The action was folded to Kenny Hallaert on the button who raised it up to 550,000 with . Alexandru Papazian was in the small blind with and just made the call.
The flop came and Papazian checked to Hallaert who bet 500,000 with his top set. Papazian called and the landed on the turn. Papazian checked again and Hallaert fired 1.9 million. Papazian tossed his cards to the muck and Hallaert earned himself the pot.
Jonathan Little opened to 500,000 from early position with and was called by Kenny Hallaert in the big blind with .
The flop came and Hallaert check-called a bet of 400,000 with his flush draw. The turn was the and Hallaert checked again. Little made a larger bet of 2.0 million and Hallaert thought for a couple moments before laying his hand down.
It has been informed that the live-stream was not expected to begin until the official final table was reached. However, the table has informed us that there was a double knockout in one of the first hands played.
Sean Winter opened from middle position and Jonathan Little pushed all in from the button. Felipe Ramos was in the big blind and called for his last 525,000. Winter also called for his remaining 2.3 million chips and the three hands were tabled.
Jonathan Little:
Sean Winter:
Felipe Ramos:
Jonathan Little picked up a flush draw when two diamonds landed on the flop. The river was another diamond sending the entire pot to Little and eliminating Winter and Ramos.
The final table of nine players have assembled and are close to getting underway. The PokerNews reporting coverage will now be in sync with the live-stream, therefore will be on a 30-minute delay. Here is a look at the new seating assignments and chip counts.
The final nine players are taking a 20-minute break before they move to the feature table with a new seat draw. The new seating assignments and chip counts will be posted shortly.
Stefan Schillhabel opened to 450,000 from the cutoff and Kenny Hallaert shoved all in from the big blind. Schillhabel made the call for his last 3.5 million and was at risk.
Kenny Hallaert:
Stefan Schillhabel:
The board ran out and Hallaert's two pair, aces and sixes, was good enough to earn him the pot and eliminate Schillhabel in 10th place.
Sam Greenwood raised to 400,000 from the cutoff and Sergio Aido pushed all in for around 2.6 million from the big blind. Greenwood quickly called and tabled . It was a race situation as he was up against the of Aido.
The flop came and Greenwood was still out front with two pair. The landed on the turn and the completed the board. Aido was unable to connect with the board and was eliminated in 11th place.
Sam Greenwood raised to 2.5 million from the hijack, having the rest of the players at his table covered by plenty of chips. It was Manig Loeser in the small blind who decided to call for his last 700,000.
Sam Greenwood:
Manig Loeser:
The flop came , giving Greenwood a straight and leaving Loeser drawing slim. The turn was the and the river brought the securing the win for Greenwood.
With just 11 players remaining, everyone remaining is guaranteed to take home at least $20,000.
Preben Stokkan opened to 425,000 from the hijack and Alexandru Papazian three-bet to 1.5 million out of the small blind. Stokkan called and the flop came .
Both players checked to the on the turn and Papazian led out for 2.15 million. Stokkan made the call and the completed the board. Papazian checked this time and Stokkan fired out a bet of 3.7 million. Papazian tanked for a couple of minutes before making the call. Stokkan tabled for a straight Papazian's cards went to the muck.
. Alexandru Papazian was in the small blind with 
and just made the call.
and Papazian checked to Hallaert who bet 500,000 with his top set. Papazian called and the 
landed on the turn. Papazian checked again and Hallaert fired 1.9 million. Papazian tossed his cards to the muck and Hallaert earned himself the pot.
and Hallaert check-called a bet of 400,000 with his flush draw. The turn was the 
and Hallaert checked again. Little made a larger bet of 2.0 million and Hallaert thought for a couple moments before laying his hand down.
. It was a race situation as he was up against the 
and Greenwood was still out front with two pair. The 
landed on the turn and the 
completed the board. Aido was unable to connect with the board and was eliminated in 11th place.
and the river brought the 
on the turn and Papazian led out for 2.15 million. Stokkan made the call and the 
completed the board. Papazian checked this time and Stokkan fired out a bet of 3.7 million. Papazian tanked for a couple of minutes before making the call. Stokkan tabled 
for a straight Papazian's cards went to the muck.