Day 2
Nanthana Earns From Skrbic

There was a pot of 51,000 beside a board that read K♠ 2♦ Q♦ 3♥ 8♥ Two players were still in contention with Tharit Nanthana holding A♣ Q♣ against the T♣ 8♣ of Milos Skrbic.
Both players decided not to put any more money after the river and Nanthana flipped over the better hand to win the pot while Skrbic didn't bother to show.
Player | Chips |
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MS Milos Skrbic | 418,000(84 BB) |
TN Tharit Nanthana | 151,000(30 BB) |
Skrbic's Big Slick Eliminates Dong's Jacks

Wu Liang made a min-raise from early position to 8,000 with 7♠ 7♣ Milos Skrbic made a three-bet to 26,000 fron the next seat with A♣ K♦ .
Nelson Dong made a shove for his last 61,000 with J♠ J♣ . Liang stepped out of the way and Skrbic completed for a showdown.
The flop came 8♦ Q♦ A♠ to give Skrbic the lead. The turn T♣ and 6♠ river didn't help Dong, showing him the exit.
Player | Chips |
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MS Milos Skrbic | 443,000(111 BB) |
ND Nelson Dong | busted |
Skrbic Defends His Set
There was 102,000 in the pot with a board beside it that showed 7♦ 5♠ 9♠ A♦ .
Tharit Nanthana held J♦ T♦ with several outs against the 5♥ 5♦ of Milos Skrbic, who flopped a set.
Nanthana checked his option and Skrbic pushed him out with an all-in bet to put Nanthana's tournament life at risk. Nanthana surrendered to fight another hand.
Player | Chips |
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MS Milos Skrbic | 414,000(104 BB) |
TN Tharit Nanthana | 140,000(35 BB) |
Flight A
Skrbic Turns a Straight
The action was picked up on the flop of 5♦ 3♦ 6♠ , bringing flush and straight draw possibilities, with 2,200 chips in the middle when Milos Skrbic bet 1,200 from middle position and Changyu Zhai called from the cutoff.
The 4♣ landed on the turn, and Skrbic checked the action to Zhai, who bet 3,000. Skrbic stuck around to see the K♣ show on the river, where the action went check-check.
Skrbic tabled a straight with pocket sevens, leaving Zhai to muck his hand and forfeit the pot.
Player | Chips |
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CZ Changyu Zhai | 65,000(217 BB) |
MS Milos Skrbic | 29,000(97 BB) |