Elliot Smith opened to 25,000 from the cutoff seat and called a three-bet to 83,000 from Thibaut Blondel in the small blind.
The two saw a flop of and Blondel check-called a bet of 60,000 from Smith. The introduced itself on the turn and Blondel check-folded to a bet of 125,000 from Smith.
Renjun Yang raised to 28,000 from middle position and Tianyuan Tang spent quite a bit of time in the small blind before calling, going to the flop of .
Both players checked and the turn was the . They both checked there too, seeing the river. Tang opted to lead out, making it 30,000 and Yang called. Tang turned over for a turned set and Yang tossed his cards away.
With no action in front of him, Jun Zhou slid his 87,000 chip stack into the middle and was called by Wenlong Jin in the cutoff.
Zhou:
Jin:
Zhou was in trouble, needing an ace or some type of miracle to keep his dream alive. Unfortunately, no assistance came with the board and the remaining players are one step closer to the title.
All of the following players have been eliminated so far, many of which we've already detailed. You can click the 'Payouts' tab above to see what position they all fell in and how much they earned.
We got to the table as cards were flipped on their backs. Aymon Hata was all in and at risk with and Dzmitry Rabotkin held .
The flop of had Rabotkin in the lead with his tens. He still led on the turn. But the river gave Hata a straight and he collected the double-up, leaving Rabotkin short.