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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.