Nevan Chang

Just days ago, Nevan Chang captured the APTC Mini Main Event Championship and he carried that momentum straight into the Freezeout Championship. As the only player in today’s field chasing a second series major title, his run had been anything but steady, seeing his stack swing all day.

Entering the final table, Chang was the shortest stack and got it all in on top of Jason Kyle Magbanua's three-bet of 210,000. Initial raiser Akira Takasugi got out of the way while Magbanua made the small top up.

Nevan Chang: A K

Jason Kyle Magbanua: K K

Despite running into plenty of lucky breaks all day, the board didn't produce any for Chang this time as it ran 7 3 6 6 Q to finish in 9th place.

Top (left to right) Andre Plaza Marcano, Jason Magbanua, Hugues Girard, Nevan Chang, Dinesh Alt

Bottom (left to right) Kuan Yu Chen, Akira Takasugi, Justin Tsui, Julian Warhurst

Action has resumed on the final table, with Japan's Akira Takasugi holding the lead.

The remaining 9 players take a short break before combining to play at the final table.

Action will resume shortly.

Kim Wah Chiu

Kim Wah Chiu will not be joining the final table having just bitten the dust in 10th place with Justin Tsui delivering the axe.

The hand kicked off a min-raise from Tsui at under the gun that Chiu defended on the big blind with a three-bet to 200,000. Action back on Tsui who tamed the heat with a call.

Chiu continued to barrel on the flop Q T A for 300,000 and again Tsui called after burning through one time-bank.

No more counting for Chiu on the turn 2 with a jam for 760,000. Again Tsui contemplated then slid out the call.

Kim Wah Chiu: A 6

Justin Tsui: A K

Not only was Tsui's kicker far ahead, he also had Chiu dominated in chips, and he had the nut draw. The river 7 sealed Tsui's win to end Chiu's run one spot shy of the final table.

Hung Chieh Lai

Andre Plaza Marcano opened to 60,000 from under the gun and Hung Chieh Lai moved all in from the small blind for his remaining 240,000.

Marcano called and the players went to showdown.

Hung Chieh Lai: Q Q

Andre Plaza Marcano: K T

There was a sweat on the T 2 J flop for both, with Lai looking at a backdoor straight, and Marcano picking up tens.

The K turn saw Lai improve to an open-ended straight draw, but Marcano also now sat with two-pair.

The T river saw Marcano end on a boat and Lai was left to hit the rail in 11th place.

Dinesh Alt

Andre Plaza Marcano opened to 60,000 on the button and Dinesh Alt raised to 410,000 which was all but one chip from the big blind.

Marcano called and showed A 9 , but Alt wasn't all in.

The floor called for the flop to be dealt, and the players saw the 4 2 Q .

Alt checked, Marcano bet 5,000 with Alt snap calling.

Dinesh Alt: 6 6

Andre Plaza Marcano: A 9

Alt held on the 5 turn and 3 river, securing himself a double.

Bao Qiang Ho

Bao Qiang Ho just picked up a pot on an uncalled shove on the big blind to win Akira Takasugi's 50,000 open.

On the next hand, everyone folded to him on the small blind and he shoved again. This time, Andre Plaza Marcano called to put him on the ropes.

Bao Qiang Ho: 2 2

Andre Plaza Marcano: A 3

Upon revealing, Ho was flipping for his tournament and was quickly behind when the flop dropped an ace. The board proceeded to complete 4 A 4 K 8 to end Ho's run in 12th place.

Sai Hang Jason Chau

Sai Hang Jason Chau min-clicked from under the gun and went to the flop with lone caller Akira Takasugi on the big blind.

Chau continued with a 50,000 bet on a board of 3 7 9 only to be challenged with a 150,000 check-raise from Takasugi. Chau put on his thinking cap and after using up a time-bank, he moved all-in for a total of 525,000. Within seconds, Takasugi called and they flipped them over.

Sai Hang Jason Chau: T T

Akira Takasugi: 8 6

Chau was ahead with his pair while Takasugi was looking to spoil it with an open-ended.

The T turn was exactly what Takasugi hoped for as he landed the straight but Chau also improved to a set and had outs to burn with a boat.

It was not to be as the river brought a J .

In disbelief, Chau got up and took photos of the board while shaking his head in shock.

Adrien Favre-Felix

Adrien Favre-Felix had a wild ride within just a few hands of returning to the final two tables. He got in his 380,000 with pocket-eights against, Andre Plaza Marcano who had pocket nines and went down to just 60,000.

He then got a double up taking him back up to 170,000 after he moved all in with ace-five offsuit and was called by chip lead Akira Takasugi who was sitting with king-nine offsuit. Favre-Felix saw an ace on the flop which secured his seat for at least a little while longer.

The last hand he played saw him all in from the small blind and against Bao Qiang Ho in middle position, who covered him.

Adrien Favre-Felix: 4 4

Bao Qiang Ho: K T

The 3 5 3 flop was good, but Ho picked up a pair of tens on the T turn.

A 6 river saw Favre-Felix hit the rail in 14th place.

Ori Kossonogi

Jason Magbanua opened from middle position and Kim Wah Chiu called from from the hijack. Ori Kossonogi moved all in from the cutoff for his remaining 640,000 chips.

Jason Magbanua re-jammed from middle position covering Kossonogi and Chiu got out of the way.

Ori Kossonogi: A J

Jason Magbanua: A A

Kossonogi was behind after running into his opponent's pocket aces, and the 3 J 2 2 2 runout didn't change anything.

Kossonogi made his exit after just a few hands into the new level after the dinner break.