Joseph Cheong opened to 14,000 from early position and there were three callers including Shyam Srinivasan and Ilkin Amirov. The flop came and Cheong bet 24,000, and got three callers. The turn was the and it checked to Srinivasan who moved all in for 151,500.
Amirov snap-called and everyone else folded. Amirov turned over a set of deuces with and Srinivasan was drawing to a wheel with . The river was the and Amirov eliminated Amirov to secure himself and the rest of the field €11,695 as a min payout.
Stefan Schillhabel raised to 12,000 under the gun and Iacopo Brandi called in the big blind.
The flop came and both players checked. the turn was the and Brandi checked to Schillhabel who bet 12,000. Brandi moved all in and Schillhabel called.
It took some time for the hands at the remaining tables to complete, but when they did so Schillhabel turned over for top pair, top kicker, while Brandi had flopped a set with . The river was the securing the double up for Brandi.
120 players remain in the €10,300 High Roller, of which 119 will walk home with money. The clock has been stopped and play is currently in hand-for-hand mode.
With four eliminations to go until the bubble, Joe Serock, Natasha Barbour, and Shan Huang saw a flop of . Huang checked, Barbour checked, Serock bet 27,000, Huang called, Barbour check-raised to 62,000, Serock called, and Huang called as well.
The camera's were swooping in as the dealer flipped the on the turn. Huang checked, prompting Barbour to quickly slide a tower of 5,000-chips forward, totaling 100,000. Serock called in position, Huang folded.
On the river, Barbour checked. Serock took about twenty seconds, then moved all in for 235,000. It definitely wasn't the river Barbour wanted to see, and she slumped back in her chair. Nearly two minutes passed until she elected to fold her hand, sending the huge pot over to Serock.
On a flop of three players saw a flop including [Removed:2] and Pierre Calamusa. Calamusa bet 20,000 and Maksoud was the only caller.
The turn was the and Maksoud check-called a bet of 33,000. The river was the and Maksoud checked to Calamusa who shoved all in, covering Maksoud's stack. With the impending bubble perhaps weighing heavily on his mind, Maksoud went deep into the tank before eventually calling with around eight seconds left on his clock. Calamusa showed for a bluff with seven-high and Maksoud showed for a queen-high flush.
Joseph Cheong opened to 11,000 from middle position, Thomas Muehloecker called on the button, and Kyle Keranen defended his big blind. The flop was and Keranen checked. Cheong continued with 21,000, Muehloecker called, and Keranen called as well.
On the turn, it was time for fireworks. Keranen checked, Cheong checked, Muehloecker bet 56,000, Keranen called, then Cheong check-raised all in for 148,000! Muehloecker thought for a minute, then shoved all in as for 153,000. Action back on Keranen, who had to blink after witnessing the action in front of him. Getting over 4:1 on his money on a call, the American shrugged and put in the extra 100,000, creating a monstrous three-way pot.
Joseph Cheong:
Thomas Muehloecker:
Kyle Keranen:
Cheong had a commanding lead on the hand, and the former November Niner only needed to dodge the remaining five or the clubs for a huge triple-up. The on the river was the brick Cheong needed, launching him to the top of the standings. Muehloecker, left with just one big blind, got 5,000 from Keranen for finishing second. Keranen himself was crippled as well, remaining with just five big blinds on the verge of the bubble.