Luo Takes out Branco, Claims the Lead
Nível 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Xixiang Luo and Carlos Branco had already built up a sizable pot when the river was dealt on 
. Luo bet 115,000 and Branco responded by moving all in. Luo wasn't all too pleased but ended up calling after twenty seconds or so.
Branco, who final tabled the EPT Main Event in Prague a month ago, showed 
for trip aces and Luo revealed 
for a full house. The Chinese pro let out a brief shriek upon seeing Branco's hand, thinking he was up against ace-ten, but quickly eased back up when he realized he had the winner.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000 | 270,000 |
|
Eliminado |
to counterfeit Litmola's pair of sixes. With the knockout, Trofimov moved up to 700k and wields presumably the largest stack in the room.
and action was on Aliaksei Boika. The Belarusian slid a tower of T-5,000 chips forward, totaling 75,000, around Turner's remaining stack. Turner took around two minutes before splashing in his stack.
and Turner mucked his hand. The table prompted Turner to show, at it was an all in and a call situation, but "Pearljammer" had 2,000 left after counting out the 75,000 raise from Boika.
against Boika's 
the next hand and after a king-high flop, Turner was really gone this time.
, Rettenmaier continued with a bet of 31,000 and Beresford shoved with the bigger stack. Rettenmaier considered his options for a while and then called for the extra 104,000 he had behind.
flop gave Sinclair a flush draw to go with his overcard, while McKeehen was reduced to just a single out. The 
on the river completed Sinclair's flush to scoop the entire pot.
