APT Championship Main Event Freezeout (311,000 TWD)

Hand #162: Dominik Nitsche raised to 2,000,000 first to act and action folded to Alexandru Papazian, who shoved from the big blind to put Nitsche all in. Nitsche called all in for 2,800,000 total and a showdown was held.

Dominik Nitsche: 5♠ 5♦

Alexandru Papazian: K♦ K♣

Nitsche was in dire straits against Papazian's Cowboys, and the T♥ 3♦ 8♣ 6♦ 4♣ runout changed nothing to eliminate Nitsche in fourth place.

Hand #159: Nishant Sharma raised to 400,000 with J 3 on the button and took down the blinds.

Hand #160: Sharma raised to 400,000 first to act with J 9 and folded after John Costiniano shoved from the big blind with A Q.

Hand #161: Sharma got a walk in the big blind.

The remaining four players are on a 60-minute dinner break.

Hao Shan Huang saw his journey brutally come to an end in sixth when he called off a shove with ace-king and turned trips against Nishant Sharma's pocket deuces. However, a deuce on the river sent the Taiwanese player out.

Neng Zhao then saw most of his stack head over to Dominik Nitsche, before his king-ten came up short against the queen-eight of Sharma.

Sharma holds a huge chip lead heading into dinner.

Hand #148: Nishant Sharma raised to 325,000 first to act with K♣ 5♦ and took down the blinds.

Hand #149: Dominik Nitsche looked down at A♦ J♣ and raised to 320,000 on the button. Sharma called in the big blind holding T♣ 7♣.

Both players checked on the 2♣ 9♥ K♣ flop, K♠ turn, and 7♠ river, awarding the pot to Nishant with his seven.

Hand #150: John Costiniano opened to 320,000 on the button with K♣ 8♣ and everyone folded.

Hand #151: Sharma raised to 325,000 on the button holding T♠ 7♣ and Nitsche defended his big blind with 6♠ 5♣.

Nitsche check-called a 235,000 bet from Sharma on the 7♠ J♥ 4♦ flop, but check-folded after Sharma bet 650,000 on the 7♥ turn.

Hand #152: Sharma opened to 325,000 first to act with K♠ 7♣ and folded after Alexandru Papazian three-bet to 2,000,000 on the button to award Papazian the pot.

Hand #153: Sharma got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #154: Sharma called from the small blind with Q♠ 3♥ and Papazian checked his option with 9♣ 4♦ in the big blind.

Sharma bet 160,000 on the A♠ 3♦ 7♥ flop, which was met with a raise to 440,000 by Papazian. Sharma called.

Both players checked on the A♦ turn and K♥ river and Sharma took down the pot with his three.

Hand #155: Sharma opened to 325,000 on the button with J♣ 8♠ and Papazian three-bet to 2,200,000 with 4♠ 4♦ in the small blind. Everyone folded and Papazian was sent the pot.

Hand #156: Nitsche raised to 480,000 from the small blind with 7♦ 3♣ and folded after Costiniano three-bet to 1,100,000 from the big blind.

Hand #157: Nitsche picked up 8♠ 8♦ on the button and raised to 320,000. Sharma called with 6♥ 2♦ in the big blind.

The flop came 9♣ Q♠ T♣ and Sharma check-folded facing a 220,00 bet from Nitsche.

Hand #158: Costiniano limped on the button with K♥ T♠ and Sharma called in the small blind holding 7♦ 5♣. Papazian checked his option with 5♥ 3♠ in the big blind.

Action checked to Costiniano on the A♣ J♦ 5♦ flop and he bet 160,000. Sharma called and Papazian folded.

Both players checked on the 3♣ turn and then Sharma led out for 1,100,000 after catching two pair on the 7♠ river. Costiniano quickly laid his hand down and Sharma picked up the pot.

Hand #147: Neng Zhao shoved from under the gun for 470,000 and Nishant Sharma three-bet the button to isolate.

Neng Zhao: K♦ T♣

Nishant Sharma: Q♥ 8♣

Zhao was ahead, but not for long as the 6♣ 4♠ Q♣ flop gave Sharma top pair.

A 7♦ on the turn prompted Zhao to give the table the "nice hand" move to try and tempt the poker gods into giving him a king.

However, it didn't work as the 7♣ river meant Zhao was eliminated in fifth.

Hand #139: Nishant Sharma opened to 325,000 from under the gun with 9♦ 8♦ and took down the pot.

Hand #140: Neng Zhao raised to 1,500,000 (leaving himself just 50,000 behind) with A♦ 9♦ and eveyone folded.

Hand #141: Zhao picked up A♥ J♠ in the cutoff and made it 325,000 to go. Alexandru Papazian called in the big blind holding K♥ 3♥.

The flop came Q♠ 6♥ Q♣ and Papazian checked to Zhao, who continued for 210,000. Papazian then check-raised to 425,000 and Zhao called.

Papazian checked again after picking up a flush draw on the 8♥ turn and Zhao bet 325,000. Papazian went for a double check-raise and shoved for 1,800,000, which got a quick fold from Zhao.

Hand #142: Sharma raised to 325,000 on the button with 9♦ 5♠ and picked up the blinds.

Hand #143: Papazian raised to 360,000 holding A♠ Q♠ on the button and took down the pot.

