Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Artur Martirosian bet 13,000 on a flop of 
from middle position and was called by Giovanni Petroni in the small blind.
Both players checked the 
turn before Petroni led out for 35,000 on the 
river.
Martirosian came back with a raise to 85,000 and Petroni used a time bank before folding.
The hand earlier, Martirosian and Stephen Chidwick got the rest of Chidwick's 160,000 in the middle on a board of 
. Chidwick had 
for the rivered flush, but Martirosian showed 
for a higher flush to send Chidwick to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
|
||
|
400,000
-139,000
|
-139,000 |
|
Busted | |
board ran out all low cards to keep the Argentinian ahead, while Oshea made his exit from the tournament.
, hitting two pair. The 
on the turn was safe, while the 
on the river improved him to a higher two pair and secured the double up.
. Chino Rheem took his time before checking from the hijack and Gabriel Nedelcu announced a bet of 150,000 on the button. 
for the flopped straight as Chang waited a moment to release his hand before flashing a smile and mucking.
and Loeliger used a time bank before leading out with a bet of 80,000. Macugins folded.
river bricked out as Spragg's ladies were the death of him, and the last red-spade representative in the field was eliminated.
hit the turn and Pham checked to Loeliger who bet 50,000, which was called. The 
completed the board and Pham checked again. Loeliger took a moment before moving all in, covering the 90,000 stack of Pham who went deep in the tank. After using several time bank cards, Pham elected on a fold, sending the huge pot to Loelinger.
