Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Mike Watson moved all in for 333,000 from the cutoff seat and Talal Shakerchi called from the big blind. Watson held the 
and Shakerchi the 
. The board ran out 



and the two chopped up the pot.
Action folded around to Dan Smith in the small blind and he eyed up Jim McCrink's stack in the big. Eventually Smith tossed out a handful of black T100,00 chips and put the pressure on his opponent. McCrink squeezed out his cards, stacked his chips, and then slid them into the pot.
Showdown
McCrink: 

Smith: 

McCrink woke up with a decent pair and was out in front, but the 

flop made things interesting as it gave Smith the nut-flush draw. The anticipation was intense around the Main Stage as the dealer burned and turned the
. Smith hit his flush to leave his opponent drawing dead.
After the
was put out on the rvier for good measure, McCrink shook hands with Smith and took his leave in eighth place, good for €122,960.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,800,000
1,013,000
|
1,013,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Dan Smith opened with a raise from first position to 90,000. A couple seats over, Ilari Sahamies reraised to 250,000 from middle position. Action folded back around to Smith and he made the call.
The flop was 

and Smith checked. Sahamies fired 375,000 and Smith made the call.
Fourth street was the
and both players checked. After the
fell on the river, both checked again.
Smith showed the 
for two pair, aces and jacks. Sahamies held the 
for ace high and lost the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,787,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,097,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,067,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
2,019,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
1,203,000
508,000
|
508,000 |
|
|
871,000
329,000
|
329,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
614,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
|
|
343,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
|
||
Ilari Sahamies raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and received a call from Mike McDonald in the big blind. Both players proceeded to check the 

flop, bringing about the
turn. McDonald took the initiative and bet 166,000, and after a few moments, Sahamies made the call.
When the
peeled off on the river, McDonald put together a bet of 266,000 and casually tossed them out. Sahamies contemplated what to do, and eventually put in a call. McDonald didn't want to show, but did table the 
, which was no good against Sahamies' 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000
744,000
|
744,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,987,000
1,210,000
|
1,210,000 |
From the hijack seat, Erik Seidel raised to 90,000. Ilari Sahamies made the call from the big blind and the flop was 

. Sahamies checked and Seidel bet 125,000. Sahamies put in a check-raise to 305,000 and Seidel folded.
From under the gun, Ilari Sahamies raised to 100,000. Action folded to Mike McDonald in the hijack seat and he reraised to 210,000. Play moved back to Sahamies and he wasted little time in moving all in for 850,000. McDonald folded and Sahamies won the pot.
From under the gun, Dan Smith raised to 85,000 on the first hand of the new level. Action folded all the way over to Mike Watson in the big blind and he tossed in the call to see the 

flop. Watson checked and Smith bet 75,000. Watson gave it up and Smith won the pot.