Main Event

Rundulf Gonzales defended his big blind vs utg Lenart Ecarma’s open and saw flop 8♣ 3♠ 2♠ . Ecarma continued for 8,000, check raised by Gonzales to 19,000. Ecarma clapped back with an all-in and Gonzales called off for his 120,000 stack.

Ecarma 9♥ 9♦ Gonzales 6♣ 8♠

Crushed against his opponent’s overpair, Gonzales railed shortly after the turn 5♣ and river K♦ offered him no help. 16 players remain in the games with two more eliminations left to go.

Hijack Schumann Christoph opened to 6,500, joined by both players on the blinds. Flop 9♠ J♠ 3♣ saw Schumann continue for 15,000, check called by the small blind. Action on big blind Rundulf Gonzales, he put in a raise to 55,000, leaving only Schumann in for his entire stack.

Gonzales Q♠ 3♠ Schumann 9♣ 8♠

Gunning for a ton of outs, the runout 7♣ 3♥ landed Gonzales trip three’s to earn him the pot and knock Schumann out of the running simultaneously.