Another player has departed from Match 3! West Bengal’s Goonjan Mall’s run just finished in fifth place after a tough cooler in a battle of the blinds. That finish gives him 5 points, and added to the 15 bounty points he collected earlier for knocking out Anish Vijayvergiya, Mall adds 20 points to his total score for this match, bringing his overall tally to 30 points.

Arunachal Pradesh’s Wilson Yomso scored the elimination and the crucial 15 bounty points! This marks a great turnaround for Yomso, who started Day 2 with -10 points; adding these 15 points brings his overall score into positive territory at 5 points.

The action folded around to Wilson Yomso in the small blind. With with big stack, he decided to apply pressure and moved all-in holding . Goonjan Mall, down to just 15,500 chips in the big blind, looked down at a strong pair, , and quickly made the call for his tournament life.

Mall was in a great spot preflop, but the flop came down , bringing a queen right in the window for Yomso and putting Mall in deep trouble.

The turn was the and the river the . Neither card brought the jack Mall needed.

Yomso’s flopped Queen took down the pot, sending Goonjan Mall to the rail in 5th place and earning Yomso those vital 15 bounty points. We are now down to four players in Match 3!

Chip Counts
Wilson Yomso – 120,600
Goonjan Mall – Eliminated (5th place, +5 points + 15 bounty points = +20 total)