Hand #144: Sharma raised to 325,000 with Q♣ 8♣ first to act and everyone folded.

Hand #145: Papazian was dealt A♠ 4♠ from under the gun and picked up the pot preflop after raising to 360,000.

Hand #146: Sharma raised from the small blind with 6♣ 5♠ and Papazian immediately folded in the big blind holding 4♣ 3♠.

Hand #132: Neng Zhao shoved 1,100,000 from under the gun with Q♣ T♥ and got it through.

Hand #133: Dominik Nitsche shoved the small blind with J♥ 7♠ and won the pot.

Hand #134: Nishant Sharma raised A♦ 5♦ under the gun to 325,000 and John Costiniano defended 9♥ 9♣ in the big blind.

On a flop of T♣ 3♥ J♥, Costiniano check-called a bet of 250,000 from Sharma to the K♦ turn, where he knuckled it over again. Sharma then bet 700,000, and Costiniano quickly folded.

Hand #135: Zhao shoved 6♠ 6♣ on the button for 1,100,000 and got it through.

Hand #136: Nitsche raised Q♣ T♣ from under the gun to 320,000 and won the pot.

Hand #137: Zhao shoved A♠ J♠ from under the gun for 1,500,000 and took it down.

Hand #138: Sharma opened A♥ 8♠ from the cutoff to 325,000 and won the pot.

Hand #129: Dominik Nitsche raised to 320,000 on the button holding K♥ Q♣ and John Costiniano defended his big blind with 8♣ 6♠.

Costiniano caught a pair of eights on the 4♥ 9♠ 8♦ flop and both players checked.

Nitsche then quickly folded after Costiniano bet 500,000 on the 7 sturn.

Hand #130: Nitsche raised to 320,000 with A♠ K♣ in the cutoff and Nishant Sharma called in the big blind holding 7♣ 4♦.

Both players checked on the 5♣ A♥ 2♥ flop and 3♦ turn, but Sharma bet 600,000 with his wheel on the 3♥ river.

Nitsche quickly called and Sharma showed him the bad news to claim the pot.

Hand #131: Costiniano made it 350,000 to go on the button and Alexandru Papazian called in the big blind.

Papazian checked on the 3♠ 4♦ 3♣ flop and Costiniano shoved to put Papazian all in for his last 1,600,000. Papazian snap-called and hands were revealed.

Alexandru Papazian: A♣ 3♥

John Costiniano: T♠ 7♠

Papazian had Costiniano crushed with trip threes and the K♦ turn left Costiniano drawing dead.

An irrelevant 5♦ completed the board and Papazian was awarded the double up.

Hand #128: Dominik Nitsche limped in for 80,000 in the small blind and Neng Zhao shoved the big big blind. Nitsche snap-called for his stack of 3,300,000.

Dominik Nitsche: K♠ J♦

Neng Zhao: T♠ 2♠

Zhao was getting loose and had a huge portion of his stack at risk. A flop of 9♥ A♥ 6♥ missed everybody, as did the 4♦ turn. Only a ten or a deuce could eliminate Nitsche, but he survived when the 5♣ rolled off.

Zhao becomes the new short stack, and Nitsche vaults up the counts to third.

Hand #122: Dominik Nitsche got a walk.

Hand #123: Nishant Sharma raised to 325,000 with Q♥ 7♦ and everyone folded.

Hand #124: Sharma raised to 325,000 first to act with K♥ 4♣ and took down the blinds.

Hand #125: John Costiniano called from the small blind with A♦ 9♦ and called after Sharma raised to 450,000 from the big blind.

Costiniano check-called a 180,000 bet from Sharma on the 8♠ A♠ 2♥ flop and a 450,000 bet from Sharma on the 4♠ turn.

Both players checked on the 7♥ river and Costiniano was sent the pot with his pair of aces.

Hand #126: Nishant Sharma picked up the blinds after shoving from the small blind with 7♦ 3♦ and getting a fold from Alexandru Papazian, who held Q♣ 9♦.

Hand #127: Papazian shoved for 1,200,000 from the small blind with 8♥ 5♥ and Nitsche laid his hand down in the big blind.

Hand #121: Hao Shan Huang opened 320,000 from the hijack and Nishant Sharma ripped in his stack of 12,000,000 from the small blind. When it got back to Huang, he called off his 3,700,000.

Hao Shan Huang: A♥ K♠

Nishant Sharma: 2♥ 2♣

Huang called it off with smaller stacks around him, but it seemed that was going to pay off as the 6♣ K♣ 5♦ flop gave him top pair.

Further improvements came for Huang on the K♥ turn as he made trips, but it didn't change the fact that he only needed to avoid a deuce on the river to double up.

That was too much of an ask as the brutal 2♠ dropped on the river, which gave Sharma a full house and sent Huang out in sixth.

Brutal for Huang. Half the chips in play for Sharma!

Hand #118: Nishant Sharma opened to 325,000 from the hijack with 7♥ 6♥ and took down the blinds.

Hand #119: Hao Shan Huang raised to 320,000 on the button with Q♥ 2♥ and was called by Neng Zhao in the small blind holding K♣ J♣ and John Costiniano in the big blind with J♥ 5♥.

Everyone checked on the 6♣ 9♣ 6♦ flop and then Zhao bet 325,000 on the 8♦ turn. Both Costiniano and Huang folded, conceding the pot to Zhao.

