Sunday, August 23, 2020 9:13 PM Local Time
Pay Jump
Charles "FauGheeN" Whitehouse was the last player to collect the $6,709 payout with the final 26 players each guaranteed $9,245.
The first to collect $9,245 were Ravid "jerbi9999" Garbi and Arnaud Enselme.
| Charles "FauGheeN" Whitehouse | 0 | 0  |
| Ravid "jerbi9999" Garbi | 0 | |
| Arnaud Enselme | 0 | -1,126,404 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 9:10 PM Local Time
Conan Ousts Lima
Lucio "WizardOfAz" Lima open-jammed for 3.5 big blinds with from middle position and was called by Arthur "meiiYunqi" Conan in the cutoff with .
Lima was eliminated in 28th place after he was unable to connect to the board.
| Arthur "meiiYunqi" Conan | 1,337,002 | |
| Lucio "WizardOfAz" Lima | 0 | -808,936 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 9:06 PM Local Time
Lemarquand Leads Final 28 to Start Level 24
| Erik "FortySixand2" Lemarquand | 4,885,029 | 3,009,922  |
| Ermo "PublicEnemy7" Kosk | 3,502,126 | 701,940 |
| PAPHITI | 2,429,622 | 2,429,622 |
| Christine "Yunaa" Do | 2,026,279 | 166,484 |
| Stanley "Donkey_Fish" Topol | 2,010,760 | -90,000 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:55 PM Local Time
Ninth Break
The tournament is on its ninth six-minute break.
Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:51 PM Local Time
Topol Busts Two
Rafael "TheBigKid" Moraes opened from the button to 305,253. Stanley "Donkey_Fish" Topol raised to 720,000 from the small blind. Justin "Sittting Out" Ouimette was all in for 754,000. Moraes just had a few chips left and also called as did Topol to put two players at risk.
Rafael "TheBigKid" Moraes:
Justin "Sittting Out" Ouimette:
Stanley "Donkey_Fish" Topol:
The sixes were good after the came on the flop but Moraes took a big lead in the hand after the came on the turn. However, the spiked the river to give Topol two pair and sent two players packing.
Shortly after, "calderOn77" was eliminated at another table to leave 29 players remaining in the field.
| Stanley "Donkey_Fish" Topol | 2,100,760 | 2,100,760 |
| Rafael "TheBigKid" Moraes | 0 | -494,656 |
| Justin "Sittting Out" Ouimette | 0 | 0 |
| calderOn77 | 0 | -219,755 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:45 PM Local Time
Reilly Doubles Up
Tim "Loazi" Reilly open-jammed from the small blind to 549,300 and was called by Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang in the big blind.
Tim "Loazi" Reilly:
Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang:
All it took was ace-high for Reilly to double as both players whiffed the board.
| Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang | 1,896,395 | -257,800 |
| Tim "Loazi" Reilly | 1,133,600 | 778,600 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:40 PM Local Time
Kosk Leads Final 33 to Start Level 23
| Ermo "PublicEnemy7" Kosk | 2,800,186 | 490,186 |
| Luigi "shadinho94" Shehadeh | 2,461,866 | 746,548 |
| Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang | 2,154,195 | 196,510 |
| Erik "FortySixand2" Lemarquand | 1,875,107 | -7,000 |
| Christine "Yunaa" Do | 1,859,795 | 1,469,774 |
| Sebastian "joga_bonito" Henao | 0 | -1,016,530 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:37 PM Local Time
Cowboys Good for Lemarquand
Erik "FortySixand2" Lemarquand opened from the cutoff for 66,000. Andre "Wilsonmesmo" Sa jammed for 601,625 from the big blind and Lemarquand called.
Andre "Wilsonmesmo" Sa:
Erik "FortySixand2" Lemarquand:
Sa paired up the flop but was unable to get anything else going and hit the rail in 36th place after the came on the turn and the following on the river.
Shortly after at another table, Samuel Vousden followed Sa to the rail.
| Erik "FortySixand2" Lemarquand | 1,882,107 | 578,565 |
| Andre "Wilsonmesmo" Sa | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Vousden | 0 | -982,926 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:30 PM Local Time
Kosk Wins the Battle of Chicken
Arnaud Enselme opened from early position to 63,000 and Ermo "PublicEnemy7" Kosk defended from the big blind.
Things got interesting after the came on the flop.
Kosk checked-raised his opponent's bet from 56,375 to 148,198. Enselme three-bet to 255,021. Kosk then four-bet to 421,844 and Enselme folded to end the flop raising battle.
Around the same time at other tables, both Sergio "TugaStalion" Coutinho and Aleksander "Instaprincez" Doan hit the rail to bring the field down to 36 players.
| Ermo "PublicEnemy7" Kosk | 2,310,000 | 98,780 |
| Arnaud Enselme | 1,126,404 | -516,521 |
| Sergio "TugaStalion" Coutinho | 0 | -159,630 |
| Aleksander "Instaprincez" Doan | 0 | -600,543 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:26 PM Local Time
38 Players Remain
| James Chen | 0 | -113,606 |
| Simon Higgins | 0 | -807,094 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:25 PM Local Time
Set Over Set for Vousden
Galen Hall opened to 60,000 from early position before "calderOn77" three-bet jammed for 668,966 from the small blind. Samuel Vousden called off his stack of around 450,000 and Hall folded.
