A pot looked like it could spiral out of control on a flop after cutoff Jens Lauridsen had called button Johnny Jensens' 110k three-bet preflop. This flop brought a check from Lauridsen and a bet of 145k immediately from Jensen. Back to Lauridsen, who counted out calling chips, and then a second stack of potential raising chips (about eight orange 25k chips). He counted both of these stacks repeatedly. To give you some idea of how long this decision took, over on the feature table Krogh got it in, lost, and made his exit during this action only. He folded.
Who else but Per Linde? He's now up to 3,600,000, a stonking lead with 13 players left. His latest big pot came from Joel Nordkvist. Preflop raiser Linde called Nordkvist's bet on a flop and then took over the betting, firing close to pot on the turn and then 455k on the river. Nordkvist looked like he was considering making the call for a number of minutes, but finally folded and Linde scooped yet another one.
Kevin Iacofano has hit the turbo booster afterburner button in the last ten minutes after taking all of Johnny Jensen's chips in two swift moves.
First Jensen opened to 50,000 and Iacofano 3-bet in the small blind to 140,000 to which Jensen responded with a quick 4-bet to 300,000. Iacofano didn't wait long to respond with an all-in move and Jensen instantly folded to drop down to about 550,000.
The very next hand and Jensen opened to 49,000 and Kevin Iacofano, on the button, was the only caller. The flop came and Jensen led for 70,000 but Iacofano played back, making it 170,000 to go. Jensen moved all-in and Iacofano called instantly with .
Jensen though flipped and Iacofano seemed genuinely disappointed that he was actually behind. It wasn't to be for long though, the came on the turn and after the river, Jensen headbutted the table in despair. Iacofano now has over 1.6 million and is in 3rd place behind the two Swedes.
Nikolas Liakos raised and Jens Lauridsen called in the big blind to see a flop. They both checked.
They saw a turn and Lauridsen checked again. Liakos tried a little 42,000 bet but Lauridsen called it and they got to see the river too.
The river came down the and this time Lauridsen pondered for a moment before betting out 75,000. Liakos tanked. And tanked. And called... And then mucked when Lauridsen turned over for a flush.
With that, Luaridsen was back up to 950,000 or so. Liakos shook his head as he dropped to 410,000.
Having survived all day with a short stack, occasionally getting it in - usually uncalled - preflop, Simen Johannessen's tournament run is over. He shipped it under the gun for 162k total, and button Nikolas Liakos moved in over the top. The blinds got out of the way and Liakos showed the mighty .
The "Ace please," trick which won Johannessen's last all-in behind confrontation didn't work this time - the board came down .
Per Linde raised under the gun and got a call from fellow Swede Joel Nordkvist.
Linde fired out on every street of the board - a smallish bet on the flop, 150,000 on the turn, and 350,000 on the river. Nordkvist called pretty quickly on the flop, a little more slowly on the turn, and very very slowly on the river - but call he did, and then mucked to Linde's for a set.
Linde picked up another 1.242 million pot, and is now at a potentially tournament-crushing 4.3 million.
The momentum on the non-featured table has been with Mudassar Khan recently. He's increased his stack to over 1.2 million, most recently calling down an out of position Jens Lauridsen. Lauridsen limped the small blind, and Khan raised to 65k in the big blind. Lauridsen called.
The flop: . Check to Khan, who bet 70k, which was called immediately.
The turn: Now Lauridsen led out 120k which received a quick call. Big change from the slow decision-making we've seen from these players in recent times.
The river: Lauridsen bet out 214k. This represented around half of Khan's remaining chips. He counted it out and made the call.
Lauridsen threw over his jack-high: . Khan's took the pot while Lauridsen briefly removed his sunglasses in apparent frustration.
Kevin Iacofano has emerged the victor in the Khan Wars this time although there is definitely a battle going on.
Mudassar Khan had opened preflop with Iacofano calling on the button and Jen Lauridsen called in the big blind. The flop of was checked to Iacofano who bet 65,000, Lauridsen folded but Khan check-raised to 150,000. Iacofano responded with a 3-bet to 270,000 but Khan then 4-bet to 600,000. Iacofano folded and Khan, to applause from the rail, showed .
Nikolas Liakos turned to Iacofano and said with a smile, "He had the best hand right?"
A couple of hands later Iacofano opened to 46,000 and Khan was the only caller in the big blind. Iacofano bet 55,000 on the flop, 140,000 on the turn and finally 428,000 on the river. Khan check-called the whole way but mucked when Iacofano showed the flopped house holding of .
The PokerStars qualifier now is over the 2 million mark.
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flop after cutoff Jens Lauridsen had called button Johnny Jensens' 110k three-bet preflop. This flop brought a check from Lauridsen and a bet of 145k immediately from Jensen. Back to Lauridsen, who counted out calling chips, and then a second stack of potential raising chips (about eight orange 25k chips). He counted both of these stacks repeatedly. To give you some idea of how long this decision took, over on the feature table Krogh got it in, lost, and made his exit during this action only. He folded.
flop and then took over the betting, firing close to pot on the 
turn and then 455k on the 
river. Nordkvist looked like he was considering making the call for a number of minutes, but finally folded and Linde scooped yet another one.
.
and Iacofano seemed genuinely disappointed that he was actually behind. It wasn't to be for long though, the 
came on the turn and after the 
river, Jensen headbutted the table in despair. Iacofano now has over 1.6 million and is in 3rd place behind the two Swedes.
turn and Lauridsen checked again. Liakos tried a little 42,000 bet but Lauridsen called it and they got to see the river too.
and this time Lauridsen pondered for a moment before betting out 75,000. Liakos tanked. And tanked. And called... And then mucked when Lauridsen turned over 
for a flush.
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board - a smallish bet on the flop, 150,000 on the turn, and 350,000 on the river. Nordkvist called pretty quickly on the flop, a little more slowly on the turn, and very very slowly on the river - but call he did, and then mucked to Linde's 
for a set.
. Check to Khan, who bet 70k, which was called immediately.
Now Lauridsen led out 120k which received a quick call. Big change from the slow decision-making we've seen from these players in recent times.
Lauridsen bet out 214k. This represented around half of Khan's remaining chips. He counted it out and made the call.
. Khan's 
was checked to Iacofano who bet 65,000, Lauridsen folded but Khan check-raised to 150,000. Iacofano responded with a 3-bet to 270,000 but Khan then 4-bet to 600,000. Iacofano folded and Khan, to applause from the rail, showed 
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