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Blind versus blind, Matt Souza and Nils Tolpingrud were all in preflop with Souza the player at risk.
Matt Souza: 
Nils Tolpingrud: 
There was no improvement on the board for Souza, eliminating him in 15th place giving him the $7,000 pay jump.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,100,000
19,200,000
|
19,200,000 |
|
Busted |
Jacques Mauron and James Anderson went heads-up in an all-in preflop battle, with Anderson having Mauron covered.
Anderson's 
bested Mauron's 
, sending Mauron to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,500,000
11,700,000
|
11,700,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Yi Ma raised to 1,000,000 from the cutoff and the big blind, Fernando Karam shoved all in.
He was called by Ma and the cards were tabled.
Karam had 
, while Ma was holding . "My cards are live" Said Ma.
The 
run out meant Karam's ace-king was good enough to hold and knock Ma out in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,400,000
4,100,000
|
4,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Austin Hortaleza bet 2,000,000 from the small blind on a 
board, and Liran Betito reraised all-in, having Hortazela covered. Hortazela made the call with 14,000,000 behind.
Austin Hortaleza: 
Liran Betito: 
Hortazela's pair of kings held up, and he's now near 30 million after taking a big bite out of Betito's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,600,000
-14,400,000
|
-14,400,000 |
|
29,700,000
20,000,000
|
20,000,000 |
Tiahang Zhang reraised all in for roughly five million, from the small blind. Liran Betito, the original raiser called from middle position.
Liran Betito: 
Tiahang Zhang: 
The flop 
runout was no help for Zhang, and he was eliminated in 18th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Zachary Donovan: 
Robert Mather: 
Board: 
Zachary Donovan went all-in for 5,100,000 preflop, and Robert Mather made the call. Mather's queens held, and Donovan is out in 19th place.
A two-table redraw will now commence.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,200,000
9,100,000
|
9,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Fernando Karam opened to 700,000 from under the gun and action folded to Mike Dentale in the big blind. With only around 3,000,000 left he made the call.
Dentale check-called 800,000 on the 
flop. The turn was the 
and Dentale checked again, Karam moved all in and Dentale went in the tank.
"So sick man, hand after hand" Dentale stated. "I only have jacks," he announced.
The clock was called and with five seconds left to act, he made the call with 
. Karam had him dominated with and with no improvement, Dentale was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,200,000
4,200,000
|
4,200,000 |
|
Busted |
Liran Betito and Gustavo Mastelotto both checked through a 
flop.
Mastelotto bet 3,000,000 on the turn , getting the call from Betito. Mastelotto then went all in for his last 9,200,000 on the river , sending Betito into contemplation mode.
After several minutes, Betitio made the call, and it was a joyous showdown for the tournament chip leader, as Betito's was good against Mastelotto's .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,275,000
26,075,000
|
26,075,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Blind vs blind action had created a huge pot, with over fifteen million in the middle.
Board: 
Natalie Teh was calm and postured as she shoved all in vs Mike Dentale, Teh was the player at risk.
Dentale looked pained as he weighed his options and went over possible hands out loud.
"You must have the nutter butters" he said, "You look so calm."
Eventually he mucked his hand and Teh scooped in another huge pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000,000
7,500,000
|
7,500,000 |
|
|
8,500,000
-7,800,000
|
-7,800,000 |
On the last hand before the break, Nick Shkolnik raised to 525,000 in the hijack and Natalie Teh called in the cutoff. Gustavo Mastelotto three-bet to 2,000,000 from the big blind, Shkolnik four-bet shoved over 10 million, Teh called, and Mastelotto folded.
Teh's trap worked out perfectly and she showed 
, while Shkolnik was in rough shape with . The flop 
gave Shkolnik a pair but he could not improve on the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,700,000
8,200,000
|
8,200,000 |
|
|
8,700,000
-2,600,000
|
-2,600,000 |
|
|
||
|
7,100,000
-4,200,000
|
-4,200,000 |
