Intense
Beardy Italian Gino Alacqua bet out 25,000 on a board, and Martin Jacobson minimum-raised to 50,000. Alacqua looked as though he was considering a reraise, but flat-called instead and they saw a turn, which Alacqua checked. Jacobson announced all in, and Alacqua called without a moment's hesitation -- his had made a straight, and Jacobson could only boast .
I caught the action on the river. The board read . There was around 75,000 or so in the pot. Micha Hoedemaker checked. Zoltan Toth bet 60,000. Hoedemaker unleashed an intense stare but could not get a read on the Hungarian. Hoedemaker folded and Zoltan won the pot.
Queens no good for Simeon
Simeon Tsonev's stack took a big hit. He was all in preflop with against Gino Alacqua's . The flop was and Gino took the lead. The turn was the and Tsonev picked up a couple of more outs with a gutshot. The river was the . Gino's hand held up and he doubled through the young Bulgarian.
Lukas Benkovic has clawed back a few chips. Ciprian Hrisca made it 18,000 in the hijack but failed to hijack the blinds as Benkovic went all in for 100,000. Hrisca passed, and Benkovic showed the as he raked in his new 137,000 stack.
Tolnai
Moustachioed Oleg Korotkov raised to 20,000, and Tibor Tolnai made it 65,000, most of his stack. After a moment's thought, Korotkov called, and they saw a flop. Tolnai open-shoved for his last 20,000 or so, and Korotkov called instantly.
Alex Out in 23rd
Alex Kravchenko lost a race when his pocket fours lost to Ivo Donev's . Donev flopped a pair and turned two pair to win the pot. Donev doubled up and left Kravchenko with a short stack.
Kravchenko busted out on the last hand before the break when his pocket treys lost to Donev's overpair. The Russian member of Team PokerStars headed to the rail after the chessmaster took all of his chips.