Hand #53: Upeshka De Silva started the action with a raise to 27,000 from under the gun. Mark McMillin, who was next to act, three-bet to 55,000, and Jan Schwippert four-bet shoved for about 440,000. De Silva folded and McMillin called to put himself at risk.
Schwippert:
McMillin:
The board ran out , Schwippert's aces held up, and McMillin was eliminated in eighth place.
The remaining seven players are guaranteed a payout of $31,955.
Hand #48: Upeshka De Silva raised to 30,000 on the button and Mark McMillin defended his small blind. The flop came and McMillin check-folded to a bet of 32,000 from De Silva.
Hand #49: Olivier Busquet raised to 27,000 from late position and everyone folded.
Hand #50: De Silva raised to 26,000 from the hijack and Casey Carroll three-bet to 75,000 on the button. De Silva folded.
Hand #51: De Silva raised to 26,000 from late position and Jan Schwippert called on the button. The flop came and De Silva led out for 35,000. Schwippert folded.
Hand #52: De Silva raised to 30,000 from middle position and got calls from McMillin in late position, Linglin Zeng on the button, Louis Helm in the small blind and Busquet in the big blind.
The flop came and action checked to Zeng on the button, who bet 95,000. Helm and Busquet both folded, and De Silva called. McMillin folded.
The turn was the and De Silva checked again. This time, Zeng bet 180,000. De Silva called. The river was the and De Silva checked for a third time. Zeng opted to check back, and De Silva quickly tabled for top set. Zeng mucked.
Hand #44: Upeshka De Silva raised to 30,000 from early position and Olivier Busquet called from the big blind. The flop was and Busquet checked. De Silva bet 32,000 and Busquet folded.
Hand #45: De Silva raised to 26,000 from under the gun, Busquet called from the small blind, and John Richards moved all in from the big blind for 97,000. De Silva folded and Busquet called to put Richards at risk.
Busquet tabled and Richards held .
The board ran out and Richards doubled up with a pair of tens.
Hands #46: Louis Helm raised to 27,000 from the cutoff and De Silva called from the big blind. The flop was and De Silva checked. Helm bet 45,000 and De Silva called.
The turn brought the and De Silva checked. Helm bet 68,000 and De Silva called. The fell on the river and both players checked. De Silva tabled for a small flush, but Helm held for a bigger flush and took the pot.
Hand #47: De Silva raised to 34,000 from the small blind and won the blind and antes.
Hand #43: Jean Gaspard moved all in for 77,000 from the cutoff and Louis Helm called from the big blind. Gaspard tabled and Helm revealed .
The flop came and Helm took the lead with a pair of queens. The turn was the and the river was the . Gaspard hit his ace, but it gave Helm a straight and he was eliminated.
The remaining eight players are guaranteed a payout of $24,410.
Hand #30: Jean Gaspard raised to 20,000 from under the gun and got calls from Upeshka De Silva on the button and Casey Carroll from the big blind.
The flop came and action checked to De Silva. He bet 30,000 and Carroll called, while Gaspard folded.
The turn was the and both players checked to the river, which was the . Carroll checked and De Silva bet 58,000. Carroll folded.
Hand #31: De Silva raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Gaspard defended his big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Gaspard checked and De Silva bet 23,000. Gaspard folded.