Action folded around to Salvatore DiCarlo in the cutoff and he raised to 700,000. Ihar Soika called on the button and Stoyan Obreshkov three-bet to 2,850,000 from the big blind. DiCarlo folded and action was back on Obreshkov.
Obreshkov went into the tank for a solid five minutes before Brian Yoon called the clock. Tournament director Bob Smith walked over to confirm a sufficient amount of time had passed and the dealer acknowledged that it had. Smith explained that Soika had 30 seconds before he would begin a 10-second countdown. If there was no action by the time he said "zero," the hand would be dead. "Zero!" yelled Will Failla. The entire table laughed and Obreshkov proceeded to call.
The flop came and Obreshkov paused for about a minute before checking. Soika went into the tank and eventually moved all in. Obreshkov folded.
Stoyan Obreshkov raised to 625,000 from the hijack and Brian Yoon three-bet to 1,600,000 from the cutoff. After about a minute, Obreshkov moved all in for 7,050,000. Yoon asked for a count and paused before deciding to call.
Obreshkov was at risk and well ahead with while Yoon held a dominated .
The flop came and Yoon pulled ahead with a pair of jacks. Obreshkov could still hit a king for a bigger pair or a ten for a straight, but the turn was the and the river was the . Yoon filled up and Obreshkov, who was the chip leader coming into the day, is now on the rail.
With the recent elimination of Stoyan Obreshkov in 11th place in a cooler against Brian Yoon, the unofficial final table of 10 is set. Ihar Soika leads the field with just shy of 20 million in chips.
Salvatore DiCarlo raised to 850,000 from under the gun and Ihar Soika three-bet to 2,275,000 from middle position. The action was folded back to DiCarlo who shipped all in for 8,500,000. Soika called and the cards went face up.
Soika:
DiCarlo:
The board ran out and Soika hit a king on the river to eliminate DiCarlo in 10th place. Soika now has a massive chip lead over the rest of the field.
Hand #1: Ihar soika raised to 850,000 from early position and got no action.
Hand #2: Brian Yoon raised to 850,000 from early position and Will Failla defended his big blind. The flop came and Failla check-folded to a bet of 1,000,000 from Yoon.
Hand #3: Richard Ma moved all in for 3,200,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #4: Soika called from the small blind and Yoon checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Soika led out for 400,000, and Yoon mucked.
Hand #5: Ryan McKnight raised to 800,000 from middle position and everyone folded.
Hand #6: Thomas Ryan raised to 850,000 from middle position and everyone folded.
Hand #7: Will Failla raised to 1,000,000 from middle position and Richard Ma moved all in from the big blind for 3,600,000. Failla folded.
Hand #8: Ryan Mcknight received a walk.
Hand #9: Yuliyan Kolev raised to 850,000 on the button and Stanley Lee shipped all in for 7,800,000 from the big blind. Kolev mucked his cards.
Hand #10: Brian Yoon raised to 850,000 from middle position and Thomas Ryan called from the big blind. The flop came and Ryan check-called a bet of 800,000 from Yoon. The turn was the and both players checked.
When the came on the river, Ryan bet 1,500,000 and Yoon instantly called. Ryan tossed his cards to the muck and Yoon took down the pot without having to show his cards.
Hand #11: Ihar Soika raised to 850,000 from under the gun, Stanley Lee moved all in on the button, and Soika mucked.
Hand #12: Richard Ma was all in for 5,200,000 from early position and was called by Soika in the blinds. Both players held the same hand, with Ma having and Soika tabling . The board ran out and the two players chopped it up.
Hand #13: Lee raised to 825,000 from the hijack, Brian Yoon three-bet to 3,100,000 from the big blind, and Lee mucked.
and Obreshkov paused for about a minute before checking. Soika went into the tank and eventually moved all in. Obreshkov folded.
while Yoon held a dominated 
.
and Yoon pulled ahead with a pair of jacks. Obreshkov could still hit a king for a bigger pair or a ten for a straight, but the turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Yoon filled up and Obreshkov, who was the chip leader coming into the day, is now on the rail.
and Failla check-folded to a bet of 1,000,000 from Yoon.
, Soika led out for 400,000, and Yoon mucked.
and both players checked. 
came on the river, Ryan bet 1,500,000 and Yoon instantly called. Ryan tossed his cards to the muck and Yoon took down the pot without having to show his cards.
. The board ran out 
and the two players chopped it up.