Ashique goes up in flames; exits in 12th

From second in chips to crashing out dramatic fashion within the hour, the PPT turned on Ashique Miah after dinner.

He shipped the last of the 279,500 chips brought back after dinner defending his blind versus Luis Rodrigues with 7♥7♣, but the Portuguese aggressor made the call with A♥J♥ to put both men on the line.

An action flop added to the drama as it fell 10♥-2♥-6♣, before the turn handed Rodrigues even more outs when Q♣ hit the board. It seemed inevitable then that the river would finish the job, as A♦ landed to send Ashique out.

Angelo Lima was next to put his tournament life on the line, but like his compatriot before him, he found the outs he needed to keep his dream of victory alive.

All-in pre-flop holding J♠Q♣, he couldn't have liked the call from one-time chip leader Pawel Chmiel, but the A8 he faced was immediately subdued by the J♣ on the turn and he even filled up by the river to double through to around 130,000 chips.