Michael Addamo raised to 95,000 from the small blind, leaving himself just 5,000 behind, as big blind Pascal Lefrancois asked for a count before mucking.
The next hand, Addamo again shoved all in but got no takers from Lefrancois and David Yan in the blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Mike Watson opened from the hijack to 55,000 and was called by big blind Aleksejs Ponakovs.
The flop came 
and Ponakovs checked to Watson, who bet 75,000. Ponakovs called.
Both players checked the 
turn. The river came the 
and Ponakovs checked yet again. Watson checked behind and Ponakovs showed 
for top pair.
Watson, though, turned over 
to win the pot with his jack, ace-kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
780,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
Level: 18
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Stephen Chidwick was forced all in from the big blind as Michael Soyza raised to 40,000 in middle position and David Yan called in the small blind.
They checked down the 
board and Yan showed 
. Chidwick had a 
for a pair of sixes, but Soyza turned over 
to win the pot and knock out Chidwick in ninth place.
The remaining eight players are now in the money and guaranteed �114,480.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
450,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted |
Stephen Chidwick raised to 70,000 from early position and was called by Kahle Burns in the hijack.
The flop came 
and Chidwick checked to Burns, who bet 25,000. Chidwick called, leaving himself just 30,000 behind.
Chidwick checked again on the turn and Burns threw in 125,000. Chidwick spent a few moments in the tank before mucking as he dropped down to less than two big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
930,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
30,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Mike Watson | 620,000 |
| 2 | Kahle Burns | 820,000 |
| 3 | Michael Soyza | 350,000 |
| 4 | Arthur Conan | 360,000 |
| 5 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | 1,400,000 |
| 6 | Michael Addamo | 160,000 |
| 7 | Pascal Lefrancois | 950,000 |
| 8 | David Yan | 1,050,000 |
| 9 | Stephen Chidwick | 110,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000 | |
|
|
1,050,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
950,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
820,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
620,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
360,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
350,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
160,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
110,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Action folded around to Aleksejs Ponakovs in the small blind who moved all in, covering Juan Pardo in the big blind. Pardo put some thought in before calling for his last 260,000.
Juan Pardo:
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 
Pardo was ahead preflop, but when the board ran out 
, it was the rivered trips for Ponakovs that sent Pardo to the rail in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
Busted |
Pascal Lefrancois raised to 40,000 from under the gun before Stephen Chidwick announced he was all in from the small blind. Michael Addamo gave it some thought from the big blind before folding, but Lefrancois snap-called for 425,000.
Pascal Lefrancois: 
Stephen Chidwick: 
Chidwick picked up some outs to a straight on the 
flop and made a pair on the 
turn, but the on the river improved Lefrancois to a flush and gave him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
870,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
120,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,190,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
1,060,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
875,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
560,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
550,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
430,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
395,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
330,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
325,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
210,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
