Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
A few minutes into the new level, there has been a double up and two eliminations as Mike Takayama had departed from the feature table and was followed by Kannapong Thanarattrakul.
A raising war between Thanarattrakul and Kazuhiko Yotsushika ended up in the shove for 955,000 by the former and Yotsushika called after he already had nearly half a million in chips invested.
Kannapong Thanarattrakul: 
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: 
After a board of 
, Yotsushika dodged the over cards, gutshot and counterfit outs of his opponent to win the biggest pot of the tournament so far and reduce the field to the final nine players. Thanarattrakul takes home ?13,340,000 for his efforts.
There will now be a short break to set up the nine-handed final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
Busted |
and Duc Trung Vu looked him up with the 
from one seat over.
and Chen celebrated the double with his rail.
, WSOP bracelet winner Takayama found no help and was sent to the payout desk in 11th place for ?13,340,000.
for top pair and Bin Wang made the call with the 
for second pair and the nut flush draw.
river improved Wang to the nuts and he bet 300,000, Yotsushika instantly folded.
and Wongwichit missed out on his two overcards and gutshot to finish in 11th place for a payday of ?11,630,000.
river run out to depart in 14th place for ?10,603,000.
