The player in the hijack opened to 900 and Tim Reilly called from the cutoff. The button folded and Mike "Timex" McDonald three-bet to 3,225 from the small blind. It folded back to the original raiser who mucked his cards. Reilly called and we were heads up to the flop.
The flop was 
and Timex continued with a bet of 3,525. Reilly called and the turn paired the board with the 
. McDonald slowed down by checking and Reilly took this opportunity to bet 5,200.
McDonald called and the 
rivered. Both players checked and McDonald showed 
. Reilly mucked his hand and McDonald scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
27,000 |
on the board and already a decent amount of chips in the pot, Pierre Neuville bet 5,550. He was called by his only opponent Laurent Polito to see the turn.
on the turn, and Neuville checked. Polito went straight to the point and moved all in. The stack in front of him was much bigger than that of Neuville's, who was holding 16,000. Making the call would have meant putting his tournament life at risk and Neuville had to give it a long thought.
and was in rough shape against the 
flop gave Marchenko some added outs to a seven, but unfortunately for him, neither the 
turn nor 
river would be of any use. With that, Weihs chipped up to 45,000.
. Nitsche held the 
and was dominated. The board ran out 
, and Nitsche was sent to the rail.
flop, and Lorenzo Sabato raised to 4,200. Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier flatted the raise, then Dato was back up. He took some time, then moved all in for 21,125. Sabato and Mercier both gave it up, and Dato won the pot.
