Hand-For-Hand Has Begun
The tournament is now down to the final nine and the top eight are set to get paid. Hand-for-hand play will be enforced until the bubble has popped.
Thai Ha Triples, Michael Soyza Takes Side, Aaron Van Blarcum Heads Home
Thai Ha moved all in for 548,000 total from the button and Michael Soyza shoved over the top, totaling 1,269,000. Aaron Var Blarcum called his 1,220,000 into the middle and all three tabled their hands.
Thai Ha: [jsjd]
Aaron Van Blarcum: [asks]
Michael Soyza: [ahqc]
The flop rolled out [acjc7h], landing a set for Ha but Blarcum still was leading the side-pot. That changed when a [qs] hit the felt, giving Soyza two pair and the [8d] river cemented it.
Soyza took down the side and Ha scooped the main, shipping Blarcum to the door.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Thai Ha | 1,690,000 |
790,000  |
| Michael Soyza | 1,393,000 |
143,000 |
| Aaron Van Blarcum | Busted |
-1,595,000  |
Paul Phua Flops Nut-Flush Draw But Only Has One Out
The flop read [9s8s7c] when Paul Phua put the rest of his chips into the middle and Dmitriy Kuzmin called, having just slightly more chips than the Malaysian.
Paul Phua: [asks]
Dmitriy Kuzmin: [jsts]
Kuzmin had flopped the nut-straight with an open-ended straight flush draw and Phua then had fewer outs than initially thought, leaving him with just a [6s] left that could take down the pot.
The [9d] turn and [6h] cemented the pot for Kuzmin who sent Phua to the sidelines.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dmitriy Kuzmin | 2,100,000 |
1,250,000 |
| Paul Phua | Busted |
-1,020,000 |
Final Two Table Redraw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Antes |
| 1 | 1 | Phil Ivey | 2,190,000 | 183 |
| 1 | 2 | Stephen Chidwick | 670,000 | 56 |
| 1 | 3 | John Cynn | 300,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 4 | Dmitriy Kuzmin | 850,000 | 71 |
| 1 | 5 | Pual Phua | 1,020,000 | 127 |
| 1 | 6 | Sergi Reixach | 2,595,000 | 216 |
| 2 | 1 | Aaron Van Blarcum | 1,595,000 | 133 |
| 2 | 2 | Lee Wai Kiat | 670,000 | 56 |
| 2 | 3 | Thai Ha | 900,000 | 75 |
| 2 | 4 | Sam Greenwood | 2,150,000 | 179 |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Soyza | 1,350,000 | 113 |
| 2 | 6 | Seth Davies | 1,610,000 | 134 |
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sergi Reixach | 2,595,000 |
-5,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 2,190,000 |
-60,000 |
| Sam Greenwood | 2,150,000 |
-20,000 |
| Seth Davies | 1,610,000 |
310,000 |
| Aaron Van Blarcum | 1,595,000 |
-115,000 |
| Michael Soyza | 1,250,000 |
60,000 |
| Paul Phua | 1,020,000 | - |
| Thai Ha | 900,000 |
-245,000 |
| Dmitriy Kuzmin | 850,000 |
-25,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 670,000 |
-20,000 |
| Lee Wai Kiat | 670,000 |
70,000 |
| John Cynn | 300,000 |
-80,000 |
Paul Phua Sends Webster Lim Out the Door
Webster Lim moved his last 390,000 into the middle and Paul Phua hooked him up, putting his fellow countryman at risk of elimination.
Webster Lim: [ksqh]
Paul Phua: [ahtc]
The board came down [as7h6h8c8h] and Phua’s flopped ace pulled in the pot, eliminating Lim from the tournament and now just two tables remain.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Phua | 1,020,000 |
610,000 |
| Chin Wei Lim | Busted |
-545,000 |
Sergi Reixach Extends the Lead
The flop read [adks9d] and there was around 100,000 in the pot. Thai Ha led out for 35,000 and Dmitry Kuzmin called. Sergi Reixach bumped it up to 135,000.
Ha was the only caller and an [ah] landed on the turn. Ha tapped the table to Reixach who bet 150,000 and Ha released without hesitation, sending another pot to Reixach.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sergi Reixach | 2,600,000 |
400,000 |
| Thai Ha | 1,145,000 |
-55,000 |
| Dmitriy Kuzmin | 875,000 |
-375,000 |
Cary Katz Falls to Aaron Van Blarcum
Stephen Chidwick limped the hijack and Cary Katz raised to 40,000 in the cutoff. Aaron Van Blarcum bumped it up to 240,000 on the button and action folded back to Katz who called for his total stack of 82,000.
Cary Katz: [astd]
Aaron Van Blarcum: [ackd]
The flop was not beautiful for Katz when the dealer spread [9c7c6c] out but a [th] turn card put him into the driver’s seat with his pair of dimes. Unfortunately, the [qc] completed the board, giving Blarcum a flush and the pot, sending Katz to the door.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Van Blarcum | 1,710,000 |
830,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 690,000 |
-610,000 |
| Cary Katz | Busted |
-165,000 |
Table 3
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Ivey | 2,250,000 |
270,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,300,000 |
410,000 |
| Michael Soyza | 1,190,000 |
-20,000 |
| Aaron Van Blarcum | 880,000 |
140,000 |
| Cary Katz | 165,000 |
-245,000 |
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