Hand #55: Chul-Hyon Park raised with in the cutoff and Ben Richardson shoved for 1,155,000 with in the small blind. Espen Solaas woke up with . He tanked awhile and called, and Park mucked.
The flop brought zero help for the Aussie. A likewise meant it was three outs to the river and the bricked off.
Hand #56: Stefan Huber raised to 175,000 on the button with and won the hand uncontested.
Hand #57: Huber raised to 180,000 in the cutoff with . On the button, Espen Solaas got dealt another and three-bet to 510,000. Huber four-bet shoved for 1,825,000 and Solaas snap-called.
The German rail shouted for an ace on the top of their lungs. The flop brought the five as an additional out for Huber. A thunderous cheer erupted from the crowd when the landed on the turn to secure Huber's double-up, making the river merely for the statistics.
With the double-up, Huber and Solaas now have nearly equal stacks.
Hand #58: Espen Solaas opened with in the cutoff to 180,000 and got action from Mike Del Vecchio with on the button and Chul-Hyon Park () in the big.
The flop connected with Solaas but action checked to Del Vecchio, who bet 260,000. Solaas called and the fell. Both checked and the river was an . Check-check again and Solaas showed down his aces full.
Hand #59: Solaas opened with under the gun to 160,000. He won the pot.
Hand #60: Stefan Huber opened for 280,000 in the small blind with and took it down.
Hand #61: Huber opened again, this time on the button with . Del Vecchio defended big blind with and the board ran out with both players checking to showdown.
Hand #62: Park made it 190,000 under the gun with . Huber called with in the cutoff and Toby Lewis called in the big with .
The flop came . Park bet 300,000 and Huber continued, pairing on the . Park fired again for 650,000 and Huber called. The river brought the and Park moved all in for more than the size of the pot. Huber only needed about 30 seconds before shipping his cards in.
Hand #63: Espen Solaas raised to 180,000 from the cutoff with . Chul-Hyon Park held in the big blind and defended. Both players completely missed the flop and Solaas took it with a bet of 140,000.
Hand #64: Park completed the small blind with and Stefan Huber checked his option with . Both players flopped a pair on . Park bet 125,000 with bottom pair and Huber called with middle pair.
The rolled off on the turn and both players checked. Both players checked again on the river and Huber won the hand.
Hand #65: Huber completed in the small blind, Solaas raised to 280,000 with and Huber called. Solaas paired up on and bet 150,000 after Huber checked. The small bet got Huber in for another street.
The on the turn went check/check. The river brought another nine with the , counterfeiting Solaas' hand. Huber, now with the best of it, bet 235,000. Solaas gave it up.
Hand #66: Chul-Hyon Park raised to 190,000 from the cutoff with . Mike Del Vecchio bought a flop with in the big blind. The flop went check/check. Park caught top pair on the turn and once again, action went check/check.
The river was the and Del Vecchio checked a third time. Park bet 175,000 but was unable to extract value from Del Vecchio.
Hand #67: Del Vecchio completed in the small blind and Toby Lewis checked . The flop made Del Vecchio bet 125,000 and Lewis folded.
Hand #68: Del Vecchio raised on the button and won the blinds.
Hand #69: Lewis made it 160,000 on the button with . Park three-bet to 525,000 with in the small blind. Lewis four-bet to 1,200,000 and Park gave it up.
Hand #70: Chul-Hyon Park opened for 250,000 on the button with . Espen Solaas defended big blind with . A continuation-bet won it for Park on .
Hand #71: Ace-ten again for Park, this time . He raised to 250,000 again and took the pot without contest.
Hand #72: Park opened for the third straight hand, 250,000 with . Everyone folded.
Hand #73: Mirror match in the blinds with Toby Lewis completing and Park checking . Check-check to the turn on and they again checked to the . Lewis bet 200,000 and won the pot.
Hand #74: Lewis raised with on the button and went to a flop of with Stefan Huber, who had . He check-called 300,000. A second barrel of 450,000 won it for Lewis.
Hand #75: Huber completed with and Solaas checked with . Both paired on . Huber bet 100,000. Solaas peeled to the . Huber bet 225,000 and Solaas called. The river was an . Check-check and Huber took it down.
Hand #76: Espen Solaas completed the small blind with , Mike Del Vecchio raised up to 325,000 in the big blind and Solaas called. The flop came down and Solaas checked. Del Vecchio continued with 225,000 and Solaas called with his king-high.
Solaas connected huge with the on the turn and checked. Del Vecchio, with the same straight draw, fired a second barrel worth 575,000. Solaas called with the best hand to see the roll off on the river. Solaas checked and Del Vecchio, holding just eight-high, emptied the clip with a bet of 1,400,000. Solaas gave it up.
Hand #77: Chul-Hyon Park opened to 225,000 under the gun with and Toby Lewis defended from the big blind. Both players checked the flop. The on the turn prompted an overbet of 675,000 from Lewis and Park folded.
Hand #78: Solaas raised to 225,000 in the cutoff with , Lewis flat-called from the small blind and Park defended in the big blind. Lewis flopped top pair on and it got checked around. The on the turn kept Lewis in the lead and he picked up the pot with a bet.
Hand #79: This time, Solaas opened to 200,000 from under the gun with , and all other players folded quickly.
Hand #80: Solaas got a walk while holding .
Hand #81: Lewis raised to 200,000 from under the gun with . From the small blind, Solaas three-bet shoved for 2,550,000. Lewis had a serious decision and settled on a fold after two minutes of thought.
Hand #82: Espen Solaas raised on the button with to 250,000. Toby Lewis called in the big blind with and they went to . Lewis check-called 300,000. The turn was the and both players checked. The river: . Two quick checks and Lewis won the showdown with aces and jacks.
Hand #83: Chul-Hyon Park got a walk.
Hand #84: Lewis raised to 200,000 with on the button. Both blinds gave him action, Park with and then Huber with . Lewis bet the and won it immediately.
Hand #85: Lewis raised to 200,000 with in the cutoff and Solaas shoved all in with in the big blind, winning the pot.
Hand #86: Stefan Huber limped the button with . Solaas with and Mike Del Vecchio with saw the flop for cheap and free. Everyone checked to the turn on . Three more checks and the fell. Solaas bet 500,000 and Huber quickly folded.