Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
The remaining 49 players are taking their final 15-minute break of the night before playing two more levels to close out the day.
Play resumes in Level 19 with blinds of 10,000/15,000 and an average stack of 477,000 (32 BB).
Allen Kessler raised to 42,000 in early position and Shota Nakanishi called in the hijack, while everyone else folded. Kessler bet his last 3,000 in the dark.
Allen Kessler: K♣Q♣Q♥10♣
Shota Nakanishi: K♠K♦5♠2♦
The board ran out 9♥9♦7♠3♠2♥ and the kings held up for Nakanishi to eliminate Kessler from the tournament.
Yosuke Miki limped under the gun, Jonathan Greene limped on the button, Robert Cowen completed in the small blind, and Matthew Vengrin checked his option in the big blind.
On the J♣10♠8♠ flop, it checked to Greene, who bet 35,000. Cowen called all-in for his last 10,000, and the others folded.
Robert Cowen: 9♥7♣5♦4♠
Jonathan Greene: A♦K♥10♥8♦
Cowen flopped a straight against the bottom two pair of Greene.
As the camera crew made its way to the table, the 8♣ peeled off on the turn, giving Greene a full house. Cowen was drawing dead on the 5♠ river, and he exited on the stone bubble, as the remaining 59 players are all in the money.
Jeff Madsen raised to 30,000 on the button and Nino Pansier called in the big blind.
The flop rolled out A♣5♠5♦ and Pansier check-called the 9,000 bet on the flop that put Madsen all in.
Jeff Madsen: A♦9♥7♠2♠
Nino Pansier: Q♥7♥5♣3♣
No help came to the five-time WSOP bracelet winner on the runout of K♠K♦ and Pansier took down the pot to eliminate Madsen from the tournament.
Joao Vieira opened to 25,000 on the button and Justin Liberto defended his big blind.
On the 8♣4♣3♥ flop, Liberto check-called a bet of 23,000 from Vieira.
The turn brought the 7♦ as Liberto checked again to Vieira, who bet 85,000. Liberto took some time before he check-potted for 369,000, the majority of his remaining stack, and Vieira quickly folded.
Nino Pansier raised to 36,000 from the hijack and in the big blind, Danny Chang called for 27,000 total to put himself at risk.
Danny Chang: 10♣8♥8♣7♥
Nino Pansier: 6♦3♥3♠2♦
The board ran out 9♣9♥2♠5♣4♦ and the runout brought Pansier a six-high straight and six-low to eliminate Chang from the tournament.
Carlo van Ravenswoud potted to 42,000 under the gun and Richard Sklar flatted in the cutoff.
On the 7♣5♣4♥ flop, Van Ravenswoud bet 55,000 and Sklar called.
Van Ravenswoud bet again on the 7♥ turn for the pot of 224,000. Sklar jammed for around 250,000, and Van Ravenswoud called.
Richard Sklar: A♥K♥J♥2♣
Carlo van Ravenswoud: 6♣5♦3♣2♦
Sklar had the made the nut low with a flush draw against the straight of Van Ravenswoud. A deuce would spell disaster for Sklar, but the river was the K♦ and the pot was chopped.
Jun Weng potted to 42,000 under the gun before Benny Glaser jammed for 105,000 on the button, and Weng called.
Benny Glaser: A♠A♦4♣2♥
Jun Weng: A♣Q♠8♠3♣
The Q♣10♥10♦ flop paired Weng, but ruined his two-pair outs. The K♠ turn brought more outs, but the river was the 3♠, and the tens on board gave Glaser the better two pair to double.