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Nicolas Levi, Joao Vieira, and Ognjen Sekularac were involved in a hand with the board reading 
. The action checked to Levi, who fired 46,000, and Sekularac tanked for a very long time before calling. Vieira quickly folded.
The river was the 
, Sekularac checked again, and Levi checked behind, tabling 
. Sekularac went to muck, but Levin interrupted him.
"I can see his cards?" Levi asked. "PokerStars showdown rules say that I can."
Sekularac looked angry, and was even more perturbed when the floor arrived and said that Levi had a right to see the hand.
"You are a nice person," Sekularac muttered with his eyes on Levi. He then chucked his cards into the muck face down.
They were clearly retrievable however, and the dealer grabbed them and turned over 
for king-high.
"It is a stupid rule," Levi admitted. "And I want it changed."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
282,000
|
282,000 |
|
92,000
-188,000
|
-188,000 |
Philip Sternheimer had opened preflop before Steven Silverman three-bet all in and Michel Dattani shoved behind him. Sternheimer folded 
face up.
Silverman: 
Dattani: 
"Eights always hit," said Sternheimer.
The board came 
and Silverman moved into six-figures while the Portuguese player was left with just 46,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
46,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
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Roberto Romanello opened to 8,100 preflop from middle position, Anaras Alekberovas flat-called as did Team PokerStars Pro Vicky Coren from the big blind.
The flop was 
and it was checked to Alekberovas who bet 21,000. Coren called but Romanello now check-raised to 65,000. Alekberovas opted to call and Coren folded.
The 
came on the turn and Romanello checked again, Alekberovas bet a reasonably small 35,000. Romanello check-raised all in and Alekberovas instantly called.
Oh boy.
Romanello: 
Alekberovas: 
Flopped quads against a flopped boat, Romanello was drawing dead and the river was the . Slightly stunned, he left the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
595,000
319,000
|
319,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Talal Shakerchi and Eric Sfez were heads up on a flop of 
. Shakerchi checked, Sfez fired 8,000, and Shakerchi check-raised to 19,000. Sfez re-raised, 50,000, and Shakerchi moved all in for just under 300,000.
Sfez went deep into the tank - and looked like he was in excruciating pain - but he eventually folded to the massive bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
306,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
Johan van Til opened to 6,500 on the button, and received two callers: JC Alvarado (small blind) and Albert Daher (big blind). The flop fell 
, the action checked to van Til, and he continued for 15,000. Only Alvarado called.
The turn was the 
, both players checked, and the 
completed the board. Alvarado led out for 35,000, prompting the Dutchman to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
333,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
310,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Luke Schwartz won't be heading over to the high-stakes cash games just yet. He was all in for 33,500 with 
against Dimitar Danchev's 
and looked to be on his way out until the river of the 
board where a baby flush brought him a reprieve.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
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|
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
