Harder More Than Doubles; Ward Busts
Hand #1
On the three-way flop of 
, Philip Ward checked and Ralph Perry bet 18,000. Christian Harder moved all in for 50,500 and Ward jammed over the top to force out Perry.
Christian Harder: 
Philip Ward: 
The 
turn instantly improved Harder to a full house and that rendered the 
river to a formality.
Hand #2
One hand later, Veselin Karakitukov on the button made it 13,000 to go, Ward in the small blind raised the pot and Karakitukov reraised. Ward called all in for some 110,000 and the cards were turned over.
Philip Ward: 
Veselin Karakitukov: 
The 
flop improved Karakitukov to a full house and Ward was suddenly in need of running sixes for quads to avoid elimination. Instead, the turn left the Brit drawing dead and the on the river was a formality.
Veselin Karakitukov:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
695,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
180,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
110,000
-67,500
|
-67,500 |
|
||
|
Busted | |