In a battle of blinds, Heinz Schlueter checked back on the 
turn and the dealer flipped the 
river card.
Schlueter's opponent led out 3,500 into about 4,500 and Schlueter paused for a few moments. Then he looked at the other player and released his hand in defeat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Picking up the action on the 
turn, Andras Nemeth acted in the big blind, battling against a player on the button. There was around 12,500 in the pot and Nemeth asked his opponent to clear the view of his stack. Upon learning that the other player had under 15,000 back, Nemeth bet enough to put him at risk. His opponent eventually convinced himself to call for his tournament life, but he learned some bad news.
Nemeth had 
, dominating 
to leave his opponent hoping for just two outs. The 
wasn't one of them and Nemeth delivered a knockout, solidifying his stack to about 95,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
56,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
53,500
500
|
500 |
|
42,000 | |
|
||
|
38,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
34,300
13,700
|
13,700 |
|
33,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
28,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
21,400
21,800
|
21,800 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Stephen Chidwick joined the field after the dinner break and it didn't take him too long to get into a big confrontation at his table. Chidwick opened to 900 under the gun and a player in the cutoff three-bet to 3,000. The big blind cold-called and Chidwick joined them to the flop.
The 
was checked by all three players but Chidwick bet 2,500 when the hit the turn. He received two calls and they saw the 
complete the board. The big blind checked to Chidwick who fired 12,000 and the third player seemed to be interested in making a call. He eventually let his hand go but the big blind tossed in calling chips.
Chidwick showed the 
for a top full house and consequently added a decent amount of chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | |
|
|
||
Jeremy Pekarek put in a block bet of 2,300 into a pot of around 20,000 out of the small blind. The board read 
and Pekarek was facing a raise to 15,000 from big blind Lawrence Brandt. He tanked several minutes then splashed in calling chips.
Brandt showed for a flopped boat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 | |
|
|
||
|
29,000
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
||
With 
on the board, Yang Wang had check-raised all in out of the big blind. His opponent in the hijack had bet 11,600 and was thinking of calling off his last 20,000 or so. Eventually, a clock was called, and the player moved in his stacks.
Wang showed 
for a straight and took his opponent's pile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 |
Dzmitry Urbanovich opened to 900 in the cutoff and a player in the small blind made it 2,000. Jack Sinclair called from the big blind and Urbanovich thought for some time before calling as well.
The small blind moved all in for his remaining 6,700 before the dealer rolled out the flop of 
. Sinclair pushed forward enough chips to cover Urbanovich's belongings, and Urbanovich released his hand.
The all-in player tabled 
, but Sinclair was still drawing live with . The British pro connected immediately on the turn and faded a board-pairing card on the river as the locked it up for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
12,000 | |
|
||
Tom Rafferty raised in the hijack and called a three-bet to 2,800 from Bjorn Ostby in the small blind. Both players checked the flop for a board of 
. Ostby then bet 2,500 and Rafferty called. Both players checked the , and Ostby shook his head and showed 
for a missed flush.
Rafferty took it with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
23,000
500
|
500 |
A player in the hijack bet 2,550 on a board of 
and Paul Tedeschi called on the button. The hijack sized much bigger with a shove on the river. Tedeschi had about 17,000 left and he took only second to call.
The hijack showed 
with a shrug and Tedeschi took it with .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
