Action folded to Renato Roizenblit on the button, who moved all in for 22,500,000. Carlos Martinez made the call from the big blind to put him at risk.
Renato Roizenblit: 8♥8♠
Carlos Martinez: A♥J♣
Roizenblit's pocket eights stayed in front as the board ran out 5♦K♣2♥9♥Q♠, earning him a crucial double-up.
Sriharsha Doddapaneni in early postiion raised to 5,000,000 and when action folded around to the big blind, Yunhan Yang, took a few seconds to think of his next move. He picked some of his chips then announced all-in for 45,000,000. Doddapaneni called instantly.
Yunhan Yang: J♠J♦
Sriharsha Doddapaneni: A♦K♦
It was looking good for Yang when the flop dropped 10♣2♦3♥. He was looking at a potential double when the board continued with a 3♣ turn. But the A♥ river came, pushing Doddapaneni in the lead and eliminating Yang from the tournament.
Other players at the table, with shorter stacks, looked at him sympathetically. But like a good sport, he told them it was how it was and left the table with a smile.
Level: 41
Blinds: 1,000,000/2,500,000
Ante: 2,500,000
Action folded to Carlos Martinez in the small blind, who moved all in. Sriharsha Doddapaneni took a brief look at his cards in the big blind before making the call.
Carlos Martinez: A♠10♦
Sriharsha Doddapaneni: A♣Q♠
Martinez needed some help from the board to survive, and he found it as the board ran out K♦8♠6♣10♣9♣. A pair of tens was enough to earn him the double-up.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sriharsha Doddapaneni | India | 97,000,000 | 39 |
| 2 | Glenn Thompson | United States | 27,000,000 | 11 |
| 3 | Michael Moncek | United States | 30,000,000 | 12 |
| 4 | Mikko Torkki | Finland | 49,500,000 | 20 |
| 5 | Eric Weber | United States | 41,000,000 | 16 |
| 6 | Michael Helander | United States | 27000000 | 11 |
| 7 | Henry Benamram | France | 109,000,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Renato Roizenblit | Brazil | 25,000,000 | 10 |
| 9 | Yunhan Yang | United States | 51,000,000 | 20 |
| 10 | Carlos Martinez | Spain | 30,000,000 | 12 |
Sriharsha Doddapaneni raised from the small blind, and Aaron Crisp shoved in the big blind for 22,000,000. Doddapaneni immediately made the call with the bigger stack.
Aaron Crisp: Q♦7♦
Sriharsha Doddapaneni: A♥8♠
The board ran out K♠10♥9♦9♣2♥ for Doddapaneni to hold with the ace-kicker, eliminate Crisp, and get the tournament down to one table.
Daniel Biddle opened from middle position and picked up three callers.
On the Q♦6♥4♥ flop, Henry Benamram led out for 8,000,000 from the small blind. Eric Weber quickly folded before Biddle moved all in for around 18,000,000. Sriharsha Doddapaneni got out of the way, and Benamram snap-called.
Daniel Biddle: Q♣J♠
Henry Benamram: 4♦4♠
Benamram had flopped a set, leaving Biddle in need of a miracle. The turn and river came 9♥ and 2♣, changing nothing and bringing Biddle's tournament to an end.
Michael Helander in the small blind shoved all in for 14,000,000, and Carlos Martinez in the big blind called.
Michael Helander: 8♥7♥
Carlos Martinez: A♣4♣
The dealer fanned out 9♥K♠A♦, strengthening Martinez's lead with a pair of aces, but the 5♥ turn gave Helander more outs with straight and flush draws. The river 6♣ completed Helander's straight, resulting in his double-up.
Glenn Thompson shoved from the small blind for 10,000,000, and Michael Moncek made the call from the big blind.
Glenn Thompson: A♦6♠
Michael Moncek: Q♥J♣
The board ran out A♣J♥3♣7♠8♣, and Thompson flopped the higher pair to double up.
Ali Cicioglu shoved his last 7,000,000 in from the cutoff, and Yunhan Yang called in the big blind with the bigger stack.
Ali Cicioglu: 8♣8♦
Yunhan Yang: A♦2♦
The board ran out 3♥A♠J♥K♣5♠ for Yang to flop top pair to eliminate Cicioglu in 13th place.
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