The remaining 145 players are on a 15-minute break
The remaining 145 players are on a 15-minute break
Andres Vasquez opened to 50,000 on the button and got an all-in shove for around 200,000 from Rui Nogueira in the smalll blind. When action returned to him, Vasquez called.
Rui Nogueira: A♣9♣
Andres Vasquez: K♦K♥
Nogueira looked cheerful when the flop came 8♣A♠10♦ giving him two pair on the flop and beating Vaquez's kings. He was looking for an almost assured double up when the 10♥ dropped on the turn improving his hand to a full house.
But the river K♣ fell on the river, shifting the lead to Vasquez with the better full house. With hopes and dreams dashed, Noqueira left the tournament.
After an open to 60,000 from middle position, Tzur Levy in the cutoff three-bet to 375,000. Fausto Valdez in the small blind four-bet all-in and made the middle position player fold. Levy waited for a few seconds, then the clocked was called and he called at the end of the countdown with the 25,000 he had left.
Tzur Levy: A♠J♦
Fausto Valdez: A♦K♠
Levy was lucky enough to hit a jack on 5♥J♣5♦3♥8♠ to double up.
Action was picked up with Andrew Hulme and Oshri Lahmani in an all-in showdown.
Oshri Lahmani: A♦Q♣
Andrew Hulme: Q♥Q♠
Hulme's queens held on the board which ran 3♦5♣6♥3♠J♦. With no ace in sight, the pot was awarded to Hulme as Lahmani left the tournament floor.
Noel Eicher started with a raise to 50,000 and Pavels Spirins three-bet in the cutoff to 150,000. Dawid Smolka announced all in in the big blind for 660,000 and after some thinking, both his opponents folded.
Kacper Pyzara opened to 50,000 from under the gun. Maximiliano Castagnini in the hijack three-bet to 150,000, but Francisco Benitez in the cutoff four-bet to 330,000. Both Pyzara and Castagnini folded.
On the next hand, Elvyn Bello opened from middle position, Francisco Benitez in the hijack three-bet to 125,000, Bello raised all-in for 220,000 and Benitez snap-called.
Elvyn Bello: Q♦Q♠
Francisco Benitez: 10♦10♣
The board was 2♥2♣6♣7♦J♥ and Bello doubled up.
Action was picked up with Vamsi Magam in hijack all-in for 200,000 against Wenzhi Fei in cutoff.
Vamsi Magam: 8♣8♠
Wenzhi Fei: A♦Q♣
Fei spiked a pair from the window card of the flop Q♦5♥2♦ evoking a loud cheer from the player. The runout K♦7♦ didn't help Magam at all. Magam was sent to the payout counter to collect his cash as Fei happily scooped the pot.
It folded to Gary Hasson who shoved on the button for a total stack of 555,000 and Stephane Serfati quickly called in the big blind with more chips:
Gary Hasson: 7♣7♦
Stephane Serfati: A♦K♠
Hasson improved into a full house with a board J♠7♥5♦Q♣5♠ and doubled up up while Serfati was left short stack.
Bogdan Munteanu raised to 50,000 in early position and Martins Adeniya three-bet to 150,000 in the cutoff. It came back to Munteanu who called.
The flop was A♦2♣K♠ and this time Munteanu check-folded after Adeniya continued for 60,00.