A small crowd gathered around a table featuring Dong Guo, Winfred Yu, and Joachim Bold.
Guo had opened to 36,000 getting a call from Xuan Tan. Yu then three-bet to 136,000 and action folded around to Bold. Bold also called and then Guo four-bet to 255,000. After a short time in the tank, Yu folded and Bold just flatted, leaving less than 100,000 behind.
Things got confusing for a moment as Guo then dropped a stack of green 25,000 chips in the pot. But Bold had not moved all-in. The dealer issued a flop and Bold checked. Guo left his stack of greens in the middle and Bold tossed his cards to the muck. Much to the shock of the spectators.
Guo has added to his chip lead while Bold is now in the danger zone.
Joachim Bold pushed all in from the hijack seat for just under 100,000 chips and he nearly got through the table. Action stopped on Winfred Yu in the big blind and he asked for a count. He called and turned up a dominating hand.
Bold:
Yu:
The board came and Bold was eliminated in 26th place.
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.
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.
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.
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.