Praz Bansi and Stuart Fox are sat at opposite ends of the table and have threatened to clash with each other all day but for the most part pots have been settled preflop due to their respective stack sizes.
A hand just now did eventually get to showdown but failed to light any fireworks. Fox min-raised to 8,000 from under the gun and everyone folded to Bansi on the button. He asked to see how many yellow 5,000 chips Fox had in his stack because he does not have them stacked the standard 20 chips high. Once he saw how many he had he three-bet to 23,500. Fox quickly called.
The dealer put out the flop and both players checked. They both checked when the appeared on the turn and again on the river. "Ace-high" announced Bansi, prompting Fox to turn over . Bansi mucked but not before revealing .
We caught the tail end of a huge pot between Jani Sointula and Albert Mykhaylyuta that has left Mykhaylyuta with steam coming out of his ears.
The board was and Mykhaylyuta checked to Sointula who bet 72,500. Mykhaylyuta counted out the bet in increments of 10k and made the call. The river was the and once again Mykhaylyuta checked to Sointula and this time he bet 75,000 and again counting the ball out in increments of 10k he made the call. Sointula turned over for the rivered straight and Mykhaylyuta slammed down in frustration.
Joe Ebanks just risked soft bubbling after he moved all-in for 44,500 from late position with . PokerStars qualifier Robert Brofeldt was in the big blind and called with .
Wow! Our overnight chip leader, Nikolas Liakos has just been eliminated from the Main Event at the hands of Grzegorz Cichocki. We don't have the exact details but the Swede just stormed away from his seat and Cichocki now has around 850,000!
Ronnie Kaiser just won a big pot from Jani Sointula.
He raised under the gun making it 8,000 to play and Sointula called to his direct left. The flop was and Kaiser check-called a 12,000 Sointula bet. The turn was the and once again Kaiser checked the action over to Sointula. The Finn bet 22,000 and again Kaiser just called. The dealer gave us the and Kaiser checked for a third time and Sointula bet for a third time. It was 48,000 and then Kaiser surprised everyone by check-raising to 160,000 (leaving only 90,000 behind). Sointula made lots of funny noises before eventually making the call.
Stuart Fox tried to burst the bubble but failed in his attempt to eliminate Vitaly Grigoryev from Russia.
Grigoryev raised to 12,000 from the small blind and Fox defended to see the flop. Grigoryev continued with a 18,000 bet before Fox set him in for the 79,000 he had back. Call.
Fox: for an open ended straight draw.
Grigoryev: for top-top.
A crowd of players and press swarmed the table but were left disappointed when the turn and river failed to bring in the draw.
Lari Sihvo is not afraid to mix it up with small suited connectors, having won a huge amount of chips from the now-busto Nikolas Liakos with and now he has just won a decent pot from our chip leader, Grzegorz Cichocki with .
On a flop reading Cichocki check-raised Sihvo's 11,000 bet to 23,000 but it was not enough to fold out the Finn as he called. The turn was the and Cichocki bet 52,000 and was quickly called. The Pole slowed down when the showed up on the river, opting to check but then call Sihvo's 84,000 bet.
Sihvo turned over for a straight, a hand that Cichocki could not beat and he mucked.
Jeff Sarwer raised to 8,000 in the cut-off and Andrey Subbotin called in the big blind. The flop was and Subbotin check-called a 10,700 Sarwer bet. The action shut down after that when both players checked the turn and the river.
Subbotin
Sarwer
Mucked
Sarwer tapped the felt in recognition and Subbotin picked up the pot.
flop and both players checked. They both checked when the 
appeared on the turn and again on the 
river. "Ace-high" announced Bansi, prompting Fox to turn over 
. Bansi mucked but not before revealing 
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and Mykhaylyuta checked to Sointula who bet 72,500. Mykhaylyuta counted out the bet in increments of 10k and made the call. The river was the 
and once again Mykhaylyuta checked to Sointula and this time he bet 75,000 and again counting the ball out in increments of 10k he made the call. Sointula turned over 
in frustration.
. PokerStars qualifier Robert Brofeldt was in the big blind and called with 
.
to the American's relief.
and Kaiser check-called a 12,000 Sointula bet. The turn was the 
for an open ended straight draw.
and now he has just won a decent pot from our chip leader, Grzegorz Cichocki with 
Cichocki check-raised Sihvo's 11,000 bet to 23,000 but it was not enough to fold out the Finn as he called. The turn was the 
showed up on the river, opting to check but then call Sihvo's 84,000 bet.