Chip Leaders Tangle
Matthias Eibinger raised in the hijack to 120,000 with [TsTh], and Webster Lim, second in chips, three-bet him to 340,000 with [AdKh]. Eibinger made the call. The flop was [9s8c2d]; Eibinger checked his overpair, Lim bet 240,000 and Eibinger jammed for 2,210,000. Lim folded, and the Austrian extended his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Matthias Eibinger | 3,295,000 |
725,000  |
| Chin Wei Lim | 1,465,000 |
-585,000  |
| Michael Addamo | 1,380,000 |
-215,000 |
| Adrian Mateos | 1,205,000 |
5,000 |
| Paul Phua | 1,055,000 |
-45,000 |
Spin Ends Next Hand: Kahle Burns Eliminated in 6th ($252,000)
Kahle Burns was unsurprisingly all-in again right after his double, this time moving 340,000 (under six big blinds) all in from the hijack when it folded to him with [Ac3s]. Big blind Adrian Mateos took him on with the dominating [AsJd]. Burns flopped a pair of threes, but Mateos hit his jack; the overall board of [Jc3d2sQd5s] was to be Burns’ last.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Mateos | 1,200,000 |
100,000 |
| Kahle Burns | Busted |
-340,000 |
“Start of the Spin” Double for Burns
Kahle Burns found himself in the unenviable position of going through the blinds super-short with no playable hand, folding [Tx4x] in the big blind to an under the gun raise from Matthias Eibinger (who held [AsKs]). Able to survive one more orbit with no forced showdown, it was in the cutoff that he made his move with [As5s] for just 1.5 big blinds (95,000). Button Eibinger threebet to 170,000 getting it heads up with [Kh9s]. The board ran out [KdAc7cJh6c] and Burns has another couple of big blinds.
“Start of the spin, one big blind and a dream,” he said.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Matthias Eibinger | 2,570,000 |
70,000 |
| Kahle Burns | 340,000 |
95,000 |
Phua Doubles in Battle of the Short Stacks
Kahle Burns opened to 120,000 under the gun with [AhKc]. It folded to big blind Paul Phua, the only player with fewer chips left at the table (430,000), who flat called with [2h2d]. The flop portended action: [Kh2c7d]. Phua checked his set, and Burns bet 60,000. Phua called, checking again on the [4h] turn. Burns bet 140,000, Phua raised all-in for just 310,000 total (after a slow recheck of his cards), and was immediately called. Burns was drawing dead to the [4c] river and is down to just four big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Phua | 1,100,000 |
530,000 |
| Kahle Burns | 245,000 |
-240,000 |
Soyza Out on the Bubble After Eye-Watering River
It folded to Matthias Eibinger on the button. He paused, then moved his stack of 1,145,000 into the middle with [Ad2d]. Small blind Michael Soyza had woken up with the ace-dominating [AcKc] and called all in for nearly that amount (1,145,000).
“That’s not good,” remarked Eibinger, and it looked just as bad after the [Kh4h6h] flop and the [3d] turn. He had picked up fives as straight outs, however, and one popped out on the river: [5c].
Soyza demiked still smiling, but the others seem even happier as the bubble has now burst and everyone is guaranteed $252,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Matthias Eibinger | 2,500,000 |
1,400,000 |
| Michael Soyza | Busted |
-1,400,000 |
Eibinger Takes from Burns
Under the gun, Matthias Eibinger raised to 90,000 (from a stack of 740,000) with [AdKh]. It folded to big blind Kahle Burns, who made the call (from almost the same stack size) with [QdTc].
Flop: [Js5sKd]. Burns checked and Eibinger bet 100,000 with top pair; call.
Turn: 5h. Now Burns led out for 105,000. After a think, sat stone-still, Eibinger moved all in and Burns threw his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Matthias Eibinger | 1,100,000 |
130,000 |
| Kahle Burns | 485,000 |
-335,000 |
Soyza Boosts Stack With Straight; Mateos Loses Minimum
Adrian Mateos opened to 80,000 in the hijack with [KhKs], called by button Kahle Burns with [Ac4c] and big blind Michael Soyza with [7d7c]. On the [6hTcTd] flop, Soyza and Mateos checked and Burns had a stab at it worth 75,000. Both players called. The [8s] turn checked around and Soyza hit his straight on the [9h] river. Soyza led out for 125,000 and Mateos, using a timebank card, came to the decision to fold as did Burns (without timebanking).
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Soyza | 1,400,000 |
495,000 |
| Adrian Mateos | 1,100,000 |
-270,000 |
| Kahle Burns | 820,000 |
-15,000 |
Ben Heath Eliminated in 8th Place – Bubble In Effect
Mid position, Webster Lim picked up [AsAd] and raised to 80,000. It folded to small blind Ben Heath, who considered his 685,000 remaining chips and the [QhJh] he’d been dealt, then announced “all in.” He could not, of course, have been called faster.
Drama ensued as Heath flopped a flush: [AhTh6h]. Webster’s pair up prayers were answered with the [Tc] on the turn and Heath was drawing thin (to the [Kh]) to stay in the tournament. The river was the [Qd] and the final table of Event #6 is now on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Chin Wei Lim | 2,050,000 |
750,000 |
| Benjamin Heath | Busted |
-765,000 |
“Misclick!”
Paul Phua limped under the gun with [Ahad], Michael Addamo followed suit with [As2s] and Adrian Mateos checked his option with [9c6c]. On the [9h8c6s] flop, Phua shoved for 530,000 and both of his opponents folded (Mateos after getting a count).
“Misclick,” said Phua.
“You probably got more,” came a disembodied answer.
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