After raising to 525 pre-flop and finding only one caller, he led for 1,125 on a flop of


. His opponent made the call and after the
landed on the turn, Thomas put his opponent all-in for 3,500. His opponent called and tabled 
for a flush draw. He would need a lot of help to out-draw Thomas's 
.The river fell a meaningless
, and Thomas moved up to 19,825 as his opponent headed to the rail, just ten minutes short of reaching the first break.

as John Maver shoved for 5,400 over his opponent's 1,500 bet on the flop. His opponent made the call with 
, but Maver was in command with
for a flopped two pair.

board.
and had his tournament life on the line against Pedley, who held a big combo draw with his 
.


and Siu was sent to the rail, leaving Schoots to stack up 8,700 worth of chips.
, Lackovic fired out a healthy bet of his own for a total of 1,800. His opponent called but couldn't beat Lackovic's
.
.
. He then calmly moved his whole stack into the middle, inducing a rather quick fold.

.
landed on the turn giving Thomas the lead, and after the