Philipp Gruissem just raised to 22,000 from the cutoff and Paul Phua three-bet to 60,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Gruissem put in a four-bet to 95,000. Phua made the call.
The flop brought out and Gruissem fired out a hefty bet worth 125,000. Phua tanked long and hard but eventually he folded his cards.
Antonio Esfandiari was just all in for his tournament life and this time he didn't survive. Esfandiari showed for his final 80,000 chips and Winfred Yu tabled .
The board ran out and the winner of One Drop was knocked out.
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On the button, Gus Hansen raised to 18,000. Paul Phua called from the big blind to see the flop, then checked. Hansen bet 18,000, and Phua called.
The turn was the , and the river was the . Both Phua and Hansen checked each street before Phua opened the for a pair of aces. Hansen couldn't beat it and mucked his hand to award Phua the pot.
Igor Kurganov raised to 16,000 from the cutoff seat, Tobias Reinkemeier reraised to 40,000 on the button, then action folded back to Kurganov. He reraised to 88,000, but Reinkemeier opted to move all in. Kurganov quickly folded, and Reinkemeier won the pot.
From the button, Fabian Quoss raised to 16,000. Gus Hansen reraised to 44,000 out of the small blind, and Quoss made the call.
The flop came down , and Hansen check-called a bet of 40,000 from Quoss to see the land on the turn. Both players checked, and the river completed the board with the . Hansen checked, and Quoss moved all in for 160,000. Hansen folded, and Quoss won the pot.
Antonio Esfandiari just moved all in under the gun plus one and the action was folded to Tobias Reinkemeier in the big blind. Esfandiari's shove was for 41,000 and Reinkemeier applied some math before making the call.
Reinkemeier:
Esfandiari:
The board ran out and Esfandiari's eight played. He's back up to 88,000 but still one of the shortest stacks in the room.
and Gruissem fired out a hefty bet worth 125,000. Phua tanked long and hard but eventually he folded his cards.
for his final 80,000 chips and Winfred Yu tabled 
flop, then checked. Hansen bet 18,000, and Phua called.
, and the river was the 
. Both Phua and Hansen checked each street before Phua opened the 
for a pair of aces. Hansen couldn't beat it and mucked his hand to award Phua the pot.
, and Hansen check-called a bet of 40,000 from Quoss to see the 
land on the turn. Both players checked, and the river completed the board with the 
. Hansen checked, and Quoss moved all in for 160,000. Hansen folded, and Quoss won the pot.
and all three players checked. On the turn the 
hit and Trickett took down the pot with a 42,000-chip bet.
