Andrew Kelsall lost a big hand with flush under flush against Kyle Loman, then doubled his short stack against Esther Taylor.
In a seven-card stud hi-lo hand, Max Pescatori started singing, "Beautiful diamonds," when he was the only one with a diamond as an up-card showing. Brandon Shack-Harris completed with a four, and Pescatori called. The Italian found another diamond on fourth street and bet, and Shack-Harris called.
On fifth street, the diamonds did look beautiful, as Pescatori picked up another, and his bet forced a fold from Shack-Harris.
In a three-way razz hand, it was Kyle Loman in charge and he also bet seventh street. Adam Crawford reluctantly folded, while Karim Bevans called with only a few chips behind. Loman rolled over the for the sixety-four, and Bevans mucked .
Dmitry Chop turned a ten-high straight in an Omaha hi-lo hand against Frederic Moss, and the latter rivered a full house to eliminate Chop.
Frankie O'Dell followed shortly thereafter from a different table. O'Dell defended his big blind against David "Bakes" Baker and got the rest of it in with on a flop of . Baker looked him up with the and turned the for the wheel. The river was a blank, and O'Dell also headed to the rail.
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Wayne LaMonica completed, and Adam Dickson called before Yuval Bronshtein made it two bets. Both opponents called, and Bronshtein bet fourth street to pick up a call from each opponent. Bronshtein also bet fifth street, and LaMonica called. Dickson raised, and both opponents came along.
Bronshtein bet sixth street with two calls following before betting seventh street again. LaMonica eventually folded, and Dickson called, then said, "Chop it up," and turned over . Bronshtein had for aces and nines and won the high half.
There are 28 players left in contention, and they have been sent into a 15-minute break. At least two further levels will be played, and an additional half level may follow depending on the progress between now and the end of Level 20.
Adam Dickson was down to just 50,000 but managed to recover from that and won a bigger pot off Frederic Moss. The latter then raised in a limit hold'em hand, and William Klevitz called out of the blinds. Klevitz check-called the flop and the turn before the river was checked through.
Moss announced a pair of kings and mucked as soon as Klevitz flashed for a rivered two pair.
The chip leader on that table is now Wayne LaMonica, who has been one of the most aggressive players lately.
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