Jorryt van Hoof and Chin Wei Lim were the last two players to register during the dinner break. Late registration is now closed with a total of 66 entries and 27 players still remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
The players are heading on what is now a 75-minute dinner break. Late registration will remain open throughout until the cards go back in the air.
A completed board of 
was spread across the table with Steve O'Dwyer and Simon Pedersen heads-up in a pot. Pedersen led out for 60,000 into a pot of just under 100,000 and O'Dwyer used up a time extension before shoving all in.
Pedersen was put to the test for his stack of around 265,000 and he eventually made the call. O'Dwyer turned over 
for a rivered flush while Pedersen was forced to show his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
940,000
719,000
|
719,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
587,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
|
||
|
492,000
444,000
|
444,000 |
|
378,000
256,000
|
256,000 |
|
||
|
304,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
264,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
172,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
114,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
111,000
-98,000
|
-98,000 |
|
105,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
Busted | |
If January is a time for resolutions, then December is a time for reflection.
There’s a lot for British pro Ben Heath to reflect on from 2019. He won his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet (in a $50K High Roller, no less) for $1.48 million, and followed up that victory a month or so later with a third-place finish in a £100K buy-in Triton event for £1.35 million.
Mustafa Jukovic opened in the cutoff to 11,000 and received a call from Adrian Mateos, who defended his big blind. The flop came 
and Mateos led out with a bet of 6,000. Jukovic called.
The turn came 
and Mateos blasted his last 43,000 into the middle. Jukovic thought for a while and then decided to make the call.
Adrian Mateos: 
Mustafa Jukovic: 
Jukovic's call with ace-high was out in front against Mateos' double gutter and two live cards, but he would need to fade 14 cards in the deck to score the knockout and was unable to do so as the river rolled onto the felt to complete the runout, giving Mateos a straight and leaving Jukovic audibly upset about the situation thereafter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
127,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
||
|
97,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel was on his fourth bullet of the tournament and was sitting on a stack of 65,000. Timothy Adams raised to 10,000 from under the gun and Thorel moved all in on the button. Adams asked for a count and then made the call.
Timothy Adams:
Jean-Noel Thorel: 
The flop of 
gave Adams a few more outs and the 
on the turn made him a straight. Thorel was left drawing dead to the 
on the river and he said bye to his fellow tablemates before exiting the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted |
Tsugunari Toma opened to 12,000 in the cutoff and was three-bet all in for 95,000 by Ramin Hajiyev, who was on the button. Action made its way back to Toma and he proceeded to think about his decision for a few moments.
Hajiyev told him that he knew he was really considering what to do and then proceeded to provide some words of encouragement, trying to talk Toma into a call. Eventually, he said that Toma wasn't going to get him twice.
Toma was unsure of what he heard, so Hajiyev gave him a reminder of when Toma had knocked him out previously today.
"Ah, yes. Okay!" said Toma, throwing out four T25,000 chips to call.
Ramin Hajiyev: 
Tsugunari Toma: 
The table erupted upon seeing Toma's hand: the excitement was palpable as to how Hajiyev had actually convinced Toma into calling with the best hand.
"I can't lose to you twice," insisted Hajiyev.
The flop came 
to give Hajiyev four more outs to Broadway, one of which would come on the turn to lock in his double before the river 
completed the runout. Hajiyev was paid the double, talking about how he tried to bait a call because of the likelihood that Toma had a worse ace as he stacked his newly-earned chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
303,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
202,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000
-119,000
|
-119,000 |