Hand #120: Costiniano called from the small blind with 9♥ 7♥ and called after Sharma made it 450,000 to go holding A♦ 6♣ from the big blind.

Costiniano checked on the 3♥ T♥ J♦ flop with his flush draw and called a 250,000 bet from Sharma.

Neither player put a bet in on the T♦ turn or 5♥ river and Costiniano took down the pot with his flush.

The final six players have been sent on another 15-minute break.

Two players saw their Main Event runs end in Level 31, with Matas Cimbolas falling in eighth place after getting his queens cracked by Hao Shan Huang, while Hao Chuang exited in seventh after losing a three-way all in between him, Dominik Nitsche and Neng Zhao.

Hand #114: Alexandru Papazian opened under the gun with Q♠ J♦ to 240,000 and Hao Shan Huang called in the cutoff holding A♥ T♥.

Neng Zhao committed his stack with A♦ 5♦ by three-betting to 3,700,000 on the button, and that got the job done as his two opponents folded.

Hand #115: Nishant Sharma got dealt A♠ Q♦ in the small blind and raised to 375,000. Papazian was in the big blind with T♦ T♣ and called.

The flop came Q♥ 4♥ 9♥ and Sharma continued with a bet of 225,000, which Papazian called to the 5♣ turn. Another bet came in from Sharma as he put 600,000 out there, and again Papazian called.

A 4♦ river kept the pair of queens of Sharma in the lead, and he used some extra time before firing out 850,000. Papazian used some extra time of his own before he flicked in the call, then saw the bad news as Sharma showed his queen.

Hand #116: John Costiniano opened A♠ 5♥ to 250,000 from the cutoff and Dominik Nitsche called with T♦ 7♦ in the big blind.

Both checked the 9♣ 8♠ K♦ flop to the 6♠ turn, which gave Nitsche the nuts. He fired 340,000, and Costiniano folded.

Hand #117: Nitsche limped in from the small blind holding T♣ 8♦ and Huang raised with 6 6 to 350,000 from the big blind. Nitsche called.

The flop of 7♠ 5♣ A♠ hit the felt and Nitsche check-folded to a bet of 240,000 from Huang.

Hand #109: Neng Zhao raised to 240,000 from the cutoff with J♣ T♦ and Alexandru Papizian defended his big blind holding Q♥ 9♣.

Papazian check-called a 200,000 bet from Zhao on the 9♦ 8♠ K♣ flop and then both players checked on the 5♣ turn.

The 8♥ completed the board and Papazian led out for 350,000, which got a fold from Zhao after a bit of thought.

Hand #110: Hao Shan Huang opened to 250,000 first to act with J♥ 9♥ and folded after Nishant Sharma three-bet to 700,000 on the button holding A♣ T♥.

Hand #111: Papazian took down the blinds after raising to 275,000 with 7♠ 7♥ on the button.

Hand #112: John Costiniano raised to 240,000 from under the gun with K♣ T♦ and Zhao defended his big blind holding A♦ J♦.

Both players checked on the 6♥ K♥ 2♥ flop and then Zhao check-called a 205,000 bet from Costiniano on the 5♦ turn.

The 8♠ appeared on the river and Zhao checked a final time, prompting a bet of 450,000 from Costiniano. Zhao laid his hand down and Costiniano dragged the pot.

Hand #113: Huang picked up Q♥ 5♥ on the button and made it 240,000 to go, but folded after Zhao three-bet to 800,000.

Hand #103: Dominik Nitsche opened A♣ K♦ from under the gun to 240,000 and took it down.

Hand #104: Alexandru Papazian looked down at Q♥ 7♦ in the small blind and raised to 360,000, which earned him the pot.

Hand #105: Nitsche limped in the small blind with A♥ 3♦ and Hao Shan Huang raised T♠ 5♣ to 380,000 in the big blind. Nitsche then shoved 2,500,000, and Huang folded.

Hand #106: Alexandru Papazian looked down at K♥ Q♦ in the cutoff and made it 275,000 to go. Nitsche picked up K♠ K♦ and three-bet the button to 660,000. Papazian let it go.

Hand #107: Nitsche raised J♥ T♦ in the cutoff to 240,000 and took it down.

Hand #108: John Costiniano raised to 125,000 in the small blind with K♥ 9♥ and Nishant Sharma defended 8♣ 7♦ in the big blind.

The flop of 9♠ J♣ 8♠ hit both players and it checked through to the 4♣ turn. Costiniano then fired 250,000, which Sharma called with his pair and gutshot.

A 5♥ river saw Costiniano fire again for 425,000, and Sharma paid it off with his pair of eights.

Hand #98: Hao Shan Haung raised to 240,000 from under the gun and was called by Nishant Sharma on the button holding 5♥ 5♣ and Dominik Nitsche in the big blind with K♦ 5♦ for a three-way pot.

Nitsche checked to Huang, who continued for 255,000 on the K♣ 2♣ 8♦ flop. Sharma and Nitsche both called.

The 8♣ turn improved Huang to the nut flush and he barreled 365,000 into the middle after Nitsche checked to him. Sharma and Nitsche both laid their hands down and Huang collected the pot.

Hand #99: Nitsche raised to 360,000 from the small blind with 4♣ 2♣ and folded after Huang three-bet to 745,000 holding A♦ K♠.

