A River Saviour for Tsang
Elton Tsang was all in with and in trouble against Paul Phua's .
The flop and turn were no use to Tsang, but when the river fell the , Tsang celebrated as he survived.
Elton Tsang was all in with and in trouble against Paul Phua's .
The flop and turn were no use to Tsang, but when the river fell the , Tsang celebrated as he survived.
Justin Bonomo limped with from the cutoff, Jesus Cortes moved all in with on the button and Bonomo called.
Jesus Cortes:
Justin Bonomo:
A flop of landed on the table and Bonomo flopped the only pair in his jacks. An peeled off as the turn card, giving Bonomo two pair as Cortes was drawing to a queen to stay alive. A fell on the river, securing the pot for Bonomo with his two pair, eliminating Cortes from the tournament.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Justin Bonomo |
3,900,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
||
Jesus Cortes | Eliminado |
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Rui Cao | France | 1,836,000 |
1 | 2 | Ming Zhong Liu | Hong Kong | 1,707,000 |
1 | 3 | Liang Xu | China | 1,522,000 |
1 | 4 | Elton Tsang | Hong Kong | 1,352,000 |
1 | 5 | --empty-- | ||
1 | 6 | Gabe Patgorski | United States | 1,140,000 |
2 | 1 | Romain Arnaud | France | 1,776,000 |
2 | 2 | David Benefield | United States | 3,895,000 |
2 | 3 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 1,200,000 |
2 | 4 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 3,865,000 |
2 | 5 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 3,667,000 |
2 | 6 | Richard Yong | Malaysia | 687,000 |
3 | 1 | Furkat Rakhimov | Russia | 1,312,000 |
3 | 2 | Wai Kin Yong | Malaysia | 766,000 |
3 | 3 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,713,000 |
3 | 4 | Cary Katz | United States | 1,022,000 |
3 | 5 | Tom Dwan | United States | 2,573,000 |
3 | 6 | Jason Koon | United States | 2,496,000 |
David Benefield, Isaac Haxton, and Paul Phau went three-way to a flop and Benefield bet 35,000 with . Haxton was holding for a set of tens and called.
The turn came down a , Benefield checked to Haxton bet 90,000 and Benefield check-raised to 280,000. Haxton called and filled up on the river when a landed on the felt.
Benefield bet 150,000 and Haxton raised to 525,000. Benefield called and saw the bad news when Haxton tabled his full house, sending the last pot before break to Haxton.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
David Benefield |
3,000,000
-985,000
|
-985,000 |
Isaac Haxton |
2,100,000
1,285,000
|
1,285,000 |
The remaining 17 players will now be taking a 15-minute break.
Nível: 12
Ante 15,000 - Button Ante: 30,000
Romain Arnaud opened to 250,000 from the button with a pair of aces, Isaac Haxton moved all in for 2,105,000 with big slick and Arnaud called for his remaining 1,545,000.
Romain Arnaud:
Isaac Haxton:
The flop came down and Haxton picked up a considerable amount of outs to take down the pot. A fell on the turn and Arnaud was still leading with his bullets. The river completed the flush for Haxton who took down the pot, eliminating Arnaud from the tournament.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Isaac Haxton |
3,800,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
Romain Arnaud
|
Eliminado |
With 16 players remaining and 15 money spots paid, play will resume in hand-for-hand mode.
Gabe Patgorski raised to 115,000 from under the gun with , and Ming Zhong Liu looked down at in the hijack. Liu asked how much Patgorski was playing and saw he covered Patgorski before moving all in for 1,405,000.
The decision folded back around to Patgorski, and he called after thirty seconds of thought.
With certain cards already in the muck, Patgorski had 51% equity, and Liu had 45%.
The flop fell , and Liu took the lead with top pair. The turn and river were no use to Patgorski, and he was confirmed as the bubble player.
The remaining 15 players were all guaranteed £177,000 for their efforts.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ming Zhong Liu |
2,200,000
1,425,000
|
1,425,000 |
Gabe Patgorski | Eliminado |
The board showed and there was around 260,000 in the pot. Tom Dwan led out for 210,000 and Wai Kin Yong raised to 420,000. Dwan used two time extension chips but in the end, he called the bet and Yong tabled for a royal flush.
Dwan mucked his hand, claiming he had the second nuts (Pocket kings) as Yong scooped in the pot, bringing him back to the seven figure mark.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Tom Dwan |
2,340,000
549,000
|
549,000 |
Wai Kin Yong |
1,350,000
162,000
|
162,000 |