The tournament director has informed the players that the current level will be the last one of the evening, unless there are just two players remaining.
To prevent a return to finish on Tuesday, five players will need to be eliminated in the next 25 minutes.
Level: 40
Blinds: 1,000,000/1,500,000
Ante: 1,500,000
Todd Lewis raised all in under the gun. Action made it around to Safwane Bahri, who made the call from the small blind.
Todd Lewis: A♥3♦
Safwane Bahri: J♠J♣
With Bahri's rail rattling, the flop came 9♥10♠8♥, giving him an open-ended straight draw to go with his pocket pair.
However the hand wasn't over. The 8♦ on the turn didn't matter, but the A♦ on the river sure did, saving Lewis' tournament life.
The rail moaned loudly when the ace hit.
"Bad guy wins," Lewis said. "Bad guy wins."
One of Bahri's supporters asked him where was his rail.
"I'm my own rail," he said.
Kevin Song in the hijack opened to 2,500,000. Maurice Tan in the small blind called before Arturas Astrauskas in the big blind moved all-in for 13,300,000. Song folded but Tan eventually made the call.
Arturas Astrauskas: A♥7♥
Maurice Tan: A♣J♣
Tan managed to complete a flush on 3♣3♦5♣2♣Q♦ to send Astrauskas to the rail.
Maurice Tan raised all in from middle position. Stephen Decker made the call on the button with less, some 12,000,000 chips.
Stephen Decker: A♥J♥
Maurice Tan: K♠K♣
Tan's kings were threatened by a flush draw on the flop, but they held in a runout of 6♥8♥7♣5♣10♠, sending Decker to the rail.
Level: 39
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
After several all-ins but no calls, Kevin Song on the button opened to 2,100,000. Dragos Anton three-bet all-in for 14,100,000, and Song went into the tank.
Song asked for a count, but after a long minute, he folded the A♠ face up.
Avery Williams raised to 2,000,000 under the gun. Kevin Song from the big blind was the lone caller.
The flop hit J♥J♠6♦. Both players checked. When the 7♥ fell on the turn, Williams bet 5,500,000. Song called.
The river brought the Q♠. When Williams moved all in, Song immediately called.
Avery Williams: KxKx
Kevin Song: J♦10♣
After flopping trip jacks, Song led the entire way, and Williams was eliminated.
Level: 38
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Tan | Indonesia | 11,800,000 | 15 |
| 2 | Arturas Astrauskas | Lithuania | 20,600,000 | 26 |
| 3 | Yita Choong | Australia | 12,200,000 | 15 |
| 4 | Ori Hasson | Israel | 31,000,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Safwane Bahri | France | 11,500,000 | 14 |
| 6 | Stephen Decker | United States | 15,400,000 | 19 |
| 7 | Kevin Song | South Korea | 35,000,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Avery Williams | United States | 17,000,000 | 21 |
| 9 | Todd Lewis | United States | 13,800,000 | 17 |
| 10 | Dragos Anton | United Kingdom | 19,200,000 | 24 |
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