Daniel Drescher called an 1,800 preflop raise from Peter Kamaras, and then called another 2,600 on the flop and another 6,100 on the turn. When Kamaras bet out another 8,500 on the river, Drescher, undeterred by Kamaras' failure to tone down the aggression, raised to cover him. Kamaras duly called all in, and his for a flopped two pair which had runner-runnered itself into a flush was good enough to double him up.
Drescher mucked, and the former big chip leader was reduced to 29,000, less than he started the day with.
Things are looking up for the latecoming Tom Dwan.
It looked as though his opponent had checked the flop when Dwan bet 3,600. A call, followed by a turn which both players checked.
The river was the and Dwan's opponent checked again. Dwan now tanked up for a little while, before asking, "How much you got?" (answer - around 34,000). Dwan bet 18,200, and now it was his opponent's turn to disappear into the tank. When he emerged, he made the call, but whatever he had it couldn't beat Dwan's full house and he mucked.
Thor Drexel doesn't seem the type to sit on his hands when there are pots to be played, and he just dug a triple-barrel hole and threw 20k+ in it. He was check-called on the flop, check-called (5,600) on the turn and check-called [10,200] the river too. There was a bit of a freeze moment as Drexel plainly wasn't keen on showing, and eventually when the table allowed it he just mucked. His opponent's for bottom pair (plus the Queens) was good and he drops to 70k.
We have just reached the last 15 minute break of the day and at the same dipped under the 200 player mark with 199 left. The doors are open and mad men and women everywhere dive out into the night. I say mad because it is bloody freezing - shut that door!
Short stacked and stuck in a corner Luke Schwartz was just found moving in for 8k or so preflop in an effort to double and start a comeback or bust and start the car. It looked like action was on a larger-stacked deliberator, and Schwartz gave him a nudge: "Go on, call. I have King-queen. I want to gamble. I want a call."
He did get a call, from and showed .
"Your paint or my paint?" he wondered aloud - but it was his - the which fell on the flop. No reversal and he's up to 16k but there's no guarantee that won't make it in the middle later in the level.
Over at the Table Of Many Dutchmen, the only one of them alleged to be Flying, Marcel Luske, opened to 2,600. Across the table a non-Dutch player re-popped to 7,000. And back to Luske, who four-bet to 24,600 with just 4,300 behind.
"All in?" asked the player with the decision.
"He said all in already!" piped up another player. But Luske's opponent eventually folded.
We're not sure when the chips went in - plus there was some sort of kerfuffle which required the attention of the floor briefly - but we suspect it happened on the flop.
Either way, Italian Team PokerStars Pro Dario Minieri has hit the rail.
Minieri:
Gentleman soon to be in possession of Minieri's whole stack:
A last-minute double up for Boris Becker as he got involved with a stack only slightly less short than his own. Becker was very much ahead when the chips went in preflop, but he was going to have a sweat...
Becker:
Almost-as-short opponent:
Board:
Phew. Becker doubled to 31,000 - just about what he started the day with. His hapless opponent was left with just 7,000.
flop and another 6,100 on the 
turn. When Kamaras bet out another 8,500 on the 
river, Drescher, undeterred by Kamaras' failure to tone down the aggression, raised to cover him. Kamaras duly called all in, and his 
for a flopped two pair which had runner-runnered itself into a flush was good enough to double him up.
flop when Dwan bet 3,600. A call, followed by a 
turn which both players checked.
and Dwan's opponent checked again. Dwan now tanked up for a little while, before asking, "How much you got?" (answer - around 34,000). Dwan bet 18,200, and now it was his opponent's turn to disappear into the tank. When he emerged, he made the call, but whatever he had it couldn't beat Dwan's 
full house and he mucked.
flop, check-called (5,600) on the 
turn and check-called [10,200] the 
river too. There was a bit of a freeze moment as Drexel plainly wasn't keen on showing, and eventually when the table allowed it he just mucked. His opponent's 
for bottom pair (plus the Queens) was good and he drops to 70k.
and showed 
.
which fell on the flop. No reversal and he's up to 16k but there's no guarantee that won't make it in the middle later in the level.
