The last break just ended, and James Florence was eliminated in the first hand back, so it seems fitting that the remaining nine players should enjoy another well-deserved break after three minutes of hard work.
The tournament staff are setting up for the live stream, so the remaining players are on a quick break until that is complete.
The final nine players are back and hand-for-hand coverage will begin right away.
Hand #1: Mohsin Charania raised to 65,000 under the gun, and Samuel Phillips three-bet to 175,000. Everyone folded.
Hand #2: Andy Frankenberger raised to 65,000 from the cutoff, and Charania shoved all in from the big blind. Frankenberger quickly mucked his hand.
Hand #3: Yanki Koppel raised 70,000 from the button, and Charania re-raised to 185,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded, along with Koppel.
Hand #4: The action was folded to Phillips, in the small blind, who moved all in. Cary Katz folded his big blind.
Hand #5: Koppel raised to 65,000, and Phillips called on the button. Both players checked the entire way with the board reading 
, and Koppel tabled 
to win the hand.
Hand #6: Samuel Phillips raised to 70,000 from the cutoff, and Ian Steinman called from the small blind. The flop came 
. Steinman checked, and Phillips bet 70,000. Steinman called. The turn was the 
. Steinman checked again, and Phillips checked back. The river was the , and Steinman checked for a third time. Phillips checked back, and Steinman tabled 
for a flush. Phillips mucked.
Hand #7: Steinman raised to 65,000 on the button, and Brandon Ageloff defended his big blind. The flop came 
, and Ageloff checked. Steinman bet 60,000, and Ageloff called. The turn was the 
. Ageloff checked again, and Steinman checked back. The river was the 
. Ageloff checked for a third time, and Steinman bet 70,000. Ageloff called. Both players tabled king-jack off-suit and chopped the pot.
Hand #8: Steinman raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and raked in the blinds and antes.
Hand #9: Mohsin Charania raised to 70,000 from early position, and Ageloff three-bet to 165,000 on the button. Charania folded.
Hand #10: Milan Simko limped in from the small blind, and Yanki Koppel checked his option in the big blind. The flop came 
, and Simko led out for 35,000. Koppel raised to 105,000, and Simko folded.
Hand #11: Yanki Koppel limped in the small blind, and Mohsin Charania raised to 105,000 from the big blind. Koppel called, and the flop came 
. Koppel checked, and Charania bet 80,000 to get Koppel to fold.
Hand #12: Ian Steinman raised to 65,000 from early position, and Samuel Phillips called from the big blind. The flop came 
, and both players checked to the 
on the turn. Phillips checked again, and Steinman bet 60,000 to pick up the pot.
Hand #13: The action was folded to Phillips in the small blind, who moved all in, and Cary Katz folded his big blind.
Hand #14: Koppel raised to 65,000, and Phillips called from the button, along with Steinman in the big blind. The flop came 
, and the action was checked around. The turn was the 
, and everyone checked again. The river brought the , and Phillips finally made a bet of 175,000. Both of his opponents folded, and Phillips took down the pot.
Hand #15: Mikhail Rudoy received a walk.
With nine players still remaining, here is a look at the updated chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000 | |
|
2,020,000 | -70,000 |
|
1,450,000 | 320,000 |
|
1,340,000 | 40,000 |
|
1,030,000 | 78,000 |
|
975,000 | 85,000 |
|
875,000 | -385,000 |
|
435,000 | -265,000 |
|
315,000 | -20,000 |
Hand #16: Mohsin Charania raised to 65,000 from late position. Samuel Phillips was in the hijack and three-bet to 160,000. Charania folded.
Hand #17: Ian Steinman raised to 65,000 from the cutoff, and Andy Frankenberger defended his big blind. The flop came 
, and Frankenberger checked. Steinman bet 60,000, and Frankenberger called. The turn was the . Frankenberger led out for 175,000, and Steinman called. The river was the 
, and Frankenberger checked. Steinman bet 80,000, and Frankenberger folded.
Hand #18: Phillips raised to 70,000 from middle position, and Frankenberger three-bet to 225,000 from the small blind. Phillips mucked.
Hand #19: Mikhail Rudoy raised to 70,000 from the hijack, and Milan Simko moved all in for 405,000 from the small blind. Rudoy thought for a moment and called.
Rudoy was at risk with 
, slightly ahead of Rudoy's 
.
The flop came 
, giving Rudoy a commanding lead with top pair and a flush draw. The turn was the 
, and Simko needed to hit a five or an off-suit ace to improve. Unfortunately for him, the river was the , and he was eliminated in ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,550,000 | 530,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Hand #20: Samuel Phillips raised to 70,000 from early position, and Mohsin Charania called from the small blind.
The flop came 
, and Charania checked. Phillips bet 120,000, and Charania called. The turn was the , and Charania checked again. Phillips bet 165,000, and Charania called again. The river brought the 
, and Charania checked for the third time. Phillips shoved all in, having his opponent covered, and Charania thought long and hard before letting his hand go.
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000