HomeBaey Kianguan collected two sizable pots to drive his stack to 353k. The first pot saw Dhanesh Chainani raise to 12k, called by Kianguan and Stephen Nathan. At the flop J♦ 6♥ Q♦, Chainani c-bet 20k, Kianguan raised to 54k, and won the pot with Nathan and Chainani folding up.
Next hand, Jessie Leonarez raised to 15k, Kianguan called, Nathan shoved, and only Kianguan made the call.
Kianguan A♦ J♣
Nathan A♥ 10♣
The board ran 4♠ A♠ Q♦ 8♦ Q♠ to bounce out Nathan in 27th place.
We are down to the final three tables with 27 players remaining. The most recent bust out was Georges Chehade. His A♥ 8♠ fell to Joseph Talamayan’s J♠ J♦ set with the board running A♠ J♣ 10♠ 6♣ 2♠.
William Ysmael was well on his way to stealing the chip lead but Trygve Leite foiled his plans. The hand began with Martin Corpuz raising it up to 16k, db Joseph Talamayan called, sb Trygve Leite shoved his 91k stack, bb William Ysmael called, and both Corpuz and Talamayan folded.
Leite A♥ 4♣
Ysmael A♦ J♦
The board ran 10♥ 4♦ Q♣ 7♦ 3♣ for a pair spiked by Leite to avoid the rail and double up.
On a turn board 2♣ 7♥ 5♣ 4♥, Liu Zhiqiang fired out a 35k bet, Richard Marquez jammed his short stack, and called. Marquez had 4♠ 5♦ two pair while Zhiqiang held K♣ Q♠ and was drawing dead.
From the utg seat, Marvin Rettenmaier raised to 13k then down the orbit on the button, Lam Chen Sian shoved with 133k. Rettenmaier called.
Rettenmaier A♠ Q♣
Lam 6♥ 6♣
The board ran black 8♣ 3♣ J♠ K♣ 10♣ for a flush to Rettenmaier and 29th place to Lam.
We are down to 28 players.
We caught the day’s entering chip leader Rehg Delos Reyes staring down a board 5♥ 4♥ 4♠ 8♥. She fired 85k to send Edison Marzan tanking for quite a long time. Marzan eventually gave up his hand and asked Delos Reyes if she had an ace. She showed her K-K.
Delos Reyes leads the 29 runners with 565k.
Joseph Talamayan raised to 12k from utg and got called by both blinds, sb Michael Kim Falcon and bb Martin Corpuz. At the flop 8♣ J♣ 6♥, Falcon led for 16k, Corpuz called, Talamayan folded. The turn 4♥ and river 10♣ saw both check and Falcon picked up the pot with K-10 pair.
First hand after the break, Richard Marquez doubled up with 9♣ 9♥ with Manuel Mascunana’s } A♦ K♦ missing the board.
On a completed board 10♦ 6♠ 2♦ 6♦ 10♥, Edison Marzan bet 100k and Liu Zhiqiang check-called. Marzan opened A♥ 10♣ full house to win the pot against Zhiqiang’s K♦ 9♦ flush.
According to Marc Rivera at the table, betting at the flop was bet Zhiqiang, call Marzan, and same on the turn. Marzan now up to 380k while Zhiqiang dropped to 330k.
Liu Zhiqiang not happy at the loss
At a separate table, Eric Tsai eliminated Victorino Torres in 30th place.
This brings us to a 15-minute break. 29 players remaining. Average stack is 263k.