Faced with a 10,200-chip bet from Ognjen Sekularac on a board of , Viktor Blom opted to raise to 27,100. Sekularac tanked for a bit, then slid forward a tower of blue T5,000 chips.
Blom grinned, quickly flashed an unimportant card, then folded, leaving himself with just 26,000 chips.
Franck Kalfon was all in and at risk preflop for his last 28,200 holding . He was in a race against Mohsin Charania, who was holding , and the board came .
Kalfon doubled to 57,000 chips, while Charania is left with 17,000.
Marc-Andre Ladouceur checked on a flop of , Ravi Raghavan fired 5,000, and Ladouceur check-raised to 11,100. Raghavan moved all in for 32,000, and Ladouceur instantly called.
Ladouceur:
Raghavan:
The turn and river came , respectively, and Raghavan was eliminated.
Anton Wigg opened to 3,200 from middle position, Philipp Gruissem three-bet to 7,300 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Wigg, who moved all in for what looked like 50,000 or so. Gruissem immediately called.
Wigg:
Gruissem:
The flop didn't change much, but the on the turn gave Gruissem a leading pair of queens. The bricked on the river, and Wigg released a very long sigh. Gruissem extended a hand to his friend, who shook it then exited the tournament area.
Mike Watson fired 12,000 on the turn of a only for Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein to check-raise all in for about 42,000. Watson sighed a little and made the call.
Greenstein:
Watson:
There was a little teasing about an 'ace on the river' - the name of Greenstein's book but the came instead to make him a full house.
Viktor Blom opened for a raise in the cutoff, and Bryn Kenney three-bet to 6,800 on his direct left. Both blinds released, and the action was back on Blom. Not one to back down, the Swede reached for chips and four-bet to 12,600. Kenney tank-folded, and Full Tilt's Professional took down the pot.