The 10 remaining players are on their 75-minute dinner break. After the break, either four more levels will be played or down to the tournament reaching its final seven players. In the schedule it wat noted that the tournament would play either 10 levels or down to eight, but as there are only seven spots paid it was decided to play down to that number.
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Mustapha Kanit won a rather sizable pot from Juha Helppi not too long ago. In that pot Kanit made a call with what would end up third pair and a flush draw on the turn, only to see the river go check check. Kanit's turned out to be the best hand as Helppi mucked.
Just now the two clashed again. Kanit opened to 55,000 from the small blind and Helppi in the big blind made the call. Kanit made a 65,000 c-bet on and Helppi raised it up to 150,000. Kanit called, and check called another 200,000 on the turn.
The river came the and with 670,000 behind Kanit checked. Helppi, with a stack of 648,000 moved 300,000 forward. Kanit tanked for several minutes, before eventually folding with a big sigh.
Paul Newey raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Vladimir Troyanovskiy called out of the big blind to see the flop of . The Russian checked and then folded to the all in of Newey.
The very next hand, Ivan Soshnikov raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Martin Jacobson called from one seat over and Troyanovskiy threw in the extra chips out of the small blind. Newey moved all in for the second hand in a row and Soshnikov folded. Jacobson asked for a count and it was 522,000 to call in total. The Swede then moved all in himself and Troyanovskiy folded.
Newey:
Jacobson:
After the flop, Soshnikov laughed and said that he had folded a pair of eights. Neither the turn nor the river changed anything and the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event champion is now the short stack.
With the action folding around to Connor Drinan on the button, he opted to move all in for his remaining 259,000 in chips. Paul Dewey was in the small blind and had a good think about his decision before opting to fold. As soon as he did, Ivan Soshnikov made the quick call from te big blind and the cards were tabled.
Drinan:
Soshnikov:
The board ran out to see Soshnikov improve to a set of threes on the flop securing him the hand.
The action folded to Ivan Soshnikov in the small blind and he limped, Brian Roberts checked his option out of the big blind. On the flop, both players committed 35,000 chips to the pot and Soshnikov then checked the turn. Roberts bet 84,000 and the Russian called.
The on the river saw no further action and Roberts checked behind. He mucked when Soshnikov had tabled for a hidden pair of aces.
The action folded to Connor Drinan in the small blind and he moved all in against Paul Newey in the big blind. The Brit called and Drinan jumped up and tabled his . Newey was ahead preflop with and Drinan asked his opponent "did I scare you?"
The flop was no good for Drinan and he asked for a diamond after the turn to avoid losing half his stack. His wish was denied by the dealer, who burned and turned the as final community card.
Connor Drinan started proceedings with a raise to 44,000 from under the gun. The action folded round to Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the small blind who then bumped it up to 115,000. Tobias Reinkemeier was on the big blind and went into the tank for almost a minute before announcing all for around 300,000 in chips. Drinan quickly folded and Troyanovskiy made the quick call.
Reinkemeier:
Troyanovskiy:
Reinkemeier was looking in great shape to double up, especially after the first four cards came out . Unfortunately for him, the spiked on the river giving Troyanovskiy a straight and the best hand.
Earlier today we reported David Peters elimination incorrectly. In the original update it read that the 2013 EUREKA High Roller champion shoved for 131,000 in blind level 3,000/6,000, a hefty 21.8 big blinds. It now turned out it was 57,000 - just 9.5 big blinds. Apologies to David Peters for reporting this incorrectly, the original post has been updated with the correct details information.
The action folded to Brian Roberts in the small blind and he raised, Vladimir Trovanovsky in the big blind reraised to 70,000 and then called the squeeze of Roberts to 155,000 in total. On the flop, Roberts made a continuation bet of 115,000 and Troyanovsky called before both checked the on the turn.
The dealer burned and turned the river and Roberts announced all in, pushing forward his green 100,000 chips. Troyanovskiy snap-called and tabled . Roberts only had . The double up for the Russian was for 781,000 on the river and he is now the new chip leader.
turned out to be the best hand as Helppi mucked.
and Helppi raised it up to 150,000. Kanit called, and check called another 200,000 on the 
turn.
and with 670,000 behind Kanit checked. Helppi, with a stack of 648,000 moved 300,000 forward. Kanit tanked for several minutes, before eventually folding with a big sigh.
. The Russian checked and then folded to the all in of Newey.
turn nor the 
river changed anything and the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event champion is now the short stack.
to see Soshnikov improve to a set of threes on the flop securing him the hand.
flop, both players committed 35,000 chips to the pot and Soshnikov then checked the 
on the river saw no further action and Roberts checked behind. He mucked when Soshnikov had tabled 
. Newey was ahead preflop with 
and Drinan asked his opponent "did I scare you?"
turn to avoid losing half his stack. His wish was denied by the dealer, who burned and turned the 
as final community card.
. Unfortunately for him, the 
spiked on the river giving Troyanovskiy a straight and the best hand.
. The double up for the Russian was for 781,000 on the river and he is now the new chip leader.