For the last few levels the play has been slow and steady, losing a player every 15-20 minutes or so. On table 28, Peng opened the action with just a little more than a min-raise to 3,600, and had calls by Ali A, Martin D. and Andrew “AJ” Johnson.
The flop came and Peng led out for 16,000, only to be re-raised all in by Ali (56,400). Martin D. then re-potted all in on top. AJ and Peng decided to fold.
Ali: for a flopped straight with a re-draw to a straight flush.
Martin: for a flopped set of 8’s.
The turn was no help to either player but the on the river paired the board to give Martin a boat allowing him to pick up another bounty chip by knocking out Ali.
As the tournament is now down to only nine players, the final table has been formed, and the top six players will be in the money.
Here are the players on the final table (players with an * have the larger stacks):
- Peng Peng*
- Yves Perras
- Ali Keshavarz
- Andrew Johnson
- Steven Clement
- Michael Carrington*
- Martin D.*
- Madison Palaysi*
- Michael “Lagi”*