Level 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000/400,000
Total Entrants: 944
Players Remaining: 4
Jinho Hong was all-in for 6,000,000 and at risk against Robert Schulz.
Hong: A♦Q♥
Schulz: A♠A♣
Hong unfortunately ran into the aces, and the board ran out J♥9♠2♣5♦9♦ to eliminate the popular South Korean player in fifth place for $58,024.
Robert Schulz – 16,000,000
Jinho Hong – 0
Level 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000/400,000
Total Entrants: 944
Players Remaining: 5
The five remaining players looked at the numbers, but no deal was made.
Daniel Kusnerak – 11,175,000
Robert Schulz – 9,350,000
Thibault Letort – 6,750,000
Jinho Hong – 6,000,000
Samy Dubonnet – 4,425,000
Level 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000/300,000
Total Entrants: 944
Players Remaining: 5
AJ Nimer was all-in for roughly 2,600,000 in the big blind and at risk against Thibault Letort in the hijack.
Nimer: Q♠Q♣
Letort: A♠A♣
The board ran out J♠8♠8♦9♦4♥ and the rockets stayed in front to eliminate Nimer in sixth place for $44,086.
Thibault Letort – 8,200,000
AJ Nimer – 0
Level 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000/300,000
Total Entrants: 944
Players Remaining: 6
Jinho Hong was all-in for 2,725,000 in the hijack and at risk against Daniel Kusnerak in the big blind.
Hong: K♠J♠
Kusnerak: A♠K♦
Hong was in rough shape on the K♣10♠9♥ flop, and the A♥ left him needing a queen to survive.
Fortunately for the popular South Korean player, the Q♥ spiked the river to give him a straight and keep his tournament life alive as he collected the double.
Daniel Kusnerak – 16,100,000
Jinho Hong – 5,900,000
Level 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000/300,000
Total Entrants: 944
Players Remaining: 6
Samy Dubonnet was all-in for 2,575,000 in the hijack and at risk against AJ Nimer in the small blind.
Dubonnet: A♥A♣
Nimer: Q♥Q♦
It was a cooler, and the board ran out J♦10♣5♣K♥4♠ to secure the double for the Frenchman.
Samy Dubonnet – 5,750,000
AJ Nimer – 3,600,000
Level 31
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 944
Players Remaining: 6
Daniel Kusnerak – 17,250,000
AJ Nimer – 5,800,000
Thibault Letort – 5,075,000
Robert Schulz – 4,050,000
Jinho Hong – 3,550,000
Samy Dubonnet – 1,975,000
Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 944
Players Remaining: 6
On a 8♥7♥3♠ flop, Yu-Jung Lo ended up getting the rest of his chips in on the button against Daniel Kusnerak in the cutoff.
Lo: K♠K♦
Kusnerak: K♥5♥
The 10♥ spiked the turn to improve Kusnerak to a flush, and the Q♣ river confirmed the result to eliminate Lo in seventh place for $33,925.
Daniel Kusnerak – 17,550,000
Yu-Jung Lo – 0
Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 944
Players Remaining: 7
With roughly 1,400,000 in the pot on a J♣7♣5♥2♦ board, Daniel Kusnerak checked in middle position, and Jinho Hong bet 550,000 on the button. Kusnerak check-raised to 1,500,000, and Hong thought for some time before jamming. Kusnerak called all in for 5,575,000.
Kusnerak: 7♠7♥
Hong: J♦10♦
Kusnerak flopped a set and the 2♣ river confirmed the result.
Shortly after, Hong moved all in for 1,725,000 in the hijack and Thibault Letort rejammed in the cutoff.
Hong: 4♠4♦
Letort: A♣K♥
The board ran out 9♣3♠2♥9♠6♥ and Hong secured the double to recover some chips.
Daniel Kusnerak – 12,900,000
Thibault Letort – 6,600,000
Jinho Hong – 3,950,000
Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 944
Players Remaining: 7
AJ Nimer was all-in for 3,500,000 in the hijack and at risk against Robert Schulz in the big blind.
Nimer: K♠K♥
Schulz: A♥K♦
The board ran out 9♦8♣8♥Q♥5♣ and the cowboys stayed in front to secure Nimer’s double.
AJ Nimer – 7,225,000
Robert Schulz – 2,600,000
Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 944
Players Remaining: 7
Thibault Letort opened to 300,000 from early position and Mario Concepcion moved all in for 3,200,000 in the hijack. Action folded back to Letort who briefly thought about it and called with the slightly covering stack.
Concepcion: A♣J♦
Letort: A♥K♥
The board ran out K♦8♥6♠9♠10♣ and the pot went to the Frenchman, while Concepcion was eliminated in eighth place for $26,444.
Thibault Letort – 6,825,000
Mario Concepcion – 0