Ong Dingxiang opened from the cutoff to 210,000 and Nicolas Careme shoved all in from the big blind for his last 740,000. Dingxiang called and the two turned their hands over.
Ong Dingxiang:
Nicolas Careme:
Dingxiang had Careme drawing dead after flopping a flush, as the board ran out and Careme was eliminated from the tournament.
Players are now racking up their chips and taking a short break to move to a featured table.
Hand #4: Stephen Graner raised to 225,000 from the cutoff, James Hughes called from the small blind, Cameron Marshall three-bet shoved all in for 2,100,000 from the big blind. Graner called, and Hughes folded.
Cameron Marshall:
Stephen Graner:
The board ran out and Marshall was eliminated in 6th place.
Hand #17: James Hughes opened to 215,000 from middle position and Richard Hasnip raised all in for around 1,500,000. Action folded back around to Hughes, who called.
Richard Hasnip:
James Hughes:
Hasnip was slightly ahead until Hughes flopped a queen and the board ran out . Hasnip was eliminated in fifth, taking home $90,741.
Hand #44: Stephen Graner opened with a 260,000 raise from the cutoff and action folded to Isaac Baron who three-bet to 1,150,000 from the big blind, Graner called.
Baron bet 750,000 after a flop and Graner folded.
Hand #45: Ong Dingxiang raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and he was called by Isaac Baron from the small blind and Stephen Graner from the big blind.
All three players checked the flop. The was checked to Dingxiang who bet 300,000 and both Graner and Baron called. The river was checked around and Baron announced he had a straight and tabled to win the pot.
Hand #46: Ong Dingxiang got a walk.
Hand #47: Ong Dingxiang raised to 400,000 from the small blind and James Hughes folded from the big.
Hand #48: Stephen Graner opened with a raise to 260,000 from the cutoff, Ong Dingxiang three-bet to 930,000 on the button and action folded to Isaac Baron who four-bet to 2,600,000 from the big blind. Graner folded and Dingxiang called.
Baron check-called the 1,700,000 bet from Dingxiang after a flop of . Both players checked the on the turn. Baron checked after the dealer put the on the river, putting a jack-high straight on the board. Dingxiang put out a bet of 6,600,000 and Baron instantly called.
Isaac Baron:
Ong Dingxiang:
Baron had the queen-high straight but that was second best to the king-high straight of Dingxiang and he raked in a monster pot.
Hand #80: James Hughes shoved all in for around 2,100,000 from the cutoff and Isaac Baron called from the button. Both players in the blinds folded and the two turned found themselves off to the races.
James Hughes:
Isaac Baron:
Baron was in luck as the board ran out and Hughes was eliminated in fourth place, earning a payday of $126,011.