Benson Xu opened for 575,000 in middle position and got called by Darren Rabinowitz in the big blind taking both players to see a flop.
Rabinowitz checked the flop J♠6♣10♦. Xu kept the pressure with a continuation-bet of 375,000, which was enough to make Rabinowitz fold.
Sascha Wick had been waiting patiently for a spot and finally found a hand he was ready to move with, shoving his last 2,050,000 chips into the middle. The table folded around to Dean Bui in the big blind, who took his time before ultimately making the call.
Sascha Wick: A♦A♣
Dean Bui: K♣Q♥
Wick couldn’t hide his excitement as he tabled pocket aces, and the 9♣6♦A♠ flop had him shouting “Yes!” as he flopped top set. The 4♣ turn and 2♠ river changed nothing, and Wick secured a full double-up.
After losing some chips in a previous hand, Darren Rabinowitz jammed small blind versus the short-stacked big blind.
Lakshan Sivananthan wasted no time in moving his chips over the line to call.
Lakshan Sivananthan: 7♣7♦
Darren Rabinowitz: A♦2♠
A great opportunity for Sivananthan to double up, alas, the deck did not cooperate. The board ran out 10♠6♦Q♥K♣J♣, giving Rabinowitz the nut straight on the river.
Benjamin Ector raised to 375,000, Dean Bui called from the small blind. Ashish Anilkumar raised to 1,000,000 from the big blind. Ector called, Bui folded.
On a flop of 5♦Q♥Q♦ both players checked.
With an interesting turn card A♦ both players checked behind.
The river brought the action with the 2♠ as Ector announced "all in" for 2,000,000 and Anilkumar snap-called. Ector mucked his hand but the dealer retrieved it from the muck to show.
Benjamin Ector: 4♦4♥
Ashish Anilkumar: K♦Q♣
Anilkumar's slow played trips awarded him the pot and an elimination closer to the final table with 41 players left in the field.
Level: 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Sascha Wick open-shoved all-in for around 1,100,000 in late position. Jeremy Wien, with only 300,000 behind and in the small blind, snap called. Honghao Shi, in the big blind, surprised Wien a bit when he too called Wick's all-in, prompting Wien to stand up and pick up his bag.
Jeremy Wien: 7♣5♦
Sascha Wick: A♦K♠
Honghao Shi: J♠J♦
Wick immediately spiked a pair on the flop 3♠K♥5♥ evoking a small cheer from him as Shi sat quietly and Wien, on his feet, watched the board get dealt. The turn 2♦ dropped changing nothing. But Wick's hand improved further when the K♦ fell on the river, doubling him up and eliminating Wien at the same time.
In a limped pot blind versus blind, the players checked the flop and turn on a board of 10♣2♦J♥Q♠.
Bryden Baxter then bet 450,000 into a pot of 600,000 from the small blind on the 7♣ river. Darren Rabinowitz considered his options before sliding in a raise to 1,600,000.
Baxter thought for a minute or so before making the call. Rabinowitz showing down K♥7♠, which was not enough to beat the K♦10♦ held by Baxter.
Jose Chavezquevedo shoved for all of his chips on the button for 1,100,000, and Emmy Tran called in the big blind with the bigger stack.
Jose Chavezquevedo: Q♥8♠
Emmy Tran: 5♥5♠
The board ran out with 10♥J♦2♥3♥Q♣, Chavezquevedo was praying for another heart but was satisfied with a pair of queens for the win.
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