Kevin MacPhee raised to 9,000 from the cutoff and Winfred Yu on the button made the call. Connor Drinan squeezed to 37,000 from the small blind and the big blind folded. MacPhee four-bet to 85,000 which saw Yu get out of the way. Drinan shoved all in for what we estimate was around 270,000 total, MacPhee made the call.
Anton Bertilsson three-bet out of the small blind with Kevin MacPhee making the call. On the flop , Bertilsson continued for 34,000 and MacPhee raised to 90,000 before facing the reraise to a hefty 534,000 by the Swede. That was enough to put MacPhee all in and the American folded before getting moved tables.
Christoph Vogelsang raised from the button to 10,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel moved all-in from the big blind for his remaining 22 big blinds. Vogelsang thought for a few minutes before making the call.
Thorel:
Vogelsang:
Thorel was ahead, and although the helped Vogelsang, and the opened the door to potential chops, but the ensured Thorel doubles up as we enter the last two levels of the evening
Scott Margereson raised to 12,000 from the small blind and Andre Akkari in the big blind made the call. Margereson tried to take down the pot with a bet of 13,500 but Akkari called on . The on the turn saw both players check and the completed the board. Margereson bet 26,500 and Akkari quickly called. Margereson showed for the rivered set and Akkari mucked.
Within a matter of a few minutes, Dietrich Fast and Piotr Franczak have been eliminated on the same table. Fast three-bet to 27,000 against an open-raise by Nick Petrangelo and the American called. On the flop Petrangelo checked from under the gun and Fast continued for 36,000 in the cutoff.
Petrangelo made the call and did so again for 78,000 on the turn. The American then checked the river and Fast emptied the clip with a shove for 195,000. Petrangelo made the call and his scooped the big pot.
Franczak got his stack of around 90,000 chips in with whereas Connor Drinan had the dominating . The board ran out and that was it for Franczak.
On the four-way flop , Sam Greenwood, Mustapha Kanit and Kim Wittendorff in the small blind all invested 16,000 chips and headed to the turn. Wittendorff checked, Greenwood bet 60,000 and both his opponents called before the fell on the river.
Wittendorff checked once again and Greenwood emptied the clip with a shove for 128,000. Kanit folded rather quickly, but Wittendorff checked his stack carefully and then made the call with . Greenwood turned over his and exited the tournament area.
Kevin MacPhee raised to 9,000 under the gun and Anton Bertilsson three-bet to 25,000 from the cutoff. Joao Simao in the small blind cold four-bet to 75,000 and the big blind and MacPhee both folded. Bertilsson shoved all in and Simao made the call.
Joao Simao:
Anton Bertilsson:
The flop came leaving Simao drawing slim. It was all over on the turn, the on the river couldn't save him anymore.
While Simao made his exit, Bertilsson is the first player over a million.
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and Drinan made his exit.
, Bertilsson continued for 34,000 and MacPhee raised to 90,000 before facing the reraise to a hefty 534,000 by the Swede. That was enough to put MacPhee all in and the American folded before getting moved tables.
opened the door to potential chops, but the 
ensured Thorel doubles up as we enter the last two levels of the evening
on the turn saw both players check and the 
completed the board. Margereson bet 26,500 and Akkari quickly called. Margereson showed 
for the rivered set and Akkari mucked.
scooped the big pot.
whereas Connor Drinan had the dominating 
and that was it for Franczak.
, Sam Greenwood, Mustapha Kanit and Kim Wittendorff in the small blind all invested 16,000 chips and headed to the 
turn. Wittendorff checked, Greenwood bet 60,000 and both his opponents called before the 
fell on the river.
. Greenwood turned over his 
and exited the tournament area.
leaving Simao drawing slim. It was all over on the 
