Paul Phua raised to 16,000 with the and Timothy Adams defended the out of the big blind. The flop was checked by Adams and Phua made it 20,000 to go.
Adams had 73,000 behind and called. On the turn, Adams got his remaining 53,000 in with the additional up and down straight draw, but bricked off with a blank on the river.
Ivan Leow raised with the and Konstantin Uspenskii defended the . On the flop, Uspenskii checked and Leow bet 17,000 into 54,000, which Uspenskii called with the nut flush draw.
Uspenskii paired up on the turn and checked, Leow fired a second barrel of 55,000 as a result, Uspenskii went nowhere and called. The river paired the board and both players checked, Uspenskii claimed the pot and took over the lead.
A scheduled break has kicked off and Ivan Leow remains the dominating chip leader two spots off the money. All remaining eight hopefuls will be back in their seats in 10 minutes.
Paul Phua limped in with fewer than 10 big blinds with the and Aymon Hata raised to 18,000 from the hijack with . Phua then moved all in for 57,500 and Hata asked for a count, called and had a dry smile on the face when Phua turned over his aces.
The board came ensured the double up for Phua on the turn already and he avoided the elimination just shy of the money.
Patrik Antonius raised with the in the cutoff and Vladimir Troyanovskiy defended his big blind with the . On the flop, Troyanovskiy checked and called a bet of 10,000 by Antonius.
Both checked the turn and the triggered a bet of 28,000 by Troyanovskiy, who claimed the pot without showdown.
Ivan Leow then raised to 13,000 with the and Antonius called with , as did Konstantin Uspenskii in the big blind with . The flop brought a check by Uspenskii, Leow bet 13,000 and Uspenskii called out of turn. Antonius called and the call of Uspenskii stood.
On the turn, Uspenskii checked again and both his opponents checked behind. The river completed the board and Uspenskii carefully cut out some chips, one time bank was activated. Uspenskii bet 80,000 and that won the pot uncontested.
Konstantin Uspenskii raised to 13,000 in the hijack with the and Paul Phua called on the button with , Patrik Antonius flat-called in the big blind with . On the flop, action checked to Uspenskii and he bet 30,000 to win the pot.
Uspenskii opened the next hand to 13,000 with and Ivan Leow was having none of it with the , three-betting to 33,000 on the button. Uspenskii quickly folded once the action was back to him, avoiding a big pot between the two chip leaders.
Ivan Leow raised to 13,500 with and Patrik Antonius three-bet to 42,000 with the . That eventually got through, as Leow folded his pair to the aggression of Antonius.
Leow raised to 13,500 first to act the next hand with and Paul Phua called in the big blind with . The flop came the , which Phua checked, and Leow continued for 15,000. Phua called and both players improved to a flush with the turn, which was checked down.
On the river, Phua checked and Leow moved all in for effectively 80,000, as that's what Phua had left. There was no showdown, as Phua elected to fold.
Paul Phua raised to 12,000 from early position and Timothy Adams moved all in for 43,000 in the small blind. Phua asked for a count and reluctantly called.
Timothy Adams:
Paul Phua:
The kicker played on a board of and Adams doubled to nearly even out the stack sizes of both players.