Rajkumar Extends Lead After Eliminating Liang
Timothy Adams opened to 125,000 from middle position, Vivek Rajkumar called in the cutoff, Ferdinand Putra called on the button, and Yu Liang elected to push in a four-bet of 425,000.
Rajkumar was the only player to call the raise and the two went heads-up to the 
. Liang checked to Rajkumar who pushed in 350,000 and Liang quickly called to see the 
turn card.
Again Liang checked and again Rajkumar pushed in a bet, this time for 850,000. Liang used four time extension cards but ultimately he did call and the 
landed as a river.
Liang checked to Rajkumar who slammed in a stack of chips, putting Liang all-in. After a moment of thought, Liang called for his last 770,000 and Rajkumar swiftly tabled 
for a set of sevens. Liang stood up from the table while he mucked his cards, sending the massive pot to Rajkumar who again took over the chip lead.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
7,700,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
and Kenney now had the lead. A 
fell as the turn card, meaning Tony G could only win if he caught a cowboy.
on the flop.
, action checked to Adams who bet in 125,000 and both of his opponents called.
peeled off as the turn card and all three runners checked to the 
river card. Rajkumar led out for 300,000 after the board was completed, Adams and Smith both chucked their cards into the muck, shipping another pot to the chip leader.
, and Alfred DeCarolis called on the button with 
. 
, and Nick Petrangelo looked down at 
, and Badziakouski found himself in horrible shape. The 
hit the river. 
, hitting Kurganov with an ace to take the lead. A 
came down as the turn card and Bonomo was now drawing to a snowman to keep his night going. 
and Putra was eliminated in 15th place.
instead and Petrangelo had to depart just shy of the money.
