In the very last hand of the level, Eduards "IlIlIlIliIIl" Kudrjavcevs raised to 704,000 in the cutoff and Hen "GeorgeTheVet" Rosilio in the big blind responded with a shove for 9,318,126. Kudrjavcevs beat him into the pot as the cards were flipped over.
Hen "GeorgeTheVet" Rosilio:
Eduards "IlIlIlIliIIl" Kudrjavcevs:
The flop left Rosilio on thin ice as he needed running aces to survive. A blank turn sealed his fate and the river was a mere formality. Rosilio has been eliminated in 11th place and takes home HK$168,779.70 ($21,941).
Hen "GeorgeTheVet" Rosilio Eliminated in 11th Place
Hen "GeorgeTheVet" Rosilio raised to 704,000 from middle position and received calls from Eduards "IlIlIlIliIIl" Kudrjavcevs on the button and Ignacio "Curandero" Moron in the small blind.
Paul Teoh three-bet shoved all in for 3,531,654 from the big blind and Rosilio folded. Kudrjavcevs went all in on the button, covering Teoh, and Moron opted to fold to get to a heads-up showdown.
Paul Teoh:
Eduards "IlIlIlIliIIl" Kudrjavcevs:
The flop spiked Kudrjavcevs' king, leaving Teoh with just two outs. Neither eight popped up on the turn and river to end Teoh's run in 12th place, his fourth deep run after a first, fifth, and seventh place earlier this series.
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia raised to 640,000 from early position and Marian "An0n1M" Virlanuta defended the big blind. The flop was and Virlanuta checked. Bhatia bet 549,120, Virlanuta check-raised all in for 2,246,168 and Bhatia called.
Marian "An0n1M" Virlanuta:
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia:
While Virlanuta had the current best hand, Bhatia had a ton of outs to improve and hit one on the turn. The river was a brick and Virlanuta was gone in 13th place worth HKD$168,780 ($21,941).
The action kicked off with a raise to 560,000 by Ignacio "Curandero" Moron in the hijack and Martin Zamani defended the big blind to see a flop of . Zamani checked and the chip leader continued for 480,480, which resulted in a call from Zamani.
Once the appeared on the turn, Zamani checked once more and that prompted a second barrel for 1,595,194 by Moron. Zamani moved all in for 6,363,783 and picked up a call.
Martin Zamani:
Ignacio "Curandero" Moron:
The kicker played and the river changed nothing whatsoever to eliminate Zamani in 14th place for HKD120,313.68 ($15,641).
Abhinav "OBellaCiao" Iyer was second in chips when the action resumed and Ignacio "Curandero" Moron was hot on his heels. That all but changed after one big clash when the big stacks collided in spectacular fashion.
Moron made it 560,000 to go from early position and Iyer three-bet to 1.82 million from one seat over, which the Spaniard called to see a flop. Moron check-called a bet of 1.27 million and then led the turn for 1.736 million. This time it was Iyer that just called and they created a pot of more than 10 million to the river.
Moron now slowed down and checked, which prompted a bet of nearly 4 million by Iyer. Moron jamed for 9,146,740 and Iyer quickly called. Moron tabled the and Iyer saw his turned trips with turned into dust.
Moron doubles through Iyer
One hand later, Moron raised to 560,000 first to act and Iyer called all-in. Martin Zamani came along from the button and folded the flop to a bet of Moron.
Iyer already waved goodbye with an emoji and the turn and river brought no miracle. Iyer has been eliminated in 15th plcce and takes home HKD120,313.68 ($15,641).
Abhinav "OBellaCiao" Iyer Eliminated in 15th Place
Dario Sammartino raised it up to 528,000 in middle position and was called by Joao Vieira in the big blind. On a flop of , Vieira opted for a check and Sammartino continued for 451,440. The shove of Vieira for 3,417,555 total followed and Sammartino called.
Joao Vieira:
Dario Sammartino:
The board completed with the turn an river, ending Vieira's run in 16th place for HKD120,313.68 ($15,641).
Rui Ferreira limped the button and Nick "rdcrsn" Maimone raised out of the small blind. Vladiator13" shipped it in from the big blind and Ferreira folded, Maimone snap-called.
"Vladiator13":
Nick "rdcrsn" Maimone:
The board rna out and it was a miracle escape for the player from Lithuania.
Vladiator13 doubles through Maimone
Maimone then got it in for a far larger pot soon after as he was dominated this time in a pot of 14.7 million against Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng.
Nick "rdcrsn" Maimone:
Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng:
Fate would be a cruel one on a board of as Maimone flopped a set but Peng turned the superior set.
Playing well, running well. One of the stars of the WSOP on GGPoker, Paul Teoh, open-shoved his for 2,878,215 in middle position but saw Akichika "akichiam" Maruhashi wake up behind him with .
Teoh got there during a rundown, flopping a set and turning a boat to leave Maruhashi with scraps, which he lost shortly after.
As one of the shortest stacks left in contention all of a sudden, Kristen Bicknell got it in from the button and Martin Zamani made the call from the big blind.
Kristen Bicknell:
Martin Zamani:
On a board of , Zamani hit a king and that spelled the end for Bicknell.