Jan Sørensen open-shoved and got a call from Michael Tureniec on the button. He was coinflipping at the start of the hand but drawing dead by the turn; the dealer didn't even bother with a river.
Sørensen:
Tureniec:
Board:
Tureniec and Linde now have almost a third of the chips in play between them.
Bringing Day 4 to the two-table stage was the elimination of Helge Rahbek. The shortest stack at his table, Rahbek found an open spot, an ace, and just John Eames thinking of the call. Call he did, and was dominating Rahbek with vs. . The board ran out and Rahbek was already standing up when the river gave them both the pair.
Oooh, this is a biggy! Simon Hanninger opened to 35,000 from UTG and Ivan Freitez then 3-bet to 135,000 a couple of seats down before Michael Tureniec slid out a cold 4-bet to 285,000.
Nick Weathall and James Hartigan both commented that this looked very much like a huge hand and Tureniec was not likely to be messing around. Hanninger quickly folded but Freitez decided to just call for what was about a third of his stack.
The flop came and Tureniec quickly moved all-in. Freitez called instantly and flipped having outdrawn the Swede's . Freitez simply had to avoid one of two remaining aces to win a huge double up.
Then - BOOM! The came on the turn and suddenly from the driving seat, Freitez was suddenly needing the case jack to survive. The river was the and it changed nothing.
Tureniec and Per Linde are starting to run away with this tournament.
Super short-stacked Simen Johannessen moved all-in for 171k over the top of an under the gun Jens Lauridsen raise, and a Kevin Iacofano button call. After a lengthy think, Lauridsen passed but Iacofano called immediately, finding his in great shape against' Johannessen's .
"Ace please," asked Johannessen.
The door card was the , and it was followed by , and a delighted Johannessen doubled through an impassive Iacofano.
Seat 1: Joel Nordkvist
Seat 2: Juha Helppi
Seat 3: John Eames
Seat 4: Michael Tureniec
Seat 5: Per Linde
Seat 6: Simon Hanninger
Seat 7: Lars Krogh
Seat 8: -empty-
Table Non-Feature
Seat 1: Jens Lauridsen
Seat 2: Johnny Jensen
Seat 3: Mudassar Khan
Seat 4: Nikolas Liakos
Seat 5: Daniel Johansson
Seat 6: Kevin Iacofano
Seat 7: Andrea Dalle Molle
Seat 8: Simen Johannessen
Nikolas Liakos opened for a minimum 32,000 in early position and Johnny Jensen called in the big blind to see a flop which they both checked.
They proceeded to the turn and this time Jensen bet out. Liakos called, and everyone got to see a river.
The river was the and Jensen now reverted to checking and staring directly at Liakos. Liakos tanked up for a little while and then bet 141,000, and it was enough to push Jensen off the pot.
Current standings - Jensen 394,000, Liakos 800,000.
Up in the six-figure payouts now, Daniel Johansson heads to the cash desk after making a stand for his 160k with . His under the gun shove was called with little hesitation by button Johnny Jensen whose held as the board ran out .
In case railers were thinking Swedes were indestructable, that's our first Swedish casualty of the day.
Up on the feature table, online qualifier Lars Krogh opened for 34,000 only to face a reraise to 85,000 from Joel Nordkvist. He tanked, and then he called.
Flop:
Krogh checked. Nordkvist bet 91,000, prompting another little tank from Krogh, and then another call.
Turn:
Krogh checked again, and this time Nordkvist ominously asked him how much he was playing. The answer was around 450,000, and the bet from Nordkvist was 140,000. This proved too much for Krogh, and he folded.
The player just mentioned as 'The Super John Eames' by EPT Live Commentator Nick Wealthall won a healthy pot from Joel Nordkvist. Eames in the cutoff re-raised preflop and Nordkvist made the call. On the flop, Nordkvist check-called Eames' 85k bet, but when the came on the turn, Nordkvist check-folded to Eames' 489k all-in bet.
Simon Hanninger, trailing the monster stacks on his table, was prepared to take on Michael Tureniec out of position. Both players checked the flop, and then Hanninger took over leading both the turn (50k) and the river (150k). It really looked like Tureniec was going to make the call for a minute or so, but he laid his hand down in the end.