Flying high in the Main Event is Simeon Naydenov. The Bulgarian has oozed confidence for much of this week, and his stack of 1.8 million is the proof. Bulgaria may not be a hotbed of poker, but it has of late produced two success stories in Dimitar Danchev and Atanas Gueorguiev. Right now Naydenov is on course to become the third, as the PokerStars Blog reports here.
Dan Murariu raised to 42,000 and the action folded to Stephen Chidwick who three-bet from the big blind to 99,000. Murariu tanked for a bit before moving all in and Chidwick called off for a total of 448,000 right away.
Murariu:
Chidwick:
The board ran out and Murariu doubled up with a flush.
It was a four bet pot between Oleksii Khoroshenin and Gavin O'Rourke. Khoroshenin had made a three bet to 125,000 and he called as O'Rourke made it 222,000 to go.
Heads up to the flop with already 540,000 chips in the middle: . O'Rourke bet 185,000 and Khoroshenin thought for a long time. The commentators thought at first that Khoroshenin was about to fold, but boy were they wrong. Khoroshenin moved all in and O'Rourke called instantly.
Oleksii Khoroshenin:
Gavin O'Rourke:
Khoroshenin needed running spades or an ace but wouldn't hit. O'Rourke saw the hit the turn and the fall on the river. Full double up for O'Rourke!
On a flop four people were involved. Julian Herold shoved all in for the remaining 157,000 he had. The first player (Timo Pfutzenreuter) folded, Simeon Naydenov made the call and Jude Ainsworth folded.
Simeon Naydenov:
Julian Herold:
Herold needed a heart, an ace or deuce, but wouldn't get it: on the turn, on the river. Herold receives €22,900, the remaining 23 players all receive at least €27,300.
Gavin O'Rourke raised to 43,000 from the button and he was three-bet quickly by Pablo Gordillo from the small blind. Gordillo made it 105,000 and O'Rourke decided to make the call.
The flop showed and Gordillo check-called 120,000, which put the on the turn. Both players checked and on the river the hit and again the action was checked. Gordillo showed and raked in the pot.
Well, there are more cruel ways to go down, but this one was pretty gross for Greek player Miltiadis Kyriakides.
We missed the precise action but what we do know is that Kyriakides ended up having his stack in pre flop all in as an eighty percent favorite with pocket queens. Timo Pfutzenreuter was his opponent and had red jacks.
Kyriakides was at the verge of doubling up, but the river spoiled his party: .
With that we're down to 24 players, which means there's a small break for the redraw.
Just 25 players remain as we just said goodbye to former EPT Player of the Year Jan Bendik. Bendik was seated in the small blind when he moved all in for 113,000 and Anthony Ghamrawi called from the big blind.
Bendik:
Ghamrawi:
The board ran out and Bendik was knocked out in 26th place.
and Murariu doubled up with a flush.
. O'Rourke bet 185,000 and Khoroshenin thought for a long time. The commentators thought at first that Khoroshenin was about to fold, but boy were they wrong. Khoroshenin moved all in and O'Rourke called instantly.
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fall on the river. Full double up for O'Rourke!
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on the turn. Both players checked and on the river the 
hit and again the action was checked. Gordillo showed 
