
Flight A
Mark Almusajin Extends Lead

A pot of 13,000 was seen spread out across flop 5♦ T♣ 7♥ . Mark Almusajin on the button, bet 4,000, followed with another 11,000 on turn 3♣ . Daniel Francis check called both streets, and paid a final all-in for his remaining 17,000 on river 4♣ with top pair T♠ 9♦ . Almusajin showed a better A♣ T♥ , and sent his opponent out the door.
Player | Chips |
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MA Mark Almusajin | 203,000(203 BB) |
DF Daniel Francis | busted |
Daniel Francis Surrenders

With a pot of 28,700 in the middle across board 6♥ A♠ 4♥ 9♥ , Ilia Timofeev on the button, made a go for it with a bet of 9,500. Daniel Francis quickly surrendered, giving up the pot to Timofeev.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
IT Ilia Timofeev | 125,300(125 BB) |
DF Daniel Francis | 38,700(39 BB) |
Chip Count Update

Player | Chips |
---|---|
MA Mark Almusajin | 160,100(160 BB) |
140,000(140 BB) | |
IT Ilia Timofeev | 108,000(108 BB) |
DK Daito Kamei | 102,000(102 BB) |
BB Brenton Buttigieg | 84,200(84 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 79,500(80 BB) |
CQ Cezar Quiambao | 79,000(79 BB) |
79,000(79 BB) | |
MT Masahiro Toyoda | 79,000(79 BB) |
PW Patrick Wahlquist | 74,000(74 BB) |
MG Martin Gonzales | 58,000(58 BB) |
SJ Seonghun Jeong | 58,000(58 BB) |
DM Darren Moves | 55,000(55 BB) |
52,400(52 BB) | |
WJ William Jones | 48,000(48 BB) |
MF Maxim Fana | 46,200(46 BB) |
46,000(46 BB) | |
PE Paul Elliott | 44,200(44 BB) |
RR Rey Roca | 43,000(43 BB) |
RJ Rick Jason Ambata | 41,300(41 BB) |
JM Joris Michl | 38,800(39 BB) |
BV Bernard Vu | 35,800(36 BB) |
HT Ho-Tai Tsai | 35,200(35 BB) |
DF Daniel Francis | 34,000(34 BB) |
JC John Constiniano | 31,900(32 BB) |
ED Emmanuel Derecho | 31,000(31 BB) |
SA Sangjin An | 30,300(30 BB) |
MR Maxwell Rosete | 30,000(30 BB) |
29,200(29 BB) | |
CK Carsten Klug | 22,000(22 BB) |
14,000(14 BB) | |
TY Taeil Yun | 13,500(14 BB) |
7,100(7 BB) |
Emmanuel Derecho Demands for the Rest

Daniel Francis opened 1,500 utg+1, called behind by Emmanuel Derecho along with the big blind. Action on flop 5♦ 3♥ K♦ was checked to Derecho, pushing him to bet 2,500. Big blind called, followed by a raise from Francis to 10,000. Only Derecho stuck around to see turn J♥ , where Francis decided to check back. On river T♣ , Francis checked once more, and folded after Derecho barreled all-in.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ED Emmanuel Derecho | 67,900(113 BB) |
DF Daniel Francis | 21,300(36 BB) |
Gareth Gardner Bows Out

Gareth Gardner raised all-in on the hijack for his last 7,600 and was called by both Daniel Francis and Bernard Vu on the blinds. Board 2♥ 5♠ 2♣ A♥ 9♠ was checked to showdown, leaving Francis' king-high good for the takedown.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
DF Daniel Francis | K♠Q♥ SB | 54,500(109 BB) |
BV Bernard Vu | J♣T♠ BB | 9,200(18 BB) |
GG Gareth Gardner | Q♦J♦ HJ | busted |
Daniel Francis Goes for an Overbet

A blind vs blind battle built a pot of 6,500 across board 8♥ T♦ K♠ J♥ 5♦ . River action saw Daniel Francis bet 10,000, tank called by Bernard Vu right behind. Francis showed 8♦ 8♠ , and Bu mucked.
Player | Chips |
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DF Daniel Francis | 43,000(143 BB) |
BV Bernard Vu | 21,000(70 BB) |