Heads-up on a flop of 7♥5♠5♣, Shapiur Rahman bet 40,000 from the button and William McMurray called in the hijack.
The turn came the 9♦ and McMurray led out with an all-in shove for around 180,000. Rahman quickly folded.
Heads-up on a flop of 7♥5♠5♣, Shapiur Rahman bet 40,000 from the button and William McMurray called in the hijack.
The turn came the 9♦ and McMurray led out with an all-in shove for around 180,000. Rahman quickly folded.
Yiannis Liperis raised to 40,000 in the hijack before Bhavin Khatri three-bet to 180,000 in the big blind.
Liperis used a time bank before he called to see the 10♦6♠2♥ flop. Khatri then continued for 100,000.
Liperis slid forward a stack of chips, putting Khatri all in for his last 500,000, and Khatri didn't wait too long before folding.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The remaining 30 players are on the final 20-minute break of the day.
They will play two more levels once action resumes.
In a blind versus blind battle, Charles Chattha checked a flop of 10♠2♠3♦, then called when Mariusz Wiszowaty bet 20,000.
The turn came the J♦ and Chattha checked again. Wiszowaty then fired out another 110,000 and Chattha this time moved all in for 405,000.
Wiszowaty quickly called with J♣8♠, but Chattha turned over A♣A♥. The river came the 4♦ and Chattha doubled up with his aces.
Over at the main feature table, Brandon Harris was all in for around 310,000 on the button against Yiannis Liperis in the hijack.
Brandon Harris: Q♦Q♣
Yiannis Liperis: A♠10♠
Harris needed to avoid an ace to secure the double up, and he successfully navigated through the 9♦9♠3♣7♥K♣ board as Liperis handed over the pot.
Beihao Wang raised to 35,000 in the hijack, then called when Robert Douras moved all in for 135,000 from the big blind.
Robert Douras: A♥10♦
Beihao Wang: K♠K♣
Wang had woken up with kings and, while Douras paired his ten on the 6♠2♦10♣ flop, the 3♦ turn and 4♣ river were no further help and he was eliminated.
Day 1a chip leader Ali Abdulzahra was also eliminated shortly before, as was Jiaze Li.
Wendy Watson moved all in for her last 140,000 on the button and Jose Aguilera called in the small blind.
Wendy Watson: 8♠8♥
Jose Aguilera: A♣9♣
Watson was racing for her tournament life, and her eights stayed in front on the 7♠2♠4♠K♦2♦ board to secure her double up.
Three-handed on a flop of 9♣5♣8♦, action checked to William McMurray who bet 40,000 on the button. Only Fabian Donovan called and they went heads-up to the 9♥ turn.
McMurray then fired out another 75,000 and Donovan came back with an all-in shove. McMurray, with around 160,000 remaining, snap-folded.