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There was already a raise out when Georgios Kapalas three-bet and Dean Tran four-bet all in. The original raiser (we think it was Matthew Matros) folded, but Kapalas made the call and they were on their backs.
Tran: 
Kapalas: 
Tran received no assistance from the board, and headed for the payout desk without delay.
Manic preflop action as Roberto Truijers raised, Matthew Matros three-bet, Kirk Banks four-bet, Truijers called, Matros capped and both players called.
On the 
flop Banks led, Trujiers raised, Matros folded (with a huff, thus suggesting a big pocket pair) and Banks called all in.
Banks: 
Truijers: 
Turn: 
River: 
Truijers -- 240,000
Matros -- 185,000
We caught up with the action on the turn of the 
board; four players were still with cards.
Small blind Georgios Kapalas checked and big blind Robert Truijers bet. Adrian Dresel-Velasquez called, as did Frank Kassela on the button. Kapalas folded, and they were three-way to the river.
River: 
Truijers bet out and Dresel-Velasquez folded. Kassela, however, raised. Truijers called and turned over 
for trips - only to discover that Kassela had rivered a full house with 
.
"Ahhh, lucky card there," said Truijers, standing up from the table in horror.
"I'd rather be lucky than good," chuckled Kassela as he raked in the pot.
Ben Lamb got involved with Ahmad Abghari on a 
flop, on which Abghari bet. Lamb, in the under-the-gun position, checked, and found himself facing a bet from Abghari. With just 20,000 left to his name, Lamb tanked up for a long time, before eventually folding.
In the big blind next hand, Lamb tossed his whole stack in before the cards were dealt, declaring, "4,000/20,000 limits," to some chuckling around the table.
Duly Abghari raised from the button, Lamb had already gone all in, and they were on their backs.
Abghari:
Lamb: 
"I'll have a pair of threes, sir," Lamb told the dealer.
Ask, and ye shall receive.
Board: 
Said tablemate Terrence Chan as Lamb doubled up again, :Listen, we'd like to make the final table at some point..."
Lamb is still teetering on the edge at 45,000.
Silence of the Lamb
Despite a plucky performance that would make Rocky look like a quitter, Ben Lamb has finally been despatched courtesy of Terrence Chan. I joined the action on the 
flop, all the chips flying in with Lamb's 
ahead, but vulnerable against Chan's 
.
"I'm going to hit a backdoor flush," warned Lamb.
"Let's put it this way," replied Chan, "someone's going to make a flush."
And sure enough, Chan flushed out his opponent on the turn. The river was academic (although I feel obliged to report it) and Lamb was chopped from the tournament.
Players have now squashed - "Why have you put all the fat guys on one end?" complained Jason Potter with a smile - into our unofficial final table. (i.e. 10 remain):
Seat 1: Terrance Chan - 580.000
Seat 2: Mark Burford - 136.000
Seat 3: Georgios Kapalas - 420.000
Seat 4: Matt Matros - 157.000
Seat 5: Adrian Dresel-Velasquez - 300.000
Seat 6: Frank Kassela - 130.000
Seat 7: Jameson Painter - 430.000
Seat 8: Jason Potter - 115.000
Seat 9: Ahmad Abghari - 275.000
Seat 10: Roberto Truijers - 235.000
Level: 20
Blinds: /
Ante:
Georgios Kapalas raised his button and then called a reraise from Matthew Matros in the small blind.
The flop came down 
, the action went check/bet/call.
The turn was the ; this time both players checked.
The river was the 
and Matros now bet out. Kapalas called, and Matros had presumably not counted on this, as he could only boast at showdown, and Kapalas' 
were good to take the pot.
Further loss and accompanying sadness for Matros, as he raised preflop and got a call from Robert Truijers in the big blind.
Truijers check-raised on the 
flop and Matros called. Truijers checked again on the turn and this time when Matros bet, he tanked for a while before just calling. Come the river, though, Truijers bet out. Matros called - but then shrugged in a "what could I do?" kind of way when Truijers turned over 
for a rivered two pair.
Truijers moved on up to 355,000.
Matros took another dive to below 90,000.
"Really?" asks a bemused and frustrated Jameson Painter with a sigh.
It was Jameson who kick-started the action, raising it up from the button and receiving one call from Ahmad Abghari in the big blind.
The fop came 
and Abghari check-raised before leading both the turn and 
river. Jameson called both streets before being shown , much to his disgruntlement.
As a result, both players now have 320,000, but are traveling in opposite directions.
