Just before the break, Kristijonas Andrulis moved all in for 9,000 in the hijack, Jamie Armstrong called on the button, and Markus Gonsalves called in the big blind. Gonsalves check-folded on a flop of , and the hands were opened.
Andrulis:
Armstrong:
Andrulis was miles ahead of Armstrong, who turned a gut-shot straight draw when the hit the felt, but a bricked off on the river.
Kristijonas Andrulis moved all in for 33,000 from early position, and Ben Hamnett called in the big blind.
Andrulis:
Hamnett:
Andrulis flopped a pair of aces and a wheel draw when the dealer fanned , but Hamnett could also make the wheel if a four came. Andrulis' hand held on the turn () and the river (), and he doubled to 78,000 chips.
Ben Hamnett and Chris DeMaci were heads up on a board of . Hamnett checked, DeMaci fired out 26,000, and Hamnett called.
The river was the , Hamnett checked again, and DeMaci moved all in for 111,000. Hamnett tank-called, prompting DeMaci to show for two pair. Hamnett flashed for top pair.
The next hand, Hamnett was all in on the button for 13,000, and Kristijonas Andrulis called in the big blind.
David Vamplew opened for a raise from under the gun, a short-stacked Peter Gould moved all in for 90,000 on the button, and not knowing that Vamplew opened, Griffin Benger called in the big blind. Vamplew then re-shoved, and Benger unhappily folded.
Vamplew:
Gould:
Gould flopped a pair of kings, but Vamplew flopped a set of fives when the dealer fanned . Gould was drawing dead when the turned, and the completed the board.
Ben Hamnett moved all in for 88,000 in the hijack seat, and Dan Kelly re-shoved in the small blind. Jamie Armstrong folded in the big blind.
Hamnett:
Kelly:
Kelly was ahead, the flop gave him a pair of queens. Neither player held a spade, so Hamnett had outs to chop. The on the turn gave him two extra outs to actually win the hand and double, but unfortunately for him the on the river was not one of them
Hamnett was eliminated in 19th place, while Kelly now has 415,000 chips.