An under-the-gun player raised to 1,800 and Team PokerStars Pro Lex Veldhuis called from one seat over. A player in middle position also called and the dealer ran out the flop. The original raiser bet 2,700, Veldhuis flatted and the player behind him raised to 12,000. After the first player folded, Veldhuis reraised to 28,000. His opponent moved all in and Veldhuis quickly called.
Veldhuis held the and his opponent the . Both players had flopped a straight, but Veldhuis held a big redraw.
The turn was the and gave Veldhuis an unbeatable straight flush to the ten. The river was the .
Antonio Chemi limped in from under the gun and Lex Veldhuis raised to 2,300 from the button. Oleksii Kovalchuk three-bet to 6,100 from the big blind and Chemi folded. Veldhuis also folded and Kovalchuk won the pot.
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In the first level, more than 60 players have already taken the walk back out the door. The board shows 420 players remaining, and the first break is just a few minutes away.
Action folded to Shariar Soltaninassab in middle position and he raised to 1,700. Team PokerStars Pro Lex Veldhuis three-bet to 4,700 from the hijack seat. On the button, Oleksii Kovalchuk four-bet to 9,100. Action got back to Soltaninassab and he five-bet to 16,900. Veldhuis smiled and then folded before Kovalchuk also tossed them in.
From late position, Stefano Tripodi opened to 2,200, and Mike "Timex" McDonald three-bet to 6,700 from the small blind. Tripodi made the call, and off they went heads-up.
The dealer spread out , and McDonald continued out with another 6,600. Tripodi raised to 13,200, and McDonald tanked and reraised to 22,200. Tripodi shoved for about 60,000 total, and McDonald made the call to put a big pot up for grabs.
Showdown
Tripodi:
McDonald:
McDonald had flopped top set, but he was trailing Tripodi's made flush. With the ol' seven-four. The turn missed McDonald, but he found his full house on the river. The struck Tripodi like a bullet, and he has been eliminated.
Action folded to Govert Metaal on the button and he raised to 2,200. Praz Bansi reraised from the small blind to 4,600 and Metaal called to see the flop. Bansi bet 5,500 and Metaal mucked his hand.
flop. The original raiser bet 2,700, Veldhuis flatted and the player behind him raised to 12,000. After the first player folded, Veldhuis reraised to 28,000. His opponent moved all in and Veldhuis quickly called.
and his opponent the 
. Both players had flopped a straight, but Veldhuis held a big redraw.
and gave Veldhuis an unbeatable straight flush to the ten. The river was the 
.
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and up against Milan Andrejkovics' 
. The board ran out 
and Stammen was eliminated with the ace on the river.
, and McDonald continued out with another 6,600. Tripodi raised to 13,200, and McDonald tanked and reraised to 22,200. Tripodi shoved for about 60,000 total, and McDonald made the call to put a big pot up for grabs.
missed McDonald, but he found his full house on the river. The 
struck Tripodi like a bullet, and he has been eliminated.
flop. Bansi bet 5,500 and Metaal mucked his hand.
