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Joseph Cheong raised to 9,000 and the player in the cut off called along with the big blind.
The flop came 
and it was checked to Cheong who bet 11,000. The player in the cut off called and the player in the big blind folded.
Heads up to the turn we saw the 
. Cheong bet 23,000 and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
255,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
190,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
165,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
130,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Justin Young raised to 8,500 and Derek Bowen called from the small blind, along with the player in the big blind.
The flop came 
and both blinds checked to Young who bet 11,000. Bowen raised to 27,000 and and the big blind folded. Action was back on Young who raised to 60,000 and Bowen folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000
249,000
|
249,000 |
|
250,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Here is a look at some of the big stacks around the room with 72 players remaining:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | |
|
|
430,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
420,000
355,400
|
355,400 |
|
365,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
343,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
330,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
297,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
||
|
|
282,000
202,400
|
202,400 |
|
212,000
48,300
|
48,300 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
There was a raise to 10,500 from a player in middle position, and the player in the cutoff called. Kamel Mokhammad was on the button and three-bet to 28,500. The original raiser folded, and the player in the cutoff called. The flop came 
, and the action was checked to Mokhammad, who pushed all in. His opponent only had around 43,000 remaining and mucked his cards.
In the next hand, the action was folded to Mokhammad, who raised to 12,500 from the cutoff. The button called, along with the big blind. The flop came 
, and Mokhammad bet 6,500. The button raised to 21,500, the big blind folded, and Mokhammad called. The turn was the 
, and Mokhammad check-called a bet of 25,000. The river brought the 
, and both players checked. Mokhammad tabled 
for the best hand, and his opponent flashed 
before flying them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
324,000
225,100
|
225,100 |
Fred Berger was all in for his tournament life against Zhaoxing Wang.
Berger: 
Wang: 
The board ran out 
, and Berger was eliminated, while Wang stacked chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Anthony Gutierrez and Deric Williams got all their chips in the middle preflop. Williams had around 65,000 remaining and was the player at risk, but he held the best hand. Williams showed 
against Gutierrez's 
.
The flop came 
, giving Gutierrez a full house right away. The turn was the , and the river was the 
, sending Williams home. Gutierrez raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
208,000
173,200
|
173,200 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Derek Bowen just moved tables and found himself a couple seats to the left of Govert Metaal. Bowen had one of the larger stacks in the room with around 435,000. After moving to his new table, Metaal was the only player that covered him with about 460,000. Little did they know they would soon get involved in a monster pot with each other.
The two players got all of their chips into the middle preflop, and it was Metaal that had the better hand. Metaal tabled , while Bowen showed 
. The board ran out 
, and Metaal's aces held up to give a huge chip lead. Bowen, on the other hand, was sent to the cage in disappointment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
915,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
Busted |
