Jonathan Duhamel fired a bet of 105,000 on the 
flop and was called by Thomas Muhlocker. The turn was the 
, and Duhamel checked. Muhlocker bet 185,000, and Duhamel folded.
Joni Jouhkimainen raised to 65,000 from under the gun, and Jonathan Duhamel called from the button. The flop came down 
, and both players checked. The turn was the , and Jouhkimainen checked. Duhamel bet 65,000, and Jouhkimainen called. On the 
river card, both players checked.
Jouhkimainen showed the 
for a full house, having played his pocket tens slow from the flop on. Duhamel mucked, and Jouhkimainen won the pot.
From the hijack seat, Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 70,000. Jonathan Duhamel reraised from the big blind to 200,000, and Thorel called. The flop was 
, and Duhamel checked. Thorel bet 250,000, and Duhamel folded.
Daniel Negreanu opened to 64,000 from UTG+1 and Jonathan Duhamel popped it up to 150,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded and Negreanu called, making the two PokerStars Team Pros heads up to the flop.
The flop came 
and Negreanu knuckled the table. Duhamel continued for 175,000 and Negreanu played around with his red T25,000 chips before moving out a stack of them for a raise totaling 375,000. Duhamel heaved a sigh and kicked his cards in. Negreanu picked up the pot and now is flirting with 4 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,835,000 | 370,000 |
|
1,315,000 | -120,000 |
Ole Schemion opened to 65,000 and received calls from Daniel Negreanu on the cutoff and Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind. The flop brought 
onto the felt and Thorel checked, Schemion continued out for 85,000 and Negreanu called. Thorel got rid of his hand and the two were heads up going to fourth street.
The dealer put the 
out on the turn and Schemion fired 120,000. Negreanu called again and the 
rivered. Schemion slowed down and Negreanu fired 185,000 into the middle. Schemion thought for a bit before pushing out a call. Negreanu showed 
for a rivered pair of jacks and Schemion mucked his cards. Negreanu dragged in the pot and now has about 3.465 million while Schemion has dropped to 365,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,465,000 | 589,000 |
|
365,000 | -304,000 |
Jonathan Duhamel raised to 65,000 from the cutoff seat, then Joni Jouhkimainen reraised to 180,000 from the big blind. Duhamel called, and the flop produced the 
. Jouhkimainen bet 150,000, and Duhamel made the call.
The 
landed on the turn, and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Jouhkimainen and Duhamel both checked again.
Jouhkimainen showed the 
for jack high and lost to Duhamel's 
for a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,435,000 | 164,000 |
|
1,010,000 | -774,000 |
From the button, Joni Jouhkimainen raised to 70,000. Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Negreanu checked, and Jouhkimainen bet 75,000. Negreanu check-raised to 225,000, and Jouhkimainen folded.
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Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,876,000 | -274,000 |
|
|
1,784,000 | -21,000 |
|
1,317,000 | -88,000 |
|
|
1,271,000 | 261,000 |
|
1,048,000 | -27,000 |
|
|
669,000 | 19,000 |