Players are on a 60-minute break. Play will resume at the 250,000/500,000 level. A total of 16 players remain.
Players are on a 60-minute break. Play will resume at the 250,000/500,000 level. A total of 16 players remain.
In a battle of the blinds, Mathew Seer moved all in from the small blind for 3,025,000, and Nelson Chew made a quick call.
Mathew Seer: A♠9♣
Nelson Chew: A♦J♦
The board fell out with Q♥6♣7♠K♥7♦, and the jack kicker would play for Chew.
Simon Britton went all-in for 4,500,000 on the button and was called by James Dietz in the small blind. Michael Wagner jammed in response from the big blind for approximately 8,500,000, and Dietz called to be at risk for approximately 7,500,000.
Simon Britton: Q♣J♠
James Dietz: A♣10♥
Michael Wagner: A♦K♦
Wagner had the best of it and had both his opponents at risk as they went to a showdown.
The flop was in favor of Wagner as it came 2♠8♥K♥ to give him top pair.
Wagner secured the pot 5♣ turn, making the J♣ river inconsequential as Wagner knocked out both Britton and Wagner.
Paawan Bansal went all-in for 1,000,000 from the cutoff. Kenneth Baime called from the big blind to put Bansal at risk.
Paawan Bansal: A♦Q♦
Kenneth Baime: K♠7♦
The flop was favorable for Bansal when it came 5♣Q♣2♠ to give him top pair.
The 6♣ turn was of no consequence, but Bansal would not like the river when it came the K♦ to eliminate him from contention.
Action folded to Paawan Bansal in late position who moved all in for about 4,000,000. Luis Yepez Carmona sat in the next seat came over the top to isolate and three-bet to 12,000,000. The rest of the table exited stage left sharply.
Paawan Bansal: A♦2♦
Luis Yepez Carmona: A♣A♥
Some hope for Bansal on the 6♦5♦4♣ flop but he got nothing from the K♣ turn nor the K♠ river and was sent to the cage.
The remaining 17 players are on a 60-minute dinner break
Under the gun, Ros Sok open-jammed for 825,000. Action folded around to the big blind Arash Sarraf who made the call putting Sok's tournament run on the line.
Ros Sok: A♣Q♦
Arash Sarraf: 9♠4♠
Sok was ahead with ace-high throughout the run of 3♣7♣7♥K♦. His lead was strenghtened and his double up secured when the A♠ fell on the river. Sok sat back down, after watching the deal on his feet, as the dealer pushed the chips towards his direction.
Richard Tatalovich moved all in for his last 800,000 and was called and covered by Russell Giordano.
Richard Tatalovich: A♥4♠
Russell Giordano: 10♦8♣
The 7♣2♥5♠ flop didn't change the standings, but Tatalovich looked concerned after the dealer placed the 9♥ turn. Tatalovich lost his chance at redemption on the river as the 8♦ left Giordano with a pair of eights which was enough to send his opponent to the rail.
Joshua Lusby-Angvick moved all in from late position for 1,875,000, and Michael Destephen called from the button; everyone else folded.
Joshua Lusby-Angvick: 4♠4♣
Michael Destephen: A♥K♠
The board came out with 10♠3♦6♣9♠9♣, and two pair would win the pot for Lusby-Angvick.
Joseph Buonomo moved all in on the button for around 1,900,000 and action went to Manish Vaswani in the big blind. Vaswani called off his remaining 1,300,000 chips and the players went heads up to showdown.
Manish Vaswani: Q♦J♦
Joseph Buonomo: A♠2♠
Vaswani looked to the board for help but no improvement came on the 7♠2♣A♣7♥3♥ runout, and he hit the rail in 24th place.