty.
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