The remaining four players are going on another 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,730,000
-25,000
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-25,000 |
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2,045,000 | |
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1,060,000 | |
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545,000
-530,000
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-530,000 |
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Zhicheng Miao raised to 105,000 on the button and Jamie Walden called in the big blind.
Both players checked the J?10?7? flop. Walden led out for 150,000 on the 5? turn and Miao called.
The river was the 7? and Walden checked. Miao then moved all in for 475,000 and Walden used a time bank before folding Q?10? as Miao took the pot with A?9? for just ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,045,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
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|
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1,060,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
Aram Ramadan raised to 110,000 in the cutoff and Stephen Barnes called in the big blind.
The flop came A?6?2? and Ramadan bet 110,000. Barnes then raised to 275,000, Ramadan reraised to 750,000, and Barnes moved all in. Ramadan used some of his time banks before calling for 1,825,000, creating a massive pot with nearly 4,000,000 in the middle.
Aram Ramadan: A?K? 
Stephen Barnes: 6?6?
Ramadan had flopped top pair, but he was drawing nearly dead as Barnes showed down a set. The board ran out 8?9? and Ramadan was eliminated in fifth place as Barnes took an overwhelming chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,755,000
1,960,000
|
1,960,000 |
|
Busted |
Stephen Barnes raised to 100,000 under the gun and Zhicheng Miao called in the big blind.
Barnes continued for 100,000 on the A?8?8? flop and Miao called. The turn was the Q? and Barnes bet another 175,000.
Miao used a time bank before calling as the 9? fell on the river. Miao then led out for 70,000 and Barnes called.
Miao had A?5?, while Barnes showed A?J? as they chopped the pot with aces and eights, queen-kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,795,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
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755,000
-255,000
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-255,000 |
Jamie Walden limped in from the small blind and Aram Ramadan checked.
The flop came 10?10?7? and Walden led out for 50,000. Ramadan called and both players checked the A? turn.
Walden also checked the 2? river and Ramadan bet 150,000. Walden called with Q?7? for tens and sevens, but Ramadan showed A?7? for aces and tens to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,350,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
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||
|
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1,960,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
Action folded to Stephen Barnes who raised to 180,000 in the small blind. Jamie Walden three-bet him again, making it 550,000 from the big blind with A?K?.
Barnes folded A?8? this time and Walden took the pot to take the chip lead once more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,680,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,435,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
Stephen Barnes raised to 110,000 on the button, Jamie Walden three-bet to 350,000 in the small blind, and Barnes called.
The flop came A?K?10? and Walden bet 200,000. Barnes called to the Q? turn as both players checked to the 9? river.
Action was again checked down and Walden showed K?2? for a pair of kings. Barnes turned over 10?10? for a flopped set as he took the pot, surpassing Walden atop the chip leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,590,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
2,375,000
-550,000
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-550,000 |
|
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Aram Ramadan raised to 110,000 in the cutoff and Stephen Barnes called in the big blind.
The flop came K?5?4? and Ramadan bet 130,000. Barnes called and the 2? fell on the turn. Barnes then led out for 225,000 and Ramadan folded A?5?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,965,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
1,605,000
-385,000
|
-385,000 |
David Gee moved all in for 475,000 under the gun and Zhicheng Miao called in the hijack.
David Gee: K?K?
Zhicheng Miao: A?J?
Gee needed to avoid an ace to stay alive as the 10?9?7? flop meant he also needed to fade Miao's straight draw. The 10? turn was safe, while the K? river improved Gee to a full house and secured him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,075,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,010,000
-455,000
|
-455,000 |
Action folded to Robert Boon in the small blind who put in his last 175,000. Jamie Walden tossed in the chips to call from the big blind.
Robert Boon: Q?4?
Jamie Walden: 9?2?
The flop came K?J?2? and Walden took the lead with a pair of deuces. The 2? turn improved him to trips and Boon was already drawing dead by the 6? river and heading for the exit in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,925,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
