Eric Baldwin came into the day with one of the smaller stacks, but he's been able to pick up some blinds and managed to stay alive until the final three tables. Now he's starting to play some poker.
Baldwin raised to 65,000 from the hijack position and was called by the button and Josh Weiss in the big blind. The flop came , and the action was checked to Baldwin, who bet 85,000. The button folded, and Weiss called to see the come on the turn. Weiss checked again, and Baldwin bet 180,000. Weiss quickly called, and the came on the river. Both players checked, and Baldwin showed the best hand with .
Xixiang Luo, in the big blind, checked. Upeshka De Silva, in middle position, went all in for 448,000 in total. Maurice Hawkins, on the button, folded. Luo took his time to consider his options and ended up calling.
Xixiang Luo:
Upeshka De Silva:
De Silva needed a ten to stay alive. The on the river wasn't that, and De Silva is out.
The action was folded to Alexander Lynskey on the button, who raised to 50,000. Thomas Lutz three-bet to 150,000 from the small blind, and Matthew Vaughn moved all in for 614,000 from the big blind. Lynskey shipped all in over the top, and Lutz got out of the way.
Alexander Lynskey:
Matthew Vaughn:
Lynksey had his opponent dominated, the board ran out , and Lynskey sent another opponent to the rail. There are just 30 players remaining, and with three more eliminations, players will redraw for seats.
Julian Stuer raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Maurice Hawkins defended his big blind. They were heads-up to the flop of and Hawkins check-called a bet of 50,000. The turn was the and Hawkins led out for 145,000. Stuer called and the came on the river. Hawkins slowed down and checked, and Stuer checked behind him.
Hawkins announced that he played the board but Steur wanted to see his cards. He tabled for a missed straight and flush draw, and Steur tabled . "You guys play too good in Germany," Hawkins said from across the table. Steur showed no reaction and just stacked his newly won chips from Hawkins.