| Level 25: | 30,000/60,000 (60,000) |
| Entries: | 8/273 |
| Prizes: | £121,485 |
Seated UTG +2, Andrew Teng min-raised to 120,000. Benjamin Liu three-bet to 310,000 from the Lo-jack, prior to Muhammad Khalil four-betting to 760,000. Teng swiftly mucked his hand; Liu moved all in for 845,000, and Khalil made the call.
Benjamin Liu: J♠J♦
Muhammad Khalil: 10♠10♣
Khalil was in rough shape, especially considering the 10♥ was folded pre-flop (which we know thanks to the stream). Liu maintained his lead on the 3♦Q♠8♣ flop, and he was still unthreatened on the 4♦ turn. It would prove not to be Liu’s day, though; Khalil hit a set on his 10♦ miracle river. As such, Liu became the first casualty of the final table after more than four hours of play, earning £3,045 for his ninth-place finish.
Muhammad Khalil: 1,900,000
Benjamin Liu: 0
