With the bubble approaching, Edgar Antezana needed to double up in the worst way. He went all in from middle position. Feng Qian, in the big blind, was the lone caller.
Edgar Antezana: Q♠10♠
Feng Qian: K♦6♦
The runout 5♠3♣3♠Q♦4♣ hit Antezana's queen on the turn, giving him more chips with which to work.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | |
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67,000 |
Two huge hands occurred almost simultaneously here in the Paris Ballroom, the first involving Zhi Feng Jiang and Guy Haviv, who got it all in preflop.
Zhi Feng Jiang: 8♠8♣
Guy Haviv: 2♠2♥
Jiang was the heavy favourite all the way to the river, as the board read 10♣9♣9♥A♦ however Haviv spiked the win on the 2♠ river, revealing that he had also one-outered another player earlier in the day.
Elsewhere, Richard Bose paid off a river bet from Aubrey Murnaghan on a board reading 8♥8♣8♦J♥7♦ tabling Q♥Q♠ for a boat, however Murnaghan's flopped quads with A♣8♠ would of course scoop. It was told to PokerNews that the pot had been limped preflop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
360,000
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360,000 |
|
145,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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|
Busted |
Juan Montoya in hijack raised to 13,000 and got one caller in the big blind Brett Shaffer.
Both players checked the flop 6♣10♥5♦. On the turn 2♣, Shaffer led out with 20,000 which was enough to take the pot down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
174,000 | |
|
78,000 | |
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They announced hand-for-hand play with 853 players remaining and 851 in the money.
Matan Mesika opened to 12,000 on the button and Matan Mesika moved her remaining 6,000 chips into the middle from the small blind.
The action was held whilst other tables played their hand for hand and then the cards were flipped.
Kristianne Phamolivo: A♥A♣
Matan Mesika: A♠9♣
The Q♦7♣Q♥ flop didn't change anything, and Phamolivo held to survive the first round of hand for hand on the 10♥ turn and 2♣.
One player was eliminated, and one remains to burst the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
332,000
332,000
|
332,000 |
|
|
24,000
24,000
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24,000 |
The last hand before hand-for-hand play begin, play was held for Sterling Harris's all-in of 78,000 from the hijack against Jianghuai Chen big blind call.
Sterling Harris: A♣A♠
Jianghuai Chen: A♥Q♣
Harris had to sweat a gutshot straight draw on the flop, but survived the runout 10♦6♠K♦4♦7♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
176,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
|
166,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
There were 5 all-in and calls, all five survived.
Andrew Bart was one of the survivors and secured a double after moving all in from middle position. He got a single call from William Watkins in the hijack.
Andrew Bart: A♥A♣
William Watkins: A♦Q♠
Bart secured the double after seeing the J♦4♣4♠7♦J♠ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
150,000 |
In hand-for-hand play, Zyad Qasem raised all in from the big blind, Nicholas Kohan called with less from middle position.
Nicholas Kohan: A♥K♠
Zyad Qasem: A♠8♠
Kohan hit his king on the flop and made it through the full runout of 9♦K♥4♥J♥6♥ with a winning flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
307,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
238,000
238,000
|
238,000 |
Alexandru Tarus only had 6,000 and was automatically all-in in the big blind. Action folded to late position where Abbes Hamdani made the call taking them to showdown.
Alexandru Tarus: 7♣4♠
Abbes Hamdani: 9♥8♥
The board ran K♠10♣4♥J♥6♦ and with a pair on the flop Tarus survived the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | |
|
18,000 |
Lu Zhang raised from the cutoff to 16,000. With little fear of being on the bubble — and side action on the outcome --
Jacob Marlman shoved all in with 110,000 chips. Zhang spent a good minute pondering the situation before deciding to call.
Jacob Marlman: J♣J♠
Lu Zhang: J♥10♥
Marlman's jacks held through the runout of 3♥4♠3♣A♠8♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
272,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
232,000
85,500
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85,500 |
