Ajayi Gets a River Shove Through; Recent Eliminations
On the last hand of the previous level, there was about 58,000 in the middle from preflop action on a flop of 
. Kane Lai checked from middle position to put action on Dapo Ajayi, who was in the hijack. Ajayi bet 15,000 and Lai called.
The turn came 
and action went check-check. Lai then slid out a bet of 45,000 on the river 
.
Ajayi then went into the tank for about two full minutes before announcing an all-in raise. Lai asked to have the 45,000 pulled in to see how much more he had to call. That number totaled 52,500, which sent Lai into the tank himself.
After about a minute of thought, Lai let his hand go and Ajayi raked in the pot.
During the hand, Greg Jennings knocked out Josh Williamson on an adjacent table. A few minutes prior, Will Givens was knocked out in a blind-on-blind situation against Bobby Sanoubane. These recent eliminations happened shortly after the fourth table broke, meaning they were the first two eliminations after the tournament reached three tables.
Twenty-eight now remain a few minutes into the penultimate level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
296,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
253,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
|
230,500
116,500
|
116,500 |
|
106,000
-184,100
|
-184,100 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |