Sorel Mizzi is looking ominous out there today. He looks fit as a fiddle on the outside and his game seems to be on point. Here he is taking a hand away from Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov to stretch his lead in this tournament.
Mizzi made a standard open before Katchalov three-bet to 21,000 one seat to his left. Mizzi made the call and the pair were soon staring at a flop of 
. Mizzi check-called a 16,000 bet and then did the same at the sight of the 
on the turn; this time for 36,000. The final card was the 
, both players checked and Mizzi picked up the pot with 
. Katchalov mucked 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
230,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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and was called by Talal Shakerchi in the small blind with the 
and Litvinov was eliminated.
. McDonald held a dominated 
and couldn't survive the fight. He was eliminated as Perkins' second bullet is quickly off to a better start than his first.
, Tsoukernik called, the board helped out Haxton and Tsoukernik was in a spot of bother.
he moved all-in over a Tom Marchese bet holding 
. He was up against the 
.
