[Removed:40] just eliminated George Hassabis. Vitagliano held pocket aces -- 
-- and Hassabis held the 
with all of the money in preflop. The board ran out 
to give Vitagliano a sweatless win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![[Removed:40]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
185,000 | 41,400 |
|
Busted |
From early position, Mattias Bergstrom raised to 1,800 before action folded a few seats over to Joris Springael in middle position. He reraised to 4,100 with 19,000 behind. Play then folded to the big blind and there Sam Chartier sat. He four-bet cold to 8,000. Bergstrom thought for a minute and then moved all in for 45,700. Springael tanked himself, but folded. Chartier made the call.
Chartier had called with the , but ran into the 
for Bergstrom. The board ran out 
and Bergstrom successfully doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,800 | 50,800 |
|
90,000 | -47,000 |
|
19,000 | -2,800 |
After Sandor Demjan checked the 
flop, Kevin Iacofano bet 4,200. Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein called and then Demjan called.
The turn was the 
and Demjan checked again. Iacofano didn't bet this time and checked to Greenstein so he could do the honors. Greenstein fired 8,000 and Demjan called. Iacofano folded.
The river completed the board with the 
and both Demjan and Greenstein checked. Demjan tabled the 
and Greenstein mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
216,000 | 94,900 |
|
106,000 | 38,300 |
|
84,000 | 10,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,000 | 5,900 |
|
130,000 | 18,700 |
|
90,000 | 15,500 |
|
86,000 | -3,000 |
|
81,000 | 23,800 |
|
73,000 | -20,400 |
|
73,000 | 73,000 |
|
49,000 | -28,900 |
|
46,000 | 7,600 |
|
39,000 | -5,900 |
|
29,000 | -15,200 |
|
28,000 | -16,200 |
Ville Wahlbeck has been eliminated by Anton Ionel. We missed the action, but the money went in on the board of 
with Wahlbeck holding pocket jacks and Ionel 
. The river was an ace and Wahlbeck hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000 | 85,100 |
|
Busted |
With about 35,000 chips already in the middle, the board read 
in a hand between Matthias de Meulder and Sam Chartier. De Meulder checked and Chartier fired 10,200. After a bit of thought, de Meulder check-raised enough to put Chartier all in. Chartier gave it up and saw his stack lose another chunk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 31,600 |
|
|
57,000 | -33,000 |
The players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Photos courtesy of Neil Stoddart from PokerStars.
