Andrej Nagy defended the big blind against Anthony Tacda and they got it in after a K♠5♣3♠ flop with Tacda at risk for 280,000.
Anthony Tacda: A♣A♥
Andrej Nagy: Kx5x
The 10♦ turn was a blank but the 5♦ river counterfeited the two pair of Nagy, leaving the Slovakian very short. He then more than doubled and Jason Ong was the next casualty over on table one as Won Jae Lee raked in his chips.
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Over on table one, several players jumped out of their seats as a three-way all-in emerged with Linh Ran Nguyen and Harun Mzb at risk of elimination. Nguyen was looking for a double up with some 12 blinds in the middle in the under-the-gun position.
Linh Ran Nguyen: J♣J♦
Harun Mzb: A♠K♣
Wee Shen Tay: A♣A♦
The A♥10♥6♠ flop cemented the lead for Tay with the top set and left Mzb drawing dead, while Nguyen could catch running cards for a straight. One of them came with the K♦ turn but the 5♥ river was a blank to knock out two players.
Over on the feature table, Stephen Nathan check-raised all-in in the cutoff and Artem Utvinskii called for the 104,000 Nathan had left behind on a K♠Q♥6♠ flop.
Stephen Nathan: K♦Q♦
Artem Utvinskii: A♥K♥
The 4♦ turn and 7♣ river ensured the double up of Nathan, leaving Utvinskii with the head shaking.
Won Jae Lee raised to 24,000 and Terry Gonzaga called. Jason Magbanua then pushed all-in for 318,000 total and that sent Lee deep into the tank once again. After more than three minutes, Lee folded and Gonzaga called.
Jason Magbanua: A♣Q♣
Terry Gonzaga: 10♠10♦
"Phew, I had ace-queen too," Lee said in table chat and Magbanua asked for black cards. Some of those appeared on the 9♦9♣2♠3♠4♣ board but they failed to keep Magbanua in contention.
Over on table one, Harun Mzb started the action with a raise to 24,000 in the hijack. Won Jae Lee three-bet to 64,000 in the cutoff only for Mzb to quickly jam for around 210,000. Lee went into the tank for more than four minutes, never asked for a count and then opted to fold.
Ryan McAllister three-bet to 75,000 and earned a call from Richard Tolentino, which led them to a flop of 9♥5♥5♣. Tolentino checked to McAllister, who bet 50,000. The check-raise to 150,000 with fewer than that behind by Tolentino followed and McAllister gave up the pot.
At almost the same time, Ikseok Kang and Hal Rotholz were eliminated on different tables to bring the field down to the last six tables.
Kang jammed the A♥4♦ into the A♠Q♥ of Ryan McAllister. There was a sweat on the 10♦8♦6♥7♦3♥ board but the superior kicker played.
Rotholz then couldn't beat the K♥K♦ of William Teoh on the A♣9♦9♠2♥2♠ and became the next casualty, reducing the field to the last 48 hopefuls.
The feature tables were switched and Gary Thompson returned with a stack just shy of the average. His first action was a min-raise to 20,000 and Po Hsiun Liao called out of the big blind. The K♣7♥6♠ flop was checked by Liao and he then folded when Thompson continued for 15,000.
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
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