In the first hand back from the break Ricky Vikas moved all in for his remaining 625,000 from the hijack with 8♠7♠. Action folded around to Dean Blatt in the big blind who called and covered with A♣10♥.
Vikas needed to hit, and the flop came 10♠10♣K♠, giving him a backdoor flush draw, but Blatt was looking at trips.
The J♠ turn brought it in for Vikas and the Q♠ river secured his double up.
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
The final six players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Malcolm Trayner continues to hold a solid chip lead, while Ricky Vikas and Patrick Barba are both by far the short stacks with under five big blinds each.
Dean Blatt opened to 300,000 from the cutoff with unknown cards and it was folded to Patrick Barba, who used up several of his time extensions in the big blind before letting K♦9♠ go in the big blind.
Barba is now down to just four big blinds and will need to make a move soon with his miniscule stack.
Dejan Boskovic opened to 300,000 from the hijack holding 6♠6♦ and Ricky Vikas called in the big blind with A♣5♥.
Vikas check-called a 150,000 bet from Boskovic on the 3♠8♦6♥ flop and Vikas checked again after pairing his ace on the A♥ turn. Boskovic again bet 150,000 and Vikas called.
The 10♦ completed the board and Vikas checked a final time. Boskovic increased his wager to 400,000 with his set and Vikas quickly called only to get shown the bad news and get cut down to just 650,000.
Dean Blatt limped the small blind with 8♦5♠ and Malcolm Trayner checked with A♣9♥ from the big blind.
The 8♥2♣10♥ flop was checked by both to see the 10♦ turn. Blatt checked, and Trayner took his time before betting 225,000. Blatt called and the players saw the 7♥ complete the board.
Blatt checked again and Trayner gave up, checking behind. Blatt took down the pot with eights and tens, keeping him in the middle of the counts.
Dejan Boskovic opened to 300,000 on the button with Q♣7♣ and Dean Blatt defended 4♠4♣ from the big blind.
The 10♠3♦J♦ flop saw Blatt check and Boskovic bet 225,000. Blatt mucked, passing some back to Boskovic.
Dean Blatt opened K♥10♥ from under the gun for 300,0000 and Dejan Boskovic three-bet to 1,100,000 with A♠Q♦. Action folded back to Blatt who took some time before he jammed for his remaining 3,975,000.
Boskovic folded, but asked for a show of cards. Blatt showed the tabled his King-Ten suited and scooped the pot.
After a couple rounds of raise-folds, seeing various players pick up the blinds, one hand saw the two big stacks in a pot.
Dejan Boskovic opened to 300,000 from the cutoff with A♥9♠ and Malcolm Trayner defended the big blind.
The 2♠9♣6♥ flop was dealt and Trayner check-folded after Boskovic bet 200,000.
In the next hand, Patrick Barba got back up to over a million after opening A♣4♥ from under the gun and seeing no callers.
Trayner then woke up with pocket kings and opened on the button to 300,000. Ricky Vikas was in the small blind and got away after folding his 3♥3♣.
The last several hands have resulted in preflop folds or a raise and followed by a fold to a single bet postflop.
Malcolm Trayner has increased his chip lead slightly, while Patrick Barba remains the short stack with six big blinds.
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