Largest Pot of the Tournament
On the second to last hand of the night, Roman Herold and Alexander Helbig clashed in what became the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.
Picking up with the action on a flop of 
, Helbig checked over to Herold who led for 84,000. Helbig slid out a check-raise to 180,000 and Herold called.
Fourth street brought the 
and Helbig wasted little time flinging 375,000 into the center. After some careful deliberation, Herold called.
The river was the 
and Helbig swung for the fences with 500,000.
"Wanted a spade," said Herold. "But the seven helped me."
He called.
Helbig rolled over 
for a flopped two pair. A look of jubilation washed over Herold's face. He ripped over 
for a rivered better two pair.
Herold's rail went nuts as he suddenly seized the chip lead at the end of the night. He's currently sitting on 4.485 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,485,000 | 1,572,000 |
|
2,040,000 | -1,360,000 |