Samuel Vousden:
"calderOn77"
Both players hit a set on the flop. Vousden won the hand with a better set after the came on the turn followed by the on the river to double up.
| Galen Hall | 1,668,698 | 24,300 |
| Samuel Vousden | 982,926 | 50,163 |
| calderOn77 | 219,755 | |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:19 PM Local Time
Kosk Leads Final 42 to Start Level 22
| Ermo "PublicEnemy7" Kosk | 2,211,220 | 278,668 |
| Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang | 1,957,685 | 126,000 |
| Luigi "shadinho94" Shehadeh | 1,715,318 | 375,935 |
| Galen Hall | 1,644,398 | 208,293 |
| Arnaud Enselme | 1,642,925 | 11,282 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:16 PM Local Time
Lima Sends Tso to the Rail
Wei "WayneHeung" Tso open-jammed from the small blind for 338,000 and Lucio "WizardOfAz" Lima made the call from the big blind.
Wei "WayneHeung" Tso:
Lucio "WizardOfAz" Lima:
Tso's cards stayed live after the came on the flop but was drawing dead after the came on the turn. The paired Tso up on the river. But this wasn't good enough to win the pot and he was eliminated in 44th place.
| Lucio "WizardOfAz" Lima | 808,936 | -42,602 |
| Wei "WayneHeung" Tso | 0 | -260,168 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:12 PM Local Time
Pay Jump
Harry "Volvasore" Lodge just hit the rail in 45th place for $5,119.
The remaining 44 players got a pay jump and are all guaranteed at least $6,709.
Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:11 PM Local Time
Full House for Higgins
Wei "WayneHeung" Tso opened to 48,000 from the cutoff and got calls by Simon Higgins in the small blind and Bert "ILOVECATS" Stevens in the big blind.
The action checked to Tso after the came on the flop and he bet 48,000. Higgins called and Stevens folded. Both players checked after the came on the turn.
The completed the board on the river and Tso checked. Higgins fired out for 195,750. Tso used up a couple of minutes of his time bank before he made the call. Tso turned over which proved to be no match to the Higgins held for a full house.
| Bert "ILOVECATS" Stevens | 1,298,929 | -6,525 |
| Simon Higgins | 807,094 | 719,332 |
| Wei "WayneHeung" Tso | 260,168 | |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 7:55 PM Local Time
Eighth Break
The tournament is on its eighth six-minute break with 45 players remaining.
Sunday, August 23, 2020 7:53 PM Local Time
Kosk Leads Final 49 to Start Level 21
| Ermo "PublicEnemy7" Kosk | 1,932,552 | 858,560 |
| Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang | 1,831,685 | -67,500 |
| Arnaud Enselme | 1,631,643 | 143,375 |
| Galen Hall | 1,436,105 | 964,614 |
| Luigi "shadinho94" Shehadeh | 1,339,383 | |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 7:46 PM Local Time
Zhang Sends Two to the Rail and Takes the Chip Lead
Renato "MAIAAA" Valentim open-jammed for 139,996 from early position and Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang called from the cutoff. Aditya "inonhmeansfu" Sushant three-bet jammed over the top for 631,943 and Zhang called that as well.
Aditya "inonhmeansfu" Sushant:
Renato "MAIAAA" Valentim:
Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang:
It wasn't looking good for either Sushant or Valetim after Zhang's king paired up on the flop. Sushant still had some outs with a flush draw but no good cards for him were to come with the coming on the turn followed by the on the river.
After the hand, Zhang was in the chip lead.
| Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang | 1,899,185 | 672,439 |
| Renato "MAIAAA" Valentim | 0 | |
| Aditya "inonhmeansfu" Sushant | 0 | -843,310 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 7:42 PM Local Time
Reilly Doubles His Short Stack
A player opened from early position to 40,000 before Tim "Loazi" Reilly three-bet jammed for 137,500 from middle position. Jamie "iLoveJackpot" Armstrong four-bet jammed for nearly 600,000 from the small blind and the player that opened the action folded their cards.
Tim "Loazi" Reilly:
Jamie "iLoveJackpot" Armstrong:
Reilly was ahead after he paired up the flop. But the on the turn opened up a flush draw for Armstrong.
Reilly faded his opponent's draws and doubled up after the completed the board on the river to give him a full house.
| Jamie "iLoveJackpot" Armstrong | 457,185 | 19,161 |
| Tim "Loazi" Reilly | 355,000 | |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 7:31 PM Local Time
Top Five Stacks Entering Level 20 (63 Remaining)
| Arnaud Enselme | 1,488,268 | 460,000 |
| Nick "rdcrsn" Maimone | 1,379,146 | 339,511 |
| Bert "ILOVECATS" Stevens | 1,305,454 | -499,188 |
| Erik "FortySixand2" Lemarquand | 1,303,542 | |
| Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang | 1,226,746 | -16,782 |