In a blind battle with around 430,000 already in the pot and the board showing 10♠J♣A♠10♦, Jan Tichacek bet 150,000 and Marc Delimal made the call.
When the 2♣ hit on the river, Tichacek fired again for 250,000, and Delimal made an easy call. Tichacek showed A♣K♣ for two pair, aces and tens, but Delimal tabled 10♣8♥ for trips tens, which was enough to scoop the pot.
After Werner Lootsma was eliminated on one of the feature tables, play has been briefly paused to allow for table rebalancing.
On one of the first hands back from break, chip leader Hengtao Zhu opened to 160,000 from under the gun. Roberto Romanello then three-bet to 560,000 from the cutoff. Zhu responded by making it 1,200,000 and snap-called when Romanello jammed for around 3,000,000.
Roberto Romanello: Q♥Q♠
Hengtao Zhu: K♠K♥
Romanello was crushed by the better pair, and the triple crown winner bowed out after failing to improve on the 10♣9♥6♥8♦9♠ runout.
Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
More than 50% of the Day 4 field has hit the rail, with 42 players remaining. The players have now been sent on a 15-minute break.
Here are some highlights from the last level of play:
Oliver Heidel raised from early position before Akihiro Konishi jammed as the big stack from the big blind. Heidel had around 1,220,000 and snap-called.
Oliver Heidel: 4♥4♣
Akihiro Konishi: A♠J♥
Konishi paired up on the A♥6♠2♦ flop to take the lead, and secured the bust out after the 7♠ turn and 5♣ river.
Heidel departed from the table, with several players surprised at the hand he had decided to go with.
Steven Jones asked Konishi if the two had any history, but Konishi said they did not. The players also complimented Heidel's demeanor throughout the day, though some speculated it looked like he may have simply had enough.
The board ran Q♠7♣K♥A♠ with about 750,000 in the pot and three players still in.
Yuhan Wang checked first from middle position, then Alain Medesan bet 140,000 from the hijack. Adem Can in the cutoff called, and action returned to Wang, who raised to 525,000. Medesan took a moment before shoving all in for 1,090,000. Can folded, leaving Wang to decide.
"You are fighting with the dragon," Medesan said.
After burning a few time bank cards, Wang let it go, showing A♥. Medesan shouted, "I have a set, a set of sevens," flashing his 7♠.
Josh Arieh had his aces cracked earlier in the day when 69 players remained.
He was able to take the hit and stick around for a while longer, but ultimately his deep run came to an end in 44th place.
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