Punnat Punsri kicked things off with a raise to 300,000, and Miroslav Alilovic on the button made it 730,000. The blinds folded, and Punsri moved all in for around 3,000,000, which prompted a snap-fold from Alilovic.
Aliaksei Boika opened from under the gun with a raise to 400,000. Action folded to Punnat Punsri in the big blind, who made the call.
Punsri checked the 8♣8♦5♦ flop and Boika moved all in for his last 225,000, which Punsri called.
Aliaksei Boika: K♦3♦
Punnat Punsri: Q♣9♠
Boika was in the lead with king-high and also picked up some flush outs. The 10♣ turn and the 8♥ river did not change anything, allowing Boika to secure a double up and stay alive in the tournament.
Yuliyan Kolev raised to 300,000 from the cutoff before Mike Watson three-bet to 700,000 on the button. Kolev responded with a click-back to 1,475,000, and Watson then shoved as the bigger stack.
"Shit," said Kolev, realizing he had been caught speeding, as he quickly folded his hand.
Kolev moved all in the following hand for around 1,400,000 and forced the rest of the table to fold. On the next deal, Watson opened to 300,000 from the hijack and Kolev called from the big blind, but check-folded to a bet of 150,000 on the 3♣2♦2♥ flop.
In his fourth consecutive hand, Kolev shoved again, this time for around 1,325,000 from the small blind. Watson called from the big blind and the cards were revealed.
Yuliyan Kolev: 5♦3♦
Mike Watson: A♣4♠
Kolev was behind and failed to improve on the 7♦7♣10♥J♣7♠ runout, bringing his deep run to an end as the final-table bubble burst.
Mehdi Chaoui opened to 1,500,000 from the button before Mario Diaz Quilez jammed for 2,270,000 from the small blind. Punnat Punsri agonized in the big blind, using his last time bank while he thought.
"I think it's a call," he said rechecking his cards. In the end, he folded. Chaoui called and the cards were tabled.
Mario Diaz Quilez: 8♠8♣
Mehdi Chaoui: A♠Q♦
Chaoui made two pair on the A♣Q♣8♦ flop but Quilez spiked a set to remain ahead. The 10♠ turn and 2♦ river confirmed Quilez's double and his position at the final table.
The field is on a quick break while the final table gets prepared.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zackary Estes | United States | 5,250,000 | 35 |
| 2 | Aliaksei Boika | Belarus | 1,550,000 | 10 |
| 3 | Mario Diaz Quilez | Spain | 4,825,000 | 32 |
| 4 | Mike Watson | Canada | 8,575,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Christian Pedersen | Denmark | 6,700,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 2,700,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | 200,000 | 1 |
| 8 | Miroslav Alilovic | France | 2,775,000 | 19 |
| 9 | Jake Greenbaum | United States | 3,325,000 | 22 |
Cards are back in the air.
Action folded to Mehdi Chaoui in middle position and he limped. Zackary Estes on the button raised to 450,000, and all players folded back to Chaoui, who moved all in for his last 200,000.
Mehdi Chaoui: A♣5♦
Zackary Estes: A♠J♥
The flop came 9♦4♣J♦, giving Estes a pair of jacks. The 10♦ turn gave Chaoui a few outs for a flush, but the Q♥ river sealed the deal for Estes, sending Chaoui to the rail.
Zackary Estes opened to 350,000 from middle position and snap-called when Aliaksei Boika jammed for 1,350,000 from the hijack.
Aliaksei Boika: J♦J♥
Zackary Estes: A♣Q♦
Boika mades jacks full of tens on the 10♠6♠2♣10♣J♣ runout to double-up.
On the next deal, Mario Diaz Quilez opened to 300,000 from the hijack and was called by Mike Watson from the cutoff. Miroslav Alilovic three-bet to 1,400,000 from the big blind and folded out both players.
Boika then raised the following hand to 300,000 and folded out the table.
Mario Diaz Quilez kicked things off under the gun with a raise to 300,000 and picked up two callers, Miroslav Alilovic in the cutoff and Jake Greenbaum on the button. Aliaksei Boika was in the big blind and announced all in for 3,050,000. Quilez and Alilovic folded, but Greenbaum made the call, sending the cards on their backs.
Aliaksei Boika: Q♠Q♣
Jake Greenbaum: 7♣7♥
Boika was ahead with queens, and the board ran out 5♦K♣J♠J♥Q♦, giving him a full house and leaving Greenbaum on just 75,000.
In the very next hand, Christian Pedersen kicked things off in early position with a raise to 300,000. Alilovic in the hijack made the call, Greenbaum moved all in for his last 75,000, and Quilez also called in the big blind.
All players checked through to the river on a board of K♥Q♣9♠2♥10♠, and with no further action, it went to showdown. Quilez showed 7♠6♣, Alilovic 4♥4♠, and Greenbaum A♥2♦ for his tournament life, but Pedersen tabled K♠10♦ for two pair, enough to scoop the pot and send Greenbaum to the rail.
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