Hand #10: It folded to Lester Edoc in the small blind and he completed. In the big blind, Francois Tosques moved all in to put Edoc to the test, and Edoc quickly called for his remaining stack of around 1.9 million.
Tosques:
Edoc:
Edoc was in the lead, but the flop favored Tosques. The turn and the river couldn't save Edoc and he was eliminated in ninth place. He takes home $48,157 for his finish in the tournament.
Hand #11: Joe Hoellein limped the small blind, Richard Douglas shoved the big blind and Hoellein folded.
Hand #12: Francois Tosques raised to 325,000 from the cutoff, Guoliang Wei three-bet shoved from the big blind and Tosques folded.
Hand #13: Christopher Staats raised to 400,000 from early position and Sung Joo Hyun defended his big blind. Hyun check-called 250,000 on the flop. The turn was the and Hyun led out for 650,000, which Staats called.
The on the river got quickly checked. Hyun showed for just ace-high, Staats showed and won the hand.
Hand #14: Erwann Pecheux raised to 325,000 from early position and Renato Kaneoya called from the big blind. Pecheux bet 275,000 on the flop and received a call.
Pecheux went for a second barrel of 650,000 on the turn and Kaneoya once again called. On the river, the Brazilian led out for 1,000,000 and Pecheux gave it up.
Hand #15: Wei raised to 360,000 in the cutoff, Kaneoya three-bet to 1,400,000 in the small blind, Wei four-bet shoved around 3,100,000 and Kaneoya folded.
Hand #16: Guoliang Wei opened to 325,000 in late position and Erwann Pecheux made it 1.25 million from the big blind. After several seconds, Wei moved all in for about 4 million more and Pecheux called to put Wei at risk.
Pecheux:
Wei:
The flop was safe for Pecheux, but the turn was what Wei was looking for. It gave him a bigger pair and a higher flush redraw. The river was insignificant and Wei scooped a big double up as the two flip-flopped stacks.
Hand #17: Richard Douglas raised to 325,000 from early position and Francois Tosque defended his big blind. On the flop, Tosque check-folded to a bet of 450,000 from Douglas.
Hand #18: Sung Joo Hyun opened to 375,000 from middle position and all his opponents folded.
Hand #19: Pecheux raised the cutoff to 275,000 and Jon Hoellein called in the small blind, as did Douglas in the big blind. The flop came and Hoellein checked. Douglas bet 250,000 and Pecheux and Hoellein folded.
Hand #20: Renato Kaneoya limped in early position, Douglas completed in the small blind and Wei checked his option. On the flop, Douglas and Wei checked and Kaneoya bet 175,000. Douglas folded, but Wei put in a check-raise to 450,000, and that was enough to get Kaneoya to fold.
Hand #21: Chris Staats raised to 400,000 from early position and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #23: Sung Joo Hyun raised to 360,000 on the button. Renato Kaneoya three-bet shoved 4,400,000 from the small blind and Hyun folded after a minute.
Hand #24: Christopher Staats limped the small blind and Erwann Pecheux checked. Staats bet 160,000 on the flop. On the turn, Staats check-folded to a bet of 300,000.
Hand #25: Richard Douglas raised to 325,000 from early position and Francois Tosques defended his big blind. Tosques check-folded the flop to a bet of 400,000.
Hand #26: Kaneoya raised the hijack to 325,000, Tosques three-bet to 1,050,000 from the small blind and Kaneoya folded.
Hand #27: Guoliang Wei raised to 325,000 from under the gun and won the hand.
Hand #28: Richard Douglas completed in the small blind and Guoliang Wei checked. The flop came and Wei folded to a bet of 200,000 from Douglas.
Hand #29: Douglas raised to 325,000 on the button and Sung Joo Hyun called in the big blind. They both checked the flop and the turn was the . Hyun checked, Douglas bet 400,000 and Hyun let it go.
Hand #30: Jon Hoellein moved all in from late position and his opponents folded.
Hand #31: Douglas raised to 325,000 from late position and got calls from Wei in the cutoff and Chris Staats in the big blind. All three players checked the flop and the turn was the . Staats led 350,000 and after Douglas folded, Wei called.
The fell on the river and Staats led 1.15 million. Wei folded and Staats took the pot.
Hand #32: Francois Tosques raised to 425,000 under the gun, Sung Joo Hyun three-bet to 1,350,000 on the cutoff, leaving himself with around 425,000 behind, and Tosques folded after a minute.
Hand #33: Richard Douglas raised to 425,000 in early position and won the hand.
Hand #34: Christopher Staats raised to 425,000 from the cutoff to win the hand.
Hand #35: Hyun won it with a raise to 600,000 from early position.
Hand #36: Hyun raised under the gun to 500,000 to take it.
Hand #37: Erwann Pecheux raised to 500,000 in middle position and received no callers.
Hand #38: Douglas won again with a raise to 425,000 from the cutoff.
Hand #39: Tosques raised to 425,000 from under the gun and once again, no flop was seen.
Hand #40: Hyun raised to 450,000 in the cutoff, Staats three-bet shoved big from the small blind and Hyun folded.
Hand #41: Douglas raised to 425,000 in early position and Tosques called to see the first flop in ten hands. The flop came down and Tosques check-folded to a 550,000 bet.
Hand #42: Erwann Pecheux opened to 200,000 on the button and Jon Hoellein defended. The flop came and Hoellein checked. Pecheux continued for 200,000 and Hoellein folded.
Hand #43: Sung Joo Hyun raised to 450,000 in early position and Richard Douglas called in the big blind. Both players checked the flop and the came on the turn. Douglas led 600,000 and Hyun called. Both players checked the river and Douglas showed for a pair of sevens, no good against Hyun's pocket queens.
Hand #44: Hoellein moved all in on the button and it got through.
Hand #45: Francois Tosques raised to 425,000 in late position and the remaining players folded.
Hand #46: Guoliang Wei raised to 480,000 on the button and the blinds folded.