Hand #100: Nitsche raised to 240,000 on the button with 5♣ 4♣ and was called by Neng Zhao in the big blind hodling Q♣ T♥.

The flop came 7♠ 9♥ Q♠ and Zhao check-called a 180,000 bet from Nitsche.

Both players checked on the K♦ turn and then Nitsche quickly folded facing a 225,000 bet from Zhao on the 6♠ river.

Hand #101: Sharma looked down at A♣ 8♠ and made it 250,000 to go, which got a fold from everyone.

Hand #102: Huang raised to 225,000 from the cutoff with K♣ 3♣ and Sharma defended his big bind holding A♥ T♥.

Sharma checked on 9♦ K♥ 2♥ flop with the nut flush draw and then called a 215,000 bet from Haung, who flopped a pair of kings.

Both players checked on the Q♣ turn and then Sharma check-folded facing a 900,000 from Huang on the 2♣ river.

Hand #93: Nishant Sharma raised to 250,00 with J♦ 7♦ from the hijack and Hao Shan Huang defended his big blind holding K♣ 8♥.

Both missed the Q♠ 5♦ 9♣ flop and when it got to Sharma, he took it down with a bet of 275,000.

Hand #94: Huang limped in from the small blind with K♠ 7♣ and Neng Zhao raised to 400,000 holding - 9♣ 5♦ in the big blind. Huang folded.

Hand #95: Alexandru Papazian picked up A♥ T♠ in the hijack and raised to 240,000, and John Costiniano defended his big blind holding K♥ 7♦.

The 3♥ 6♥ A♠ flop gave Papazian made top pair and when it checked to him, he bet 175,000. Costiniano folded.

Hand #96: Papazian raised again when he looked down at A♠ J♦ to 240,000 from under the gun and Dominik Nitsche three-bet A♥ K♠ in the hijack to 600,000. Papazian folded.

Hand #97: Costiniano raised to 250,000 with 6♦ 5♦ on the button and Papazian saw A♠ K♠ in the big blind before he three-bet to 775,000. Costiniano made the call.

The flop came 3♣ J♠ T♥ and Papazian made a huge bet of 2,300,000. Costiniano quickly folded.

Hand #92: Neng Zhao shoved for 1,300,000, leaving himself just 30,000 behind, from early position and Hao Chuang shoved for 1,600,000 from the small blind. Just behind him, Dominik Nitsche called cold to put Chuang as risk and Neng called as well for a three-way all-in.

Neng Zhao: 7♠ 7♥

Hao Chuang: A♣ T♣

Dominik Nitsche: A♦ Q♦

The 7♦ 6♥ 6♠ flop gave Zhao an overwhelming lead with a full house and neither the J♠ turn nor 2♣ river changed anything — eliminating Chuang in seventh place while Zhao nearly tripled his stack.

Hand #88: Hao Shan Huang raised J♠ J♣ on the button to 250,000 and took it down.

Hand #89: Alexandru Papazian made it 240,000 with Q♠ J♠ from under the gun and Huang called with A♣ Q♣ in the cutoff. Nishant Sharma looked down at T♦ T♣ in the big blind and shipped in his monster stack. Papazian and Huang both folded.

Hand #90: Dominik Nitsche raised J♠ J♥ from early position to 240,000 and won the pot.

Hand #91: Nitsche raised 5♠ 5♥ to 240,000 from under the gun and took it down.

Hand #86: Dominik Nitsche raised to 360,000 from the small blind with 6♦ 5♥ and Hao Shan Huang folded in the big blind.

Hand #87: Matas Cimbolas raised to 240,000 from middle position and it was folded to Huang, who shoved from the small blind for 2,400,000 total. Cimbolas quickly called all in for his last million and a showdown was held.

Matas Cimbolas: Q♥ Q♣

Hao Shan Huang: A♣ Q♠

Cimbolas was in good shape to double with his queens, but the 3♣ A♥ 5 flop left him drawing to one out after pairing Huang's ace.

The 2♥ turn brought some outs to a chop, but the K♣ river bricked out — eliminating Cimbolas in eighth place on a bad beat.

The remaining eight players have been sent on another 15-minute break.

It was another level of no eliminations, with Sharama holding steady in the lead. John Costiniano now sits second in chips, largely as a result of pulling off a sick bluff against Hao Chuang.

Hand #82: Nishant Sharma looked down at T♥ 9♠ in the small blind and shoved, which earned him the pot.

Hand #83: Hao Shan Huang made it 205,00 in middle position and Neng Zhao shoved for 935,000 from the hijack. When it got back to Huang, he flicked in the chip to leave Zhao at risk.

Neng Zhao: A♣ 9♣

Hao Shan Huang: 6♥ 6♣

Zhao needed to improve, and found an interesting flop as he picked up a flush draw on 7♣ 5♣ Q♥. It was all over on the T♣ turn as Zhao made his flush, with the meaningless 7♦ falling on the river.

Hand #84: Zhao raised to 200,000 with A♠ 9♣ from middle position and took it down.

Hand #85: Zhao raised again to 200,000 holding A♦ 2♦ in early position and Alexandru Papazian called with J♣ T♣ on the button. Dominik Nitsche also came along from the big blind with 5♣ 4♦.

