Tien Than Nguyen raised to 65,000 and Antti Halme defended his big blind. The Finn bet the 
flop for 80,000 and Nguyen raised to 200,000 with 260,000 behind. Halme gave it some consideration and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
730,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Michael Falcon was moved over to table one to balance the tables and immediately made an impact. He called a raise by Hoa Thinh Nguyen for 65,000 and then bet out of the big blind after a flop of 
for 100,000. Nguyen folded and the pot was shipped to Falcon.
Falcon also raised to 150,000 from the small blind the next hand before scooping a pot post flop against Andre Peters. After that, he had a glance at his big stack in the PokerStars Cup, which is down to 11 players. Falcon is right there with an above-average stack, too ... .
There are no friends at the poker tables, a fact that Duc Nguyen has recently discovered, to his cost. It was Nguyen’s fellow countryman Hoa Thinh Nguyen (no relation) who kicked off proceedings by moving all-in from middle position. Big blind Duc Nguyen squeezed his cards and then made the call.
Duc Nguyen: 
Hoa Thinh Nguyen: 
With no spade in hand and his tournament life on the line the all black 
flop was not a good one for Duc Nguyen, while the turn doubled his outs with the seven of spades not being good for a full house.
There was no miracle, however, as the 
hit the river and brought Duc Nguyen’s Main Event to a close and he departed in 11th place taking home the equivalent of $6,399 while Hoa Thinh Nguyen stacked up to1,525,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,525,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
Busted |
Michael Falcon made it 60,000 to go from middle position and Antti Halme made the call from the big blind to take play heads-up to a flop of 
.
Halme check-called an 80,000 Falcon continuation bet and both players checked the turn before Falcon fired for 150,000 on the 
river. Halme thought it over and slid in the call and Falcon turned over 
for a missed open ended straight draw and rivered top pair and his Finnish opponent tapped the table and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,850,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
From under the gun, Hoa Thinh Nguyen raised to 65,000 and Yo Seb Rhee called in the small blind. Uday Bansal three-bet to 215,000 out of the big blind and that forced out Nguyen. Rhee however had other plans and clicked it back up to 600,000 with around 1,200,000 behind.
Bansal moved all in and that sent Rhee into the think tank. Ultimately, the Japanese called and the cards in the showdown triggered gasps from the other players and the rail.
Yo Seb Rhee: 
Uday Bansal: 
The 
flop improved Bansal to a pair of kings, while Rhee picked up some outs with the 
turn. All hearts except for the 
and any ace would do, but the 
river bricked off to send Rhee to the rail in 12th place for PHP322,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,900,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
Busted |
Antti Halme raised to 65,000 on the button and Tien Than Nguyen called from the small blind, as did Jaehyun Lim in the big blind. On a flop of 
, Nguyen bet 100,000 and that won the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
800,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
700,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Action folded around to Germany’s Raphael Gall on the button and he moved all-in for roughly 450,000 and was quickly called by big blind Uday Bansal.
Raphael Gall:
Uday Bansal:
It was left to a good old-fashioned race to decide Gall’s fate and the flop fell 
to keep the Indian player in front. Gall received no help on the 
or the river and departed in 13th, taking home the equivalent of $6,399 while Bansal stacked up to 3.25 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,250,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Antti Halme raised to 65,000 and Michael Falcon called on the button. The flop fell 
, which both players checked.
After the turn, Halme checked, while Falcon bet 75,000. Halme's check-raise to 200,000 was met by a click back to 400,000 by Falcon and Halme called before checking the river. Falcon took the chance and bet hefty 800,000, and Halme folded after some consideration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,650,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Jaehyun Lim was the initial raiser from under the gun and picked up two callers in Michael Falcon from the cutoff and Sam Razavi on the button. After a flop of , the trio invested 100,000 each and the fell on the turn. Lim checked and Falcon bet 200,000, which Razavi called and scared off Lim.
The 
river brought a check by Falcon and Razavi moved all in. After two minutes, Razavi said in table chat "I show if you show" and the Dane folded for a pair of tens face up. Razavi flashed for a busted open-ended straight draw and claimed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
1,675,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
|
900,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
Duc Nguyen shoved for his last 135,000 from early position and the action folded to Andre Peters in the big blind, The German took some time and eventually called.
Duc Nguyen: 
Andre Peters:
The board came 
and the Vietnamese doubled, but remains in the last spot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
845,000
-415,000
|
-415,000 |
|
|
330,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
