The pot was already sizeable by the time Tapio Vihakas bet 132,000 on the river of a board, it got even bigger when Jonathan Roy shoved for 392,000 total. Vihakas tanked for a good five minutes before announcing call. Roy rolled over and Vihakas mucked, he's down to 630,000 whilst Roy climbs to 1,050,000.
Romain Chauvassagne was all-in for 430,000 pre-flop with and in great shape against Vit Blachut's . The board kept him in front and doubled him to 875,000 whilst Blachut slips to 220,000.
With the turn already out there, the board read . It wasn't the first time Brulet and Chen clashed but it would be the last time for this tournament. Brulet, seated in the small blind, bet out 56,000. Chen made the call.
The river was the and Brulet bet out 106,000 with approximately 220,000 behind. After Chen had informed how much his Belgian opponent had behind, he double checked his cards. He thought some more and then announced all in.
Brulet made the call but couldn't beat Chen's rivered flush with his . Brulet showed his for flopped trips and exited the tournament.
On Kamel checked from the big blind to Marquez on the button. The last woman standing in the field checked behind and the dealer brought the out. Kamel bet out 35,000 and Marquez made the call.
River and now Kamel made it 87,000 to go to showdown. Marquez thought about it for quite some time but eventually called. Kamel showed his for a full house, Marquez mucked her .
Marcello Miniucchi open shoved from the button for his last remaining chips and received a quick call from Artem Metalidi in the big blind. With Miniucchi was live against Metalidi's , but it wouldn't do him any good.
The flop meant a sticky situation getting even stickier and the on the turn aleady sealed the deal. The was there just to rub it in, the Italian had to leave the table to pick up his cheque.
If one man stands out in this field it’s Czech player Vit Blachut. Bearing a striking resemblance to Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe, he had conjured up a stack of more than 800,000 coming into Day 4. But it’s not what he looks like but how he plays which is interesting, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
Andrew Chen is now second in chips after eliminating Vit Blachut. The Czech player was all-in for 230,000 with and Chen held . The board boosted Chen to 1,620,000 and sent Blachut to the rail.
There is no stopping the runaway train that is Dimitri Holdeew and he's now up to 1,550,000 after eliminating Dmytko Samoilenko. The latter was all-in for 192,000 pre-flop with and Holdeew, who was getting a massage, made the call from the small blind with .