Level 16
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Albert Daher raised to 75,000 on the button and Adrian Mateos defended his big blind. Both players checked the 
flop before Mateos bet the 
turn for 200,000, Daher called. The 
on the river was checked through and Mateos turned over the 
for a flush with the queen.
Daher sighed, double-checked his cards and mucked the 
. Right after the players headed into a 20-minute break and the five-handed counts can be found below. The yellow T-1,000 chips will be raced off during the break and new black T-100,000 chips are being introduced.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
1,040,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
||
|
1,025,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
|
||
|
670,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
615,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
instead. Khoroshenin doubled for 554,000 and that put a dent into Daher's massive stack, but he remains in a comfortable lead over the rest of the field.
on the river were blanks and Palumbo exited in 7th place. Five players remain, all guaranteed �104,000.
, providing both the queen and the ace.
turn and 
river were both blanks to send Machon to the rail in 7th place for �64,300.
and Kanit was left drawing dead on the turn to let the money bubble burst. The Italian left the table with a "good luck guys" and Daher further extended his lead.
turn. After the