Dario Sammartino opened the action with a 7,000 button raise. Big blind Sam Greenwood was the only caller and check called 5,000 on as well. The two of them checked the on the turn before the dealer placed the on the table to complete the board. Greenwood checked again, and called Sammartino's 15,500 bet. Sammartino tabled and Greenwood mucked.
Justin Bonomo as well as Fabian Quoss dropped in chips and will be under immediate pressure when the action recommences after the break.
Quoss bet the river for 33,000 out of the big blind and then folded to a raise to 75,000 by Salman Behbehani in the hijack.
Bonomo raised to 7,000 from under the gun and Kitson Kho called in the big blind. The flop came and Kho check-called a continuation bet worth 8,000. On the turn, the second barrel was worth 20,000 and Kho check-called. The dealer burned and turned the river and Kho checked for a third time.
Bonomo made it 50,000 to go and then faced the check-raise all in. After some consideration, the American folded and left himself rather short in chips.
The second 20-minute break of the day has commenced. In 20 minutes time, level 8 will start and that will be the last level players will be able to do their reentry in case they bust. Registration closes 50 minutes from now.
Dan Shak busted towards the end of the previous level still and bought back in, as did Erik Seidel to bump up the number to 67 in total including six reentries.
Jean-Noel Thorel is the first player to bust on both his two bullets, resulting in the exit of the Frenchman as only one reentry is allowed. Thorel was involved in a three-way hand to the flop and bet 15,000 out of the big blind.
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 50,000 and the third player folded, Thorel asked the dealer for the amount and then called. On the turn, Thorel quickly check-called another bet worth 50,000 before the fell on the river.
Thorel checked with about 80,000 chips behind, O'Dwyer asked him to show the stack and then shoved. The Frenchman called it off with but ended up second best to the of O'Dwyer.
Dario Sammartino and Kitson Kho got it in on a flop of for 85,000 eacht. Sammartino showed and was ahead against Kho's . The on the turn sealed the deal for Sammartino and the on the river was just there to make things official.
Nick Petrangelo raised to 8,000 from middle position and Quan Zhou, sitting behind a short stack for quite some time, shoved from the small blind for what looked like 55,000. Petrangelo snap-called and had the slightly superior kicker:
Zhou:
Petrangelo:
The flop provided no help, yet the Chinese had some chop outs on the turn. "Nine. Jack!" he demanded from the dealer, but that remained wishful thinking with the river as last community card.
On the three-way flop , David Peters led for 15,000 and was called by Dan Shak and Guram Andronikashvili. The turn proved to be the money card for Shak, who had flopped bottom set and Andronikashvili made top pair. A bet worth 36,000 was called before the Brit shoved, Peters let go and Shak snap-called.
Andronikashvili:
Shak:
The river didn't matter anymore, as Andronikashvili was left drawing dead and covered to exit the tournament area.
as well. The two of them checked the 
on the turn before the dealer placed the 
on the table to complete the board. Greenwood checked again, and called Sammartino's 15,500 bet. Sammartino tabled 
and Greenwood mucked.
turn, the second barrel was worth 20,000 and Kho check-called. The dealer burned and turned the 
river and Kho checked for a third time.
flop and bet 15,000 out of the big blind.
turn, Thorel quickly check-called another bet worth 50,000 before the 
of O'Dwyer.
on the turn sealed the deal for Sammartino and the 
on the river was just there to make things official.
flop provided no help, yet the Chinese had some chