The remaining 17 players are now on a 15-minute break.
The remaining 17 players are now on a 15-minute break.
On the last hand before the break, Yannick Jobin bet 350,000 from the cutoff on A♠9♣2♣ and Mikhail Zavoloka check-called from the big blind.
The turn was the 8♣ and Jobin fired a second barrel of 1,500,000. Zavoloka however check-raised to 4,000,000. Jobin went deep into the tank but folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,500,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
8,800,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Mikhail Zavoloka opened the action from early position, and it folded around to Sihao Zhang on the button. After some thought, Zhang raised to 2,300,000, leaving just 25,000 behind. Zavoloka moved all in, and Zhang made the call, putting himself at risk.
Sihao Zhang: K♥Q♥
Mikhail Zavoloka: A♣J♥
Zavoloka paired his ace right away on the A♠8♣7♦ flop, and the J♣ turn only strengthened his lead. The 8♦ river sealed it, sending Zhang to the rail as Zavoloka chipped up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,000,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Eshaan Bhalla opened to 500,000 from middle position. Andrew Robinson in the small blind three-bet to 2,800,000, then George Tomescu in the big blind jammed. Bhalla quickly folded.
Andrew Robinson: J♦J♥
George Tomescu: A♥Q♣
Robinson's jacks held on 3♥10♠K♠K♦6♠ and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,650,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
6,950,000 | |
|
|
6,950,000 | |
Chunhui Ji open-shoved in middle position for 2,650,000 and got called by Bogdan Munteanu on the button for the following showdown:
Chunhui Ji: A♥K♥
Bogdan Munteanu: K♦K♣
Ji was in bad shape to double up, the the board A♠5♠9♣Q♥8♣ brought him an ace on the flop to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,900,000
3,950,000
|
3,950,000 |
|
|
6,000,000
3,450,000
|
3,450,000 |
Dennis Ng opened to 600,000 from the button but Eshaan Bhalla in the big blind jammed, prompting Ng to fold.
On the next hand, Ng in the cutoff moved all-in for 4,175,000 and he was called by Ian O'Hara in the big blind.
Dennis Ng: A♠10♣
Ian O'Hara: A♣10♠
Both players had the same hand so they split the pot on 6♠A♥6♦K♥3♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,200,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,350,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 634 | 1 | Bahar Musa | Bulgaria | 10,725,000 | 45 |
| 634 | 2 | Simon Wilson | Ireland | 11,600,000 | 46 |
| 634 | 3 | Matthew Beinner | United States | 2,900,000 | 12 |
| 634 | 4 | Maximiliano Castagnini | Argentina | 6,900,000 | 28 |
| 634 | 5 | Chunhui Ji | China | 2,550,000 | 10 |
| 634 | 6 | Ning Dong | United States | 3,025,000 | 12 |
| 634 | 7 | Artem Tuliupa | Ukraine | 7,600,000 | 30 |
| 634 | 8 | Bogdan Munteanu | Romania | 11,850,000 | 47 |
| 634 | 9 | Ankit Ahuja | India | 7,300,000 | 292 |
| 635 | 1 | Eshaan Bhalla | United States | 10,050,000 | 40 |
| 635 | 2 | Ian O'Hara | United States | 13,900,000 | 56 |
| 635 | 3 | Sihao Zhang | Luxembourg | 3,700,000 | 15 |
| 635 | 4 | Yannick Jobin | Switzerland | 9,300,000 | 37 |
| 635 | 5 | Andrew Robinson | United States | 3,600,000 | 14 |
| 635 | 6 | George Tomescu | Romania | 10,400,000 | 42 |
| 635 | 7 | Mikhail Zavoloka | Russia | 16,100,000 | 64 |
| 635 | 8 | Dennis Ng | United States | 5,600,000 | 22 |
| 635 | 9 | Jacopo Achille | Italy | 14,100,000 | 56 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,100,000
5,200,000
|
5,200,000 |
|
|
14,100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
13,900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,850,000
5,050,000
|
5,050,000 |
|
|
11,600,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
10,725,000
855,000
|
855,000 |
|
|
10,400,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
10,050,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
9,300,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
|
7,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
7,300,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |
|
|
6,900,000 | |
|
|
5,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
3,700,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
3,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
3,025,000
1,375,000
|
1,375,000 |
|
|
2,900,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
|
2,550,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
Osmin Dardon in the hijack shoved for 2,375,000 and he was called by Ian O'Hara in the small blind.
Osmin Dardon: A♦2♦
Ian O'Hara: K♦K♠
O'Hara kept the lead all the way through a board of 10♣9♣J♥Q♦4♥ and he sent Dardon to the rail in 19th place. The clock was stopped after this hand to do the two-table redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,000,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Francisco Benitez shoved on the button for a remaining stack around 1,500,000 and got called by Jacopo Achille in the big blind.
Francisco Benitez: A♦5♦
Jacopo Achille: K♦J♥
Benitez had the best starting hand, but the board J♣7♦8♦4♣Q♣ came to give a pair of jacks to Achille and send Benitez to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
In a heads-up raised pot, the flop was 6♦A♣5♦ when Maximiliano Castagnini check-called Dennis Ng for 400,000.
Both checked on the 7♦ turn, and a J♦ hit the river. Castagnini bet a small 250,000, and Ng called, showing K♥J♥. Castagnini sent 7♣3♣ into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,900,000
3,275,000
|
3,275,000 |
|
|
6,000,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |