The remaining three players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000
-200,000
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-200,000 |
|
800,000 | |
|
600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Kyle Cheong was all in for 397,000 against the bigger-stacked Jules Dickerson.
Kyle Cheong: A♦3♠
Jules Dickerson: Q♦J♦
Cheong was able to stay ahead as the board ran out 4♠Q♠A♥8♦3♦ to earn him a double.
Without realizing there waws only one big blind, Maher Nouira raised all in out of turn as Jules Dickerson then moved all in for 342,000 as the true first player to act. The floor ruled that the action had changed and Nouira could take his bet back. He proceeded to move all in as Kyle Cheong folded.
Jules Dickerson: A♦J♠
Maher Nouira: 8♦8♣
Dickerson didn't have to sweat the flip for long as the flop landed J♣Q♥J♥ to give him a full house before the runout of 5♥A♣ improved him to a better full house for a big double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
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800,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
Sam Greenwood was all in for around 50,000 against Kyle Cheong.
Sam Greenwood: 5♠5♦
Kyle Cheong: A♦10♠
Greenwood couldn't survive the flip as the board ran out 7♥A♠6♥2♥2♦ to pair Cheong's ace and mark Greenwood's elimination in fourth place for $67,700.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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400,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Sam Greenwood raised to 75,000 in the big blind and Maher Nouira three-bet jammed for 728,000 from the small blind. Greenwood confirmed a count and then called with a bigger stack.
Maher Nouira: J♠J♦
Sam Greenwood: 9♥9♣
Nouira had the better pair and nothing changed on the 6♣10♥4♥10♦2♥ runout to earn him the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
100,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
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Maher Nouira opened to 50,000 in the cutoff, and Kyle Cheong in the small blind moved all in for 141,000 chips. The big blind folded, and Nouira called.
Kyle Cheong: A♥7♣
Maher Nouira: A♦6♠
On 9♥10♦4♣3♦10♥, Cheong kept the lead and doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000 | |
|
|
230,000 |
Artur Martirosian opened to 100,000 with just a single chip behind and Sam Greenwood three-bet to around 400,000 on the button. Martirosian joked that he would use through his time banks before calling to put himself at risk.
Artur Martirosian: A♥7♠
Sam Greenwood: A♦9♥
Martirosian was dominated and got no help from the runout of 4♥3♦9♦6♣9♠ to go out in fifth place for $54,700.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Sam Greenwood opened under the gun, and was called by Arthur Martirosian in the small blind, who kept less than a blind with him.
Maher Nouira called too, and all three of them decided to check on the flop 5♠9♣K♠ and the turn 10♥.
On the river J♦, Nouira bet one blind, but Greenwood raised to 200,000. With is very short stack, Martirosian folded 3♦3♥. Nouira with 8♥7♥ folded too, and let the pot to Greenwood.
Moments later, Martirosian was all in with single blind, and faced Kyle Cheong.
Artur Martirosian: Q♦Q♥
Kyle Cheong: A♣K♠
On J♦J♣K♥Q♣10♠, Martirosian was lucky enough to hit a full house to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
750,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
104,000
-156,000
|
-156,000 |
|
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Level: 17
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
On a 10♦6♦9♦7♥10♥ board with approximately 100,000 chips to the pot, Maher Nouira in the small blind bet 70,000. But in the big blind, Sam Greenwood decided to raise to 370,000, more than half his stack.
Nouira went into the tank for a few minutes, but eventually found a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
960,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
670,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
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