No one has invested more in this tournament that Philipp Gruissem, who has fired four bullets for a £200,000 worth of buy-ins. Unfortunately that investment hasn't paid off as Gruissem just hit the rail for the fourth time in this tournament.
It happened after he opened for a raise with only to have Patrik Antonius, who held the same hand, three-bet to 42,000. Talal Shakerchi proceeded to four-bet to 76,000, Gruissem shoved for right around 230,000, and Antonius moved all in over the top. Shakerchi called off for roughly 330,000 and tabled , which held to win the monster pot.
Shakerchi nearly tripled while simultaneously eliminating Gruissem and crippling Antonius.
With 100,000 in the pot and a board reading , Andrew Chen bet 37,000 from the big blind only to have John Juanda raise enough to put him all in form the cutoff. Chen, who had 219,000 behind, seemed perplexed but eventually called off.
"Alright, you win," Juanda admitted. A relieved Chen then tabled the for a straight and the double. Juanda mucked.
Just before the break, Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel, who finished runner-up in the Super High Roller in Barcelona, got his stack all in preflop holding the , which of course was out in front of the of chip leader Johannes Strassmann.
The flop kept Seidel firmly in the lead, but a sick twist of fate saw the turn and river run out the and respectively. Strassmann hit a runner-runner straight to send a shellshocked Seidel to the rail.
"That's how you win poker tournaments," someone told Strassmann after the hand.
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David Benefield
261.67 pts
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Thomas Muehloecker
196.87 pts
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Jonathan Duhamel
195.58 pts
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Tom Middleton
181.74 pts
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Vitaly Lunkin
176.97 pts
8
Steve O'Dwyer
175.30 pts
9
Kevin Vandersmissen
173.42 pts
10
Oleksii Khoroshenin
166.89 pts
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Patrik Antonius moved all in for 175,000 and he was reshoved on by Shawn Buchanan. The other players folded and it was an all-in showdown between these two big players.
Antonius:
Buchanan:
The board ran out and Antonius found himself a double up. Buchanan lost some chips but he's still up from his last chip count.
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 22,000 preflop from the button and Steve O'Dwyer called from the big blind. The flop brought out and O'Dwyer check-called 27,000.
On the turn the hit and both players checked.
The river brought the and now O'Dwyer check-folded when Juanda bet 78,000. O'Dwyer is still up top 1.2 million while Juanda is closing in on the 400,000-chip mark.
Johannes Strassmann raised to 25,000 under the gun and Martin Finger called from the cutoff. Bill Perkins put in a red 25,000 chip from the button and both blinds folded.
The flop brought and both Germans checked to Perkins who bet 50,000. Strassmann made the call and Finger quickly folded.
On the turn the hit and both players checked.
The river brought the and Strassmann paused before checking again. Perkins checked behind and Strassmann showed for top two pair. Perkins smiled to Strassmann who was clearly looking to trap his opponent.
and Yong was knocked out. McDonald is now up to 621,000 chips and with that he's the table chip leader.
only to have Patrik Antonius, who held the same hand, three-bet to 42,000. Talal Shakerchi proceeded to four-bet to 76,000, Gruissem shoved for right around 230,000, and Antonius moved all in over the top. Shakerchi called off for roughly 330,000 and tabled 
, Andrew Chen bet 37,000 from the big blind only to have John Juanda raise enough to put him all in form the cutoff. Chen, who had 219,000 behind, seemed perplexed but eventually called off.
for a straight and the double. Juanda mucked.
, which of course was out in front of the 
flop kept Seidel firmly in the lead, but a sick twist of fate saw the turn and river run out the 
and 
hit and both players checked.
and now O'Dwyer check-folded when Juanda bet 78,000. O'Dwyer is still up top 1.2 million while Juanda is closing in on the 400,000-chip mark.
hit and both players checked.
and Strassmann paused before checking again. Perkins checked behind and Strassmann showed 