TLPT MAIN EVENT 15K (SHR) - 8 HANDED ($15,000)

After two orbits of chips moving back and fourth with not much changing in chip counts, Stephen Song leads 600,000 from the button and Martin Nielsen defends his big blind. Song continues for 400,000 on the T♠ 8♦ 3♣ flop and fills up after Nielsen check-raised to 1,000,000. The turn 8♥ has Nielsen put out another 500,000 that gets called and the board completes 5♠ . Nielsen wagers his last 3,000,000 for a massive bluff with 7♦ 6♦ , but Song snaps with trips K♠ 8♣ to extend his lead even further.

After picking up the blinds the hand before, Martin Nielsen defends his big blind against a 500,000 open from under the gun Hua Wei Lin. Nielsen check-calls 350,000 on the flop 3♣ 9♥ K♠ to watch the turn 7♣ hit the felt that gets rejected by both of them for a free 4♥ river. Nielsen decides to lead 300,000 with Q♥ 3♥ and Hua Wei Lin finds a hero call with A♥ Q♦ after using two time banks.

A limped blind battle gets checked to the turn A♥ A♣ 8♣ 4♣ where small blind Martin Nielsen puts out a 250,000 feeler and Marius Gierse pays up to see the J♠ river hit the felt. Back to a check, Nielsen faces an 800,000 bet from Gierse and decides to let it go, losing a time bank in the process.

Nielsen's rockets stay ahead on T♣ 3♥ and Mendoza picks up the tiny side pot to stay alive.

First to act Marius Gierse leads 400,000 and takes both blinds to the flop 3♦ 9♥ 3♠ where his 350,000 c-bet takes him heads-up with small blind Patrik Demus. The Hungarian check-calls another 1,200,000 on the Q♥ turn and the board completes J♠ . Both players check with Demus tabling the winner J♦ J♥ against Gierse's Q♦ J♣ top-two.

The dealer flips over 2♠ 9♥ 8♥ 2♥ , giving Leng a few more flush outs, but the river J♦ makes his elimination and the Final 9 official.

First to act Martin Nielsen puts 250,000 in the middle with Q♣ J♠ , but lets it go after Haitao Lei pumped it to 700,000 from the hijack with A♣ K♥

Martin Nielsen opens 200,000 from +1 and takes two customers to the flop 9♥ J♦ 8♥ where his 300,000 c-bet gets called from Marius Gierse in the hijack to take them to the turn 3♠ heads-up. Slowing down to a check, Martin Nielsen lets it go when faced with a 700,000 bet from Gierse in position.