James Chen raised from the button and Troy Quenneville came along from the button. The usual Chen aggression kicked off and Quenneville check-called a bet on the flop and did so again for 55,000 on the turn.
Quenneville also checked the river and Chen fired massive 155,000. Quenneville eventually called and then saw Chen turn over for a pair of fives only. Quenneville had that beat with and claimed a big pot.
Down to his last 23,000 in chips as the tournament’s shortest stack Croatia’s Zdravko Duvnjak moved all-in on the very first hand of hand-for-hand for the very last hand of level 15.
Sosia Jiang made the call from the button and both players had to spend an agonizing few minutes waiting in suspense while the hands played out on the other three tables before the cards could be turned over.
“Good news,” Jiang told Duvnjak, “I have not busted any short stacks for the entire tournament.”
Duvnjak did not look reassured, but then it was his tournament life on the line. Eventually, the cards are turned over and Duvnjak found himself in trouble.
Zdravko Duvnjak:
Sosia Jiang:
The flop came down to further extend Jiang’s lead but the turn was the very sweaty to give Duvnjak flush outs in addition to the decks two remaining tens. Unfortunately, the river was the and Duvnjak headed for the rail empty handed while the 27 remaining High Rollers have all locked up at least HK$175,000.
John Juanda shoved for around 45,000 from the button and the action folded to James Chen in the big blind, who called. Both had to wait while there was another showdown on a different table before the cards were turned over.
John Juanda:
James Chen:
The flop of gave Chen trips queens while Juanda had to hope for a ten or running hearts. After the turn, there were just four outs remaining, and the river was a blank. The remaining four tables will now get balanced before play will resume.
Dan Smith is hitting hands presently and recently tangled in a pot with Shou Li. We caught the action on a flop of with over 25,000 in blinds and antes already in the pot just as Smith led for 10,000 from the hi-jack.
Li min-raised from cut-off, Smith tossed in the call and it was off to the turn. That was it for the betting and it was checked down to the river.
“Shit!” exclaimed Lu when Smith turned over .
Lu turned over and looked unhappy to have the same hand, as he sorely needed the chips. It could have been worse though, and a chop is always better than a loss.
Joining the action on the flop, Martin Kozlov checked out of the blinds and James Chen bet 16,000 in the cutoff, which Kozlov called. On the turn, Kozlov checked again and Chen bet 46,000, which the Aussie called.
The river saw a check by Kozlov and Chen let the clock run down to just two seconds before pushing forward a bet worth 140,000. Kozlov called for half of his remaining stack and Chen turned over the . Kozlov sighed and mucked for the inferior set.
Dan Smith raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Shuo Li moved all in for 48,000 from the cutoff. Morten Mortensen reshoved from the button for what looked like 140,000. The blinds got out of the way, and Smith quickly let go as well.
It started with a raise to 12,000 by Adrian Attenborough in the cutoff and Dan Smith called from one seat over on the button, Morten Mortensen also came along from the big blind. On the flop, the action checked to Smith and he bet 14,500. Attenborough called and Mortensen then got out of the way.
On the turn, Attenborough check-called another 16,000 before the river completed the board. Attenborough checked the third street in a row and Smith now bet 125,000. After using one time bank extension, Attenborough tossed in a single chip for the call and Smith rolled over for trips queens as winning hand.
We have just lost one more to bring the field down to 29 – just 2 away from the bubble. It was Neel Murthy who was the latest casualty, becoming the architect of his own destruction after opening the action from early position with a raise to 12,000 from early position and finding three callers in the form of Troy Quenneville (button), Martin Kozlov, (small blind) and Lee Wai Kiat (big blind).
Four-way to a flop of both blinds checked it over to Murthy, who led out for 19,000 only to see Quennville pump it up to 53,500 from the button. After Kozlov and Kiat got out of the way Murthy shipped in the rest of his stack and Quenneville called instantly.
Neel Murthy:
Troy Quenneville:
Despite flopping a diamond draw Murthy was trailing to Quenneville’s top pair and while the US player connected slightly with the turn to gain a few more outs the river was not one of them and he hit the rail while the Canadian chipped up to 465,000.
flop and did so again for 55,000 on the 
turn.
river and Chen fired massive 155,000. Quenneville eventually called and then saw Chen turn over 
for a pair of fives only. Quenneville had that beat with 
and claimed a big pot.
and Duvnjak headed for the rail empty handed while the 27 remaining High Rollers have all locked up at least HK$175,000.
gave Chen trips queens while Juanda had to hope for a ten or running hearts. After the 
turn, there were just four outs remaining, and the 
river was a blank. The remaining four tables will now get balanced before play will resume.
with over 25,000 in blinds and antes already in the pot just as Smith led for 10,000 from the hi-jack.
turn. That was it for the betting and it was checked down to the 
flop, Martin Kozlov checked out of the blinds and James Chen bet 16,000 in the cutoff, which Kozlov called. On the 
turn, Kozlov checked again and Chen bet 46,000, which the Aussie called.
river saw a check by Kozlov and Chen let the clock run down to just two seconds before pushing forward a bet worth 140,000. Kozlov called for half of his remaining stack and Chen turned over the 
and Li doubled two off the money.
river completed the board. Attenborough checked the third street in a row and Smith now bet 125,000. After using one time bank extension, Attenborough tossed in a single chip for the call and Smith rolled over 
turn to gain a few more outs the 