Kevin MacPhee raised preflop, and Marc Inizan called from the blinds. The flop came , and both players quickly checked. The turn brought the , and Inizan checked again. This time MacPhee bet 320,000, which was enough to take down the pot.
Blind on blind, Artur Wasek (small blind) bet out 315,000 on the turn of the board and Ilari Tahkokallio (big blind) made the call.
The river put a full house, threes full of jacks, on the board and Wasek checked. Tahkokallio bet 780,000 and after a moment Wasek called - but mucked when Tahkokallio turned over for jacks full of threes.
Ketul Nathwani - 5th Place
Kevin MacPhee raised to 190,000, and Ketul Nathwani moved all in on the button for a total of 1,845,000. MacPhee took a moment to consider, and Nathwani stood up from the table, trying somewhat unsuccessfully to appear confident. MacPhee made a tough call, and was impressively correct.
Showdown
Nathwani:
MacPhee:
The flop was a good one for MacPhee, which is something we're getting used to here. The on the turn provided a bit of a swat in the form of an open-ended straight draw for Nathwani, but the on the river failed to rescue him. After starting the day second in chips, Nathwani busted in a disappointing fifth place, earning €210,000. MacPhee is up to a tourney-crushing 14 million.
Unsurprisingly, chip monster Kevin MacPhee has been the most aggressive player at the table since they returned to the felt. He's been raising almost every hand and no-one seems to want to tangle with him.
He's up to 12 million - that's almost half the chips in play.
The final five are taking a quick break as the production crew repositions them around the table and gets the video feed up to speed on the latest elimination. Back to Round 28 in a few.
Marcel Koller - 6th place
Ilari Tahkokallio raised, and Marcel Koller shoved for 2,395,000. Tahkokallio called, and yawned. Just another day at the office for Mr. Cookie Monster.
Tahkokallio:
Koller: in a spot of bother with
Board:
With that, the popular Swiss hit the rail in sixth place. Tahkokallio meanwhile deserves a cookie - he's up to almost 7 million.