Patrik Antonius raised to 250,000 from the button, Ben Heath three-bet to 975,000 from the big blind and Antonius four-bet jammed for 4,325,000. Heath called off the bet for his effective stack of 3,930,000.
Ben Heath: 10♠10♣
Patrik Antonius: K♠J♠
Heath was marginally ahead in this tournament-defining flip, but the K♦9♦Q♦7♠9♠ runout reversed their fates and Heath exited to the rail, giving Antonius a commanding chip lead.
Action folded to Juan Pardo in the small blind, and he moved all in on Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind with the covering stack. Thorel snap-called for 1,705,000 to put himself at risk.
Jean-Noel Thorel: K♣Q♣
Juan Pardo: A♣10♥
Thorel needed some help from the board, but none arrived on the 7♥2♠9♣3♥9♠ runout. Pardo's ace-high was good enough to take the pot and send Thorel to the rail in fifth place.
Niveau: 22
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Patrik Antonius raised to 225,000 from the button with K♦Q♣. Ben Heath defended in the big blind with K♣J♦
Heath check-called a bet of 200,000 from Antonius on the 10♠9♥3♥ flop.
The 2♠ turn checked through to Q♦ on the river.
Heath rivered a straight while Antonius made a strong top pair. Heath set the trap with a check and Antonius bet out a sizeable 850,000.
Heath used two time banks before virtually moving all in with a raise of 1,955,000, leaving just 5,000 behind the line. Antonius took his time before making a displinced fold.
Byron Kaverman opened to 200,000 with K♥10♥ from early position and Jean-Noel Thorel defended his big blind with 9♠7♠.
On the 5♣A♠4♠ flop, Thorel checked to Kaverman, who slid out a bet of 125,000. Thorel called.
The turn brought the 2♥, and Thorel checked once more. Kaverman checked back.
The 7♦ river was checked by both players, and Thorel took the pot with the rivered pair of sevens to boost his stack.
Byron Kaverman raised to 225,000 from the cutoff with A♣8♣ and Juan Pardo defended in the big blind with 10♦9♠.
The 4♠J♣Q♦ flop checked through to the J♦ on the turn. Pardo placed a sizable bet of 390,000 with his open-ended straight draw, and Kaverman elected to see the river.
The A♠ fell and Pardo used two time banks before placing a bet of 1,075,000, a virtual all-in with just 30,000 behind.
Kaverman, with his marginal top pair, remained in the tank, burning through nine time banks before making a frustrated fold. Pardo's ten-high bluff got through, winning him a big pot.
Juan Pardo opened to 200,000 with A♦3♦ from early position, and Ben Heath defended his big blind with A♣6♥.
Heath checked the 2♦K♣9♣ flop to Pardo, who continued with a bet of 125,000.
Heath quickly released his hand, sending the pot to Pardo.
David Yan moved all in for his remaining 1,525,000 from the button and Patrik Antonius snap-called in the big blind.
David Yan: A♥9♦
Patrik Antonius: A♦Q♦
Yan's holding was dominated and it remained that way on the 6♣4♣10♥6♦3♦ run out. Despite two stacks at the table being shorter than Yan's, he departed in seventh place.
Action folded to Juan Pardo in the small blind, who moved all-in for 1,270,000.
David Yan, who was covered by Pardo, had Q♦5♦ in the big blind and made the quick fold.
Patrik Antonius limped in from the small blind with K♦8♥ and Byron Kaverman checked back in the big blind, holding Q♠2♣.
The 7♥A♥J♥ flop checked through to the 9♠ turn. Antonius took a stab for 100,000 and Kaverman elected to fold.
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