Jack Effel has just announced shuffle up and deal after giving the players the gameplan and some words of advice. The tension in the air can already be felt as play begins 12 players away from the money.
Toby Joyce raised to 16,000 and Tyler Hatchel in the cutoff then three-bet to 49,000. Bin Weng in the big blind asked for the stack size of both players and then four-bet to 146,000. Joyce went out of the way and Hatchel came to the same conclusion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
775,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
660,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
Richard Dixon had opened from under the gun and Patrick Clarke called from the button.
On the 10♦7♥2♣ flop, Dixon fired 24,000, and Clarke called.
The Q♣ turn was checked through to the 9♦ river. Dixon min-bet for 8,000, and Clarke let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
370,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Laurent Azout moved all in for 26,000 from early position and was looked up by Brian Kim in late position.
Laurent Azout: A♣3♣ 
Brian Kim: A♠4♠
Azout was not in great shape and could be heard asking for a chop as the dealer fanned the 5♥Q♣8♦ flop. The Q♥ turn did seem to grant Azout's wish but the 4♥ river paired up Kim to send Azout out of the tournament a few spots shy of the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
On the tail end of a K♦9♠4♥K♣J♦ board, Yohan Rascar in the big blind check-called a bet worth 40,000 by Terrance Reid, the table chipleader. Reid revealed J♣2♠ for kings and jacks to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,330,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
340,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
Zakhar Galper opened to 17,000 in middle position and Chat Clussman three-bet jammed a stack of 88,000 from the hijack. The players behind him tanked and action eventually folded to Galper, who also folded.
Before dragging in the pot, Clussman showed the table A♦K♠.
"It's not the hand I wanted to shove with," he said. "I appreciate everyone folding."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
127,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
Nacho Barbero opened the action with a raise to 16,000 from early position. Lukas Zaskodny three-bet to 43,000 on the button and Barbero made the call.
Zaskodny continued for 50,000 on 2♦3♥J♦ and Barbero called.
Both players checked the 10♦ turn before Barberbo asked for all of Zaskodny's chips firing out 290,000 on the 6♠ river. Zaskodny called it off for his tournament life and he was glad he did. Barbero tabled A♥4♥ for a bluff and Zaskodny rolled over K♠K♦ earning him an early double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
955,000
-334,000
|
-334,000 |
|
|
||
|
840,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
|
||
David Ruiz Del Portal raised it up and was called by David "ODB" Baker from the next seat and Yang Zhang in the big blind. Following a flop of 6♣4♠2♦, Zhang check-folded when Ruiz Del Portal bet 20,000 and Baker called.
The Spaniard checked the 9♣ turn and Baker's bet of 40,000 won the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
890,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
|
||
|
375,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
275,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
