The action folded around to Jason Riesenberg in the small blind who completed with Darus Suharto checking his option.
They took a heads-up flop of and Riesenberg check-called the 90,000-chip bet of Suharto. The turn was the and Riesenberg checked again to Suharto, who this time fired out 325,000. Riesenberg let it go and Suharto wins this blind war, flashing an apparently useless .
Joe Bishop raised to 250,000 on the button, Gert Andersen reraised to 850,000 from the big blind, and Bishop called. The flop was . Andersen led out for 900,000 and Bishop moved all in for an additional 3,175,000, standing up and walking away from the table to pace as Andersen considered his decision.
Andersen laid it down and Bishop won the pot. He's up to 7 million while Andersen slipped to just under 4 million.
Peter Eastgate made a preflop raise to 230,000 and Kelly Kim called from the small blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the . Check-check again. The river was the and they checked it down.
From the cutoff Ylon Schwartz raised to 255,000 and after Paul Snead called on the button Scott Montgomery did the same from the big blind. The flop came and after Montgomery checked Schwartz bet 380,000. Snead then raised to 1.2 million and after Montgomery folded Schwartz thought for a good bit before making the call.
The turn brought the . Schwartz bet 900,000 and Snead quickly announced he was all in. Schwartz instantly called and everyone quickly learned that Ylon's had taken the lead back from Snead's . The river brought the and Schwartz won a 3 million pot.
Current chip leader Peter Eastgate is a 22-year-old from Isser, Denmark, who considers himself a professional player. He is most proud of his ability to beat middle- and high-stakes poker consistently.
The Danish player has four notable cashes on his resume, all of which are from European tournaments. His biggest payday (prior to the one in progress) came when he placed ninth in the 2007 Paddy Power Irish Open - No Limit Hold'em event and walked away with $46,714.
Eastgate is content to enjoy everyday life and his success as a poker player. He likes the bands Muse and Moby and plans to go on a vacation should he win the Main Event in November.
Darus Suharto continues to be one of the most aggressive players at the table. When the action folded to him on the button, he didn't hesitate to make it 210,000 to go. Toni Judet was the lone caller in the big blind.
They went to a flop of , where it was checked to Suharto, who made a continuation bet of 310,000. Judet made the call.
Both players checked the on the turn before the fell on the river. Judet fired out a bet of 500,000. Suharto made the call.
Judet turned over for just ace-high. Suharto took it down with for two pair.
Judet slips to 4.3 million. Suharto is gathering momentum with 5.9 million chips in front of him.
After Ylon Schwartz opened for 230,000 Tiffany Michelle called from the cutoff. Scott Montgomery raised to 1 million total and after Schwartz mucked Tiffany made the call.
The flop came and when Michelle checked Scott took down the pot with a 2 million bet. Montgomery is now up to 5.8 million and Tiffany slipped to 5.1 million.
Toni Judet made it 200,000 to go from late position, with Dennis Phillips and David Rheem both calling out of the blinds.
They saw a flop of and the action checked to Judet, who bet out 325,000. Phillips made the call and Rheem folded.
The turn was the and this time Phillips led out at the pot with a 500,000 chip bet. Judet called and the river brought the with Phillips again firing out another 500,000. Judet made the call as Phillips showed for the nut flush. Judet mucked his cards.
Phillips jumps up to the dizzy heights of 14.4 million with Judet falling to 2 million.