The three saw a flop of A♠ 8♠ Q♣ and when it checked to Papazian, he bet 140,000. Nitsche folded, but Zhao called with his pair of aces to see the T♦ fall on the turn.

Zhao checked again and Papazian bet 400,000 with his pair and straight draw. Zhao called once more and the 5♥ landed on the river, which drew a third check from him. Papazian then bet 1,700,000, and Zhao folded.

Hand #76: Dominik Nitsche picked up 7♠ 7♣ first to act and opened to 200,000. Nishant Sharma called with 4♥ 4♣ in the cutoff and Hao Chuang called holding Q♦ T♣ in the big blind for a three-way pot.

Action checked to Sharma, who wagered 250,000 on T♥ 8♠ 5♥ flop. Chuang then shoved for 1,300,000 with his pair of tens, which got folds from both Nitsche and Sharama to earn him the pot.

Hand #77: Alexandru Papazian raised to 225,000 with A♦ J♠ and picked up the blinds.

Hand #78: Sharma raised to 200,000 with A♣ 7♣ from middle position and was called by Hao Chuang, who held K♠ J♠ on the button. Nitsche then shoved for his entire 3,700,000 with K♣ J♣ in the small blind, which earned him the pot after everyone folded.

Hand #79: Hao Shan Huang called with K♠ T♠ in the small blind and Neng Zhao checked his option in the big blind holding K♦ 9♥.

Zhao called a 105,000 bet from Huang on the K♣ 8♦ 6♣ flop and a 140,000 bet from Huang on the J♣ turn.

The 7♠ completed the board and Huang stuck 235,000 into the middle. Zhao used up a time bank before calling, awarding the pot to Huang with his ten-kicker.

Hand #80: Nitsche took a look down at A♥ 2♥ and raised to 200,000 from the cutoff. Zhao shoved for 1,700,000 from the small blind with A♣ 4♣ and Nitsche quickly let his hand go.

Hand 81: Zhao opened to 200,000 with A♦ K♦ on the button and Sharma defended his big blind holding 7♠ 6♠.

The 4♦ 4♠ 7♣ flop paired Sharma's seven and he checked to Zhao, who continued for a 105,000 bet. Sharma then check-raised to 375,000 and Zhao called.

Sharma boated up after the 7♦ landed on the turn and he fired 550,000 into the middle. Zhao again called.

The 8♥ completed the board and Sharma shoved, which was enough to put Zhao all in for his last 935,000. Zhao tanked for quite some time, but eventually opted to send his cards into the muck.

Hand #70: Nishant Sharma raised Q♥ 8♠ from middle position to 200,000 and took it down.

Hand #71: Sharma made it 200,000 from early position holding A♥ T♠ and won the pot.

Hand #72: Matas Cimbolas min-raised to 200,000 from early position holding Q♦ J♥ and John Costiniano defended 4♣ 2♣ in the big blind.

Costiniano checked, Cimbolas bet 125,000, and Costiniano called to the Q♥ turn. Another check came in from Costiniano before Cimbolas bet 300,000, leaving 195,000 behind. Costiniano let it go.

Hand #73: Cimbolas picked up A♣ Q♥ under the gun and min-raised to 200,000, which earned him the pot.

Hand #74: Alexandru Papazian got dealt A♦ Q♦ under the gun and raised to 200,000. Neng Zhao three-bet to 575,000 holding A♠ 4♠ from the cutoff, but folded when Papazian four-bet to 1,900,000 total.

Hand #75: Hao Shan Huang raised to 200,000 holding A♣ J♠ from middle position and Costiniano called with T♣ 9♣ from the cutoff.

The flop came 6♥ 7♠ 4♥ and Huang check-folded to Costiniano's bet of 250,000.

Hand #67: Neng Zhao raised to 200,000 with T♠ T♣ in the hijack and Alexandru Papzian defended his big blind with A♦ 5♣.

The flop came 8♦ 2♦ 9♣ and Papazian check-folded facing a 275,000 bet from Zhao.

Hand #68: Papazian called in the small blind with 5♠ 5♥ and Hao Chuang checked his option in the big blind with J♣ 3♣.

The flop came 2♠ T♥ 6♣ and Papazian check-folded facing a 150,000 bet from Chuang.

Hand #69: John Costininao raised to 200,000 with A♣ T♠ and was called by Chaung, who held K♥ Q♦ in the small blind.

Chaung then check-raised a 150,000 bet from Costiniano to 410,000 on the 2♣ J♠ Jd: flop. Costiniano called.

The 9♥ fell on the turn and Chaung continued for 760,000. Costiniano again called.

Chuang caught a straight on the T♦ river and fired 1,800,000 into the middle. Costiniano re-checked his hole cards and used up a time bank before shoving his entire 2,800,000

Chuang went deep into the tank, clearly distraught over his decision as he shuffled his chips. Chuang shook his head and grimaced a few times before eventually deciding to let his hand go.

Costiniano slammed his hole cards face up and Chuang shot up from his seat upon seeing his was bluffed in the sickest hand of the final table so far.

Hand #62: Neng Zhao raised T♠ T♦ from under the gun to 200,000 and Hao Chuang called on the button holding 7♥ 7♣.

The flop of J♣ A♠ 9♣ hit the table and Zhao bet 175,000, which got the job done as Chuang folded.

