Van Blerk and Poonhath Eliminated
Alvin Pillay raised to 3,400 in the hijack and called the shove by Kyle van Blerk in the big blind for 19,500 after short consideration.
Kyle van Blerk: K?J? 
Alvin Pillay: Q?J?
"You are ahead," Pillay had said when van Blerk got out of his seat immediately. That still remained to be the case on the 6?4?2? flop but Pillay took the lead with the Q? turn. The river was a blank A? and satellite qualifier van Blerk was eliminated.
At almost the same time one table over, Harold Brooks sent Rajeev Poonhath to the rail as well. Before the dinner break, Brooks had declared that they were playing "donkey poker" on the table. His 6?5? had flopped an open-ender and turned a straight on K?7?4?8? to crack the Q?Q? of Poonhath to reduce the field by one more hopeful.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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135,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
110,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |