| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chenxiang Miao | China | 2,100,000 | 26 |
| 2 | Xiaohu Liu | China | 3,100,000 | 39 |
| 3 | Peter Mugar | United States | 4,400,000 | 55 |
| 4 | Daniyal Gheba | United States | 7,400,000 | 93 |
| 5 | Casey Hatmaker | United States | 1,200,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Ivan Ruban | Russian Federation | 2,400,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Kharlin Sued | United States | 1,400,000 | 18 |
| 8 | Ren Lin | China | 3,340,000 | 42 |
| 9 | Anatoly Nikitin | Russian Federation | 1,570,000 | 20 |
The remaining 9 players are taking a quick break before the final table begins. Play will resume shortly.
Casey Hatmaker raised to 160,000 under the gun and Ren Lin called from the big blind.
Both players checked the 10♦8♦7♠ flop and the 4♥ came on the turn. Lin bet 200,000, which Hatmaker called.
A 3♥ fell on the river and Lin jammed for Hatmaker's remaining 705,000. Hatmaker tanked for a while before eventually letting go of his cards.
Then on the very next hand, which was set to be the final hand before the redraw after an elimination on the other table, Lin jammed from the small blind and Hatmaker again found himself facing a decision for his tournament life, this time in the big blind.
Casey Hatmaker: K♦7♠ 
Ren Lin: 10♣3♠
Hatmaker had come to the right decision and was rewarded for it on the A♦2♥A♠K♣4♦ runout after pairing his king, leaving Lin drawing dead by the turn.
Hatmaker secured the double-up and the remaining players then drew seats for the final table.
Daniyal Gheba opened to 160,000 from under the gun. Ivan Ruban made the call on the button before Zexiang Sun called out of the big blind.
It checked to Ruban on the 4♠7♥8♥ flop. Ruban bet 225,000, which led to calls from both Sun and Gheba.
The A♠ turn led to a check from Sun. Gheba bet 380,000. Ruban folded in response. Sun opted to check-raise all in when he jammed for 1,940,000. Gheba made the call to put Sun at risk.
Zexiang Sun: Q♠7♠
Daniyal Gheba: A♣8♦
Gheba had the best of it, but Sun was live to a flush draw and trips.
None of them came on the 10♦ river as Sun hit the exit.
Sun earned $29,844 for his finish.
Zexiang Sun opened to 175,000 from the cutoff and quickly found himself facing a three-bet to 1,590,000 when Anatoly Nikitin moved all in from the small blind.
The action returned to Sun, who went deep into the tank. After trying to get some conversation going with Nikitin failed, he then sat back in his seat with a pained look on his face.
Once several minutes had passed, Nikitin called the clock. As Sun's allowed time ticked down, he folded face up, showing A♦10♦.
Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Chenxiang Miao raised the button to 125,000 and Kharlin Sued three-bet to 800,000 from the small blind with just 5,000 behind. Miao called and the rest of Sued's stack got into the middle on the 9♥Q♠K♥ flop.
Kharlin Sued: K♠9♠
Chenxiang Miao: A♠2♠
Sued had flopped two pair, leaving Miao needing running cards to bust him.
Sued's double was secured after the 6♦ turn as the 3♦ on the river was just a necessity.
Zexiang Sun opened to 150,000 from the small blind and was called by Daniyal Gheba out of the big blind.
The 3♣6♥2♠ flop led to a bet of 150,000 from Sun. Gheba made the call once again.
Sun slowed down with a check on the 4♦ turn, which led to a bet of 220,000 from Gheba. Sun stuck around with a call.
Both players checked the 2♣ river.
Sun showed 9♥5♦ for a straight to claim the pot.
When play folded to Ivan Ruban on the button, he raised to 125,000, which only Zexiang Sun called in the big blind.
Sun checked in flow on the K♥3♦2♣ flop, but when Ruban continued for 110,000, he check-raised to 300,000. Ruban put in the call.
Both players checked the 7♥ turn, and the 9♥ river completed the board.
Sun checked again, but this time, Ruban didn't check behind. Instead, he put a hefty 750,000 into the middle. Sun took his time in making a decision, and once he decided to call, he received immediate bad news. Ruban flipped over his A♠A♥, and Sun responded by flicking his cards face down towards the muck.
Daniyal Gheba raised to 135,000 from the button and was called by Ivan Ruban in the big blind.
Ruban checked on the J♠K♥8♠ flop, which led to a bet of 110,000 from Gheba. Ruban made the call.
Gheba bet 425,000 on the A♥ turn after it was checked to him. Ruban made the call.
The 9♥ river resulted in a round of checks.
Ruban showed Q♦8♣ for a pair of eights, but it was Gheba with the winning hand when he tabled A♠Q♥ for a pair of aces.
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