Hand #63: Dominik Nitsche opened K♥ 8♥ on the button and Hao Shan Huang three-bet A♣ 5♣ in the small blind to 605,000. Nitsche called.

On the J♥ 6♦ 2♠ flop, Huang fired a continuation-bet of 380,000, which got a quick fold out of Nitsche.

Hand #64: Nishant Sharma raised to 200,000 under the gun with J♥ 9♣ and Zhao three-bet to 500,000 from the small blind holding A♠ 3♣. Sharma let it go.

Hand #65: Zhao opened the button with Q♣ T♥ to 200,000 and Sharma defended 7♥ 5♣.

On the A♦ 8♦ 3♥ flop, Sharma check-folded to Zhao's 130,000-chip bet.

Hand #66: John Costiniano raised the button to 200,000 with A♦ 7♦ and Matas Cimbolas defended K♦ 9♠.

Costinano made two pair on the 7♠ Q♠ A♣ flop and took it down after he bet 125,000 once checked to him.

Hand #56: Dominik Nitsche raised to 200,000 from the cutoff wiht A♠ 4♥ and took down the blinds.

Hand #57: Hao Chuang opened to 200,000 from middle position with Q♠ T♠ and called a three-bet of 700,000 from Nishant Sharma, who held A♥ A♣ in the big blind.

Sharma continued for 400,000 on the T♦ 2♥ 6♦ flop and Huang called.

The dealer brought the K♦ on the turn and Chaung laid his hand down after Sharma barreled for 700,000.

Hand #58: Chuang raised to 220,000 from early position and everyone folded.

Hand #59: Matas Cimbolas shoved for his last 900,000 from the small blind and Alexandru Papazian let his 6♣ 3♣ go in the big blind.

Hand #60: Cimbolas shoved for 1.1 million on the button with 3♠ 3♣ and he took down the blinds.

Hand #61: Cimbolas raised to 200,000 from the cutoff holding K♥ J♦ and folded after Chuang three-bet to 600,000 from the small blind.

Players at the final table have been sent on another 15-minute break.

Nishant Sharma has maintained his lead while Cimbolas remains the short stack.

Hand #48: Hao Chuang min-raised J♣ 9♣ in the hijack to 160,000 and John Costiniano defended 4♣ 3♣ in the big blind.

Costiniano flopped a pair and gutshot on the 2♠ A♥ 3♥ flop and checked it over. Chuang bet 80,000, Costiniano made it 280,000, and Chuang quickly folded.

Hand #49: Dominik Nitsche raised A♦ 6♦ from the hijack to 160,000 and Nishant Sharma called in the big blind with A♣ 6♠.

A flop of Q♠ K♦ 9♥ hit the table, and Sharma check-folded to a bet of 100,000 from Nitsche.

Hand #50: Sharma looked down at 8♥ 8♣ in the small blind and raised to 250,000, which earned him the pot.

Hand #51: Sharma raised A♣ 3♣ on the button to 160,000 and Matas Cimbolas three-bet to 750,000 from the small blind with T♦ 9♦. Sharma let it go.

Hand #52: Sharma picked up 8♠ 8♦ in the cutoff and made it 160,000 to go. Cimbolas three-bet to 400,000 from the button (cards didn't register), then Sharma four-bet shoved. Cimbolas let it go.

Hand #43: Neng Zhao opened to 160,000 from the hijack and took down the blinds.

Hand #44: Hao Chuang got a walk.

Hand #45: John Costiniano raised to 160,000 from middle position and everyone folded.

Hand #46: Nishant Sharma opened to 160,000 from middle position with K♦ 8♠ and was called by Chaung on the button with A♥ J♦.

Both players checked on the 9♦ 8♣ J♠ flop and 3♣ turn, but Sharma bet 200,000 after the J♥ filled the river.

Chuang raised to 720,000 with his trip jacks and Sharma looked him up, sending a nice pot over to Chuang.

Hand #47: Hao Shan Huang raised to 260,000 from the small blind with 7♦ 5♠ and was called by Neng Zhao, who held A♦ 9♦ in the big blind.

Huang continued for 310,000 on the 6♣ T♥ J♦ flop and Zhao called with his backdoor draws.

The Q♥ came on the turn and Huang barreled 725,000 into the middle with his rags and Zhao laid down the best hand.

Hand #38: Matas Cimbolas opened K♠ J♣ from the hijack to 160,000 and took it down.

Hand #39: John Costiniano raised A♦ 8♦ from under the gun to 160,000 and Hao Shan Huang shoved 2,100,00 with A♣ Q♣ from the small blind. Costiniano folded.

Hand #40: Cimbolas raised K♣ T♣ from early position to 160,000 and Alexandru Papazian three-bet to 400,000 holding A♦ K♥ from the next seat. When it got back to Cimbolas, he folded.

Hand #41: Papazian picked up 8♠ 8♣ from early position and raised to 180,000. Neng Zhao three-bet A♣ 4♣ to 500,000 on the button and Costiniano four-bet shoved K♥ K♣ in the small blind for 3,100,000. Papazian and Zhao folded.

Hand #42: Papazian raised A♠ 3♠ from under the gun to 180,000 and Hao Chuang called with 6♠ 6♥ from the next seat.

The flop came J♠ 9♣ 6♣ and Papazian checked it over to Chuang, who bet 280,000 with his set. Papazian let his cards go.

Hand #31: Dominik Nitsche raised to 160,000 on the button with 7♥ 7♦ and won the blinds.

Hand #32: Alexandru Papazian raised to 180,000 from middle position and let his hand go after being three-bet to 525,000 by Hao Chuang in the hijack with 8♦ 8♣.

Hand #33: Matas Cimbolas opened to 160,000 with K♦ T♦ and took down the pot.

Hand #34: Nishant Sharma raised to 250,000 from the small blind with A♦ K♠ and Matas Cimbolas defended his big blind holding Q♦ T♣.

Sharma continued for 150,000 on the 8♣ 6♥ 8♥ flop and Cimbolas laid his hand down.

Hand #35: Cimbolas riased to 200,000 from the small blind with 9♣ 4♣ and Alexandru Papazian laid down his Q♦ 4♠ in the big blind.

Hand #36: Sharma raised to 160,000 from the cutoff with A♦ T♠ and Chuang called in the big blind with K♠ 8♣.

Chuang checked after pairing his king on the K♣ 6♣ 5♦ flop and called a 150,000 bet from Sharma.

The 5♥ fell on the turn and Chuang led out for 180,000. Nishant responded with a raise to 520,000 and Chuang called.

Chuang checked after the 2♦ completed the board and Sharma checked behind, sending the pot Chuang's way.

Hand #37: Sharma raised to 160,000 holding A♠ Q♣ from the hijack and Nistche defended his big blind with A♥ 7♥.

The flop came 3♣ K♦ 8♣ and Nitsche check-folded facing a 125,000 bet from Sharma.

Hand #27: Nishant Sharma opened A♥ 3♠ on the button to 160,000 and Matas Cimbolas three-bet to 1,000,000 holding K♥ J♠. Sharma let it go.

Hand #28: Hao Shan Huang raised to 160,000 holding 8♠ 8♦ and won the pot.

Hand #29: Cimbolas raised to 160,000 holding A♥ J♦ in the cutoff and Dominik Nitsche called in the big blind with K♦ Q♦.

They saw a flop of 2♠ 9♠ T♠, where Nitsche check-called a bet of 80,000 from Cimbolas to the 8♦ turn. Both checked to the 2♣ river, then Nitsche threw out 220,000. Cimbolas mulled it over for a while and then folded the best hand.

Hand #30: Neng Zhao raised K♥ Q♦ from under the gun to 160,000 and Nishant Sharma called with A♣ J♣ in middle position. Huang also came along from the big blind with K♠ 8♠.

On the flop of 3♠ A♥ 6♣, Huang checked and Zhao continued for 175,000. Sharma stuck around with his flopped ace, and Huang let his hand go.

Zhao picked up a gutshot on the J♦ turn and kept the pressure on with a bet of 475,000, but Sharma made the call with his two pair

A 7♠ fell on the river and with just king-high, Zhao used some extra time before he fired a third barrel of 900,000. Sharma quickly called and scooped the pot with his two pair.

Hand #23: Nishant Sharma raised to 160,000 with 6♣ 6♥ from early position and took down the blinds.

Hand #24: Sharma raised to 160,000 first to act holding A♣ Q♠ and was called by Hao Chaung with T♠ 9♠ in the hijack and John Costiniano in the big blind with 5♠ 2♠.

It was checked to Sharma, who continued for 200,000 on the 8♥ 2♥ 7♦ flop. Chuang called with his open-ended straight draw and Costiniano got out of the way.

The 9♣ turn paired Chuang's nine and he bet 750,000 after being checked to, which got a fold from Sharma.

Hand #25: Dominik Nitshe opened to 160,000 holding Q♠ T♠ from the hijack and was called by Neng Zhao on the button with A♥ Q♦. Sharma then squeezed to 750,000 from the big blind with K♦ 6♦, which got a quick fold from Nitsche, but a back-raise all in from Zhao.

Nishant laid his hand down and Zhao was awarded the pot.

Hand #26: John Costiniano raised to 160,000 on the button and was called by Sharma in the small blind holding J♥ 9♥.

Sharma led out for 175,000 after catching two pair on the J♦ Q♠ 9♣ flop and Costiniano called.

The Q♣ turn paired the board and Sharma checked after getting counterfeited. Costiniano checked behind.

Neither player put a bet in on the 6♥ river and Sharma collected the pot.

The remaining eight players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Nishant Sharma has continued to dominate, while Martin Finger became the first casualty of the final table after running ace-king in Matas Cimbolas' aces.

Hand #18: Hao Shan Huang raised to 120,000 with A♣ T♦ from the hijack and John Costiniano three-bet A♦ 5♦ from the button to 350,000. Huang folded.

Hand #19: Dominik Nitsche made it 120,000 to go with Q♠ J♠ in early position and Nishant Sharma called with J♣ T♣ on the button. Matas Cimbolas looked down at A♣ K♣ from the small blind and squeezed to 680,000. Both of his opponents folded.

Hand #20: Neng Zhao raised J♦ T♦ to 125,000 from middle position and took it down.

Hand #21: Costiniano opened K♠ J♦ to 125,000 in middle position and Sharma three-bet to 350,000 in the hijack with A♠ 9♦. When it got back to Costiniano, he folded.

Hand #22: Cimbolas looked down at A♥ 9♥ in the hijack and raised to 130,000. Alexandru Papazian was in the cutoff with A♠ Q♣ and three-bet to 360,000, which drew a four-bet of 720,000 from Cimbolas.

Papazian then ripped in 2,400,000. and Cimbolas quickly let it go.

Hand #12: John Costiniano raised to 120,000 with 8♦ 7♦ and took down the blinds.

Hand #13: Hao Chuang called from the small blind holding Q♠ T♣ and called after Dominik Nitsche raised to 240,000 from the big blind.

The flop came 6♦ K♠ 4♥ and Chuang check-folded facing a 180,000 bet from Nitsche.

Hand #14: Nishant Sharma raised to 120,000 with A♠ K♥ and was called by Hao Chuang on the button with 3♥ 3♣.

Nishant checked after flopping a full house on the K♣ A♦ K♦ flop and Chuang checked behind.

Both players again checked on the 9♠ turn and then Chuang laid his hand down after Sharma bet 350,000 on the 6♥ river.

Hand #15: Nistche raised to 120,000 on the button holding K♣ 7♠ and took down the blinds.

Hand #16: Nitsche raised to 120,000 in the cutoff with A♠ 5♦ and was called by Neng Zhao in the small blind with 7♥ 6♥ and Costiniano in the big blind holding K♥ T♣.

Everyone checked on the 7♦ Q♣ 2♥ flop and Zhao led out for 130,000 with his pair of sevens after the K♦ fell on the turn. Costiniano called with his pair of kings and Nitsche folded.

The Q♠ completed the board and both players checked, awarding the pot to Costiniano.

Hand #17: Sharma got a walk.

Hand #10: Alexandru Papazian opened A 3 from under the gun to 130,000 and Hao Chuang three-bet to 290,000 from the next seat holding A J. Papazian let it go.

Hand #11: Nishant Sharma raised to 120,000 on the button with T 9 and Matas Cimbolas called in the small blind. Papazian then shipped his stack of 1,200,000 in from the big blind, Sharma folded, and Cimbolas snap-called.

Alexandru Papazian: A♦ J♣

Matas Cimbolas: Q♠ Q♥

Cimbolas picked up another premium and was a huge favorite to thin the field down to seven. Papazian was looking for an ace, but didn't find it on the J♦ 3♣ 9♣ flop.

A jack would do the trick also, as would clubs after the K♣ turn gave him a flush draw. All eyes were locked on the river, and when the Q♣ peeled off, Papazian survived as he made a flush.

Hand #9: Matas Cimbolas raised to 120,000 from under the gun and it was folded to Martin Finger, who shoved for 1,200,000 from the small blind. Cimbolas quickly called after action was back on him and a showdown was held.

Martin Finger: A♠ K♣

Matas Cimbolas: A♥ A♦

It was a brutal cooler for Finger, and the 9♠ 4♥ J♠ flop left him drawing to runner-runner.

The hand wasn't over, however, and the T♠ turn gave Finger a major sweat after improving him to both straight and flush draws.

It wasn't meant to, as the 3♦ river bricked out — eliminating Finger in ninth place as the first casualty of the final table.

Hand 5: Hao Chuang raised 3♦ 3♣ from the button to 120,000 and took it down.

Hand 6: Neng Zhao got a walk.

Hand 7: Dominik Nitsche raised Q♦ T♠ from the cutoff to 120,000 and won the pot.

Hand 8: Nishant Sharma opened 7♥ 7♣ from under the gun to 120,000 and Martin Finger defended his big blind holding 6♥ 5♥.

Both caught a piece of the Q♠ 7♠ 5♣ flop as Finger checked bottom pair and Sharma bet 150,000 with middle set. Finger folded.

Hand #4: Martin Finger shoved for his last 635,000 from middle position and was called by Dominik Nitsche, in the big blind, to be put at risk.

Martin Finger: 5♠ 5♦

Dominik Nitsche: A♣ T♠

It was a race, and the 7♦ Q♦ 7♥ flop left Finger's fives best. The 5♣ turn then gave him a guaranteed double up with a full house.

An irrelevant 2♠ completed the board and Finger's Main Event was given new life.

Hand #1: Dominik Nitsche got straight to work with an open to 120,000 holding A♦ 3♦ from early position and took it down.

Hand #2: Nitsche looked down at T♦ T♣ and raised to 120,000 from early position. Nishant Sharma called on the button holding 7♣ 6♣.

They went to a flop of K♦ 5♣ 8♥, where Nitsche checked his tens and Sharma bet 125,000. Nitsche peeled one off and saw the 2♠ land on the turn. Nitsche checked, Sharma bet 350,000, and Nitsche let it go.

Hand #3: Nitsche opened under the gun holding T♦ 8♦ to 120,000, his third open in a row, and Hao Shan Huang three-bet with A♥ J♠ to 280,000 from the next seat. Nitsche called.

The flop came J♣ 3♦ 7♠ and Nitsche checked over his gutshot. Huang fired 185,000 with top pair, and Nitsche called to see the J♥ on the turn, giving Huang trips. Nitsche checked, Huang bet 130,000 and Nitsche raised to 300,000. Huang called.

A 2♦ hit the river and Nitsche shoved. Huang called off his last 630,000 to earn a double-up with trip jacks.