With the conclusion of that level, the remaining 21 players are now in a 15-minute break. They are schedule to play another three 90-minute levels today or until 16 players remain, whichever comes first.
A crushing blow on the river has sent Nerijus Luksa to the payout booth. Aymon Hata opened and Luksa moved all in. Hata called.
Hata:
Luksa:
Luksa found a jack on the flop to take the lead but one of the two remaining nines showed up on the river giving Hata a set and Luksa's Main Event has come to an end in 23rd place, good for HK$170,000.
Tommy Hjerting Bech pushed all in from middle position and Wenlong Jin made the call from the cutoff seat while the rest of the players released their cards.
Bech:
Jin:
The board ran out and Bech was eliminated in 24th place for HK$130,500, which is worth just under US$17,000 today. The remaining players have now laddered up and are guaranteed at least HK$170,000.
Tianyuan Tang eyed up Dong Guo's huge stack and decided he wanted a piece of it. Action folded to him in the cutoff and Tang raised to 40,000. Guo thought for a big before three-betting to 115,000.
With the decision back on Tang, he went in the tank. After more than a minute, he four-bet to 240,000. Guo spent half a minute thinking before mucking his hand.
The clock has been paused as Yasuyuki Tsuji was just eliminated in 25th place. The final 24 players are being redrawn for the final three tables and play will resume momentarily. We'll have the new seating chart for you as soon as it's available.