In a preflop all in, Raoul Refos had David Peters at risk and the way better hand in 
. Peters could only reveal the 
but got there on the river of a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
47,300
|
47,300 |
|
5,500
59,000
|
59,000 |
Just minutes after seeing his aces cracked, Raoul Refos got his short stack all in preflop versus Jason Mercier and Brynn Kenney with a chance to triple up.
Mercier checked the 
flop, but when Kenney made it 8,000, he check-raised to 22,000. Kenney folded and Mercier turned over the 
for two pair.
Refos was in trouble with the 
and his tournament ended following the 
turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
485,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
175,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Sarah talks to ElkY about he recent travels and why he travels with a DeadMau5.
Emil Ekvardt raised to 11,000 and Byron Kaverman three-bet to 28,500 from one seat over, focused on a deep massage. Ekvardt gave it some thought and then moved all in with Kaverman immediately signalizing the call and turning over his 
.
Ekvardt was at risk with the 
and failed to improve with the board running out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
Busted |
World Series of Poker Europe bracelet winner Dietrich fast got his short stack in with the and Ben Heath looked him up with pocket fours according to Martin Finger, who witnessed the action at the same table. His fellow German failed to improve and shipped over the last 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
Busted |
David Peters made it 11,000 on the button and Dan Smith shoved the small blind.
The big blind folded and Peters called all in for 135,000 and his tournament life with the . Smith was drawing thin with the and whiffed on an 
run out to give Peters the double and leave him under 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
155,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
The action folded around to Kevin MacPhee in the small blind and he open-jammed into short stack Keven Stammen. The latter called off with pocket threes and MacPhee's pocket sevens held up to end the massage of "Stammdogg" prematurely. The field has been reduced to only 46 players and the top 31 spots will get paid.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000
80,400
|
80,400 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 11,000 and Iacopo Brandi three-bet to 31,000 from two seats over. Troyanovskiy then four-bet to 75,500 and Brandi tanked for three minutes before announcing all in. Troyanovskiy snap-called for around 325,000 in chips and Brandi had made a move at the worst possible time.
Brandi: 
Troyanovskiy:
The board ran out 
and the former big stack of Brandi had suddenly been cut down by almost two third.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
655,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
148,000
41,800
|
41,800 |
Hossein Ensan shoved short from the small blind and Stephen Chidwick called all in for less.
Ensan:
Chidwick; 
The 
flop was a good one for Chidwick, increasing his chances at a double up by handing him top pair, however, the turn came the 
and the river the and Ensan four-flushed to send him packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
In a battle of the blinds, Joni Jouhkimainen and PokerStars Team Pro Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier see a flop of 
and a raising war broke out. Jouhkimainen check-raised from 9,000 to 22,000 and then shoved when ElkY had squeezed to 39,000. Grospellier called with the and was covered by roughly two big blinds, Jouhkimainen was on the other end of the cooler with the .
The 
turn gave the Finn a flush draw, but the river completed a full house for the Team Pro.
With 11,500 chips left, Jouhkimainen got it in with the and initial raiser David Peters called with . The superior kicker played a crucial role on the board and that was it for the Finn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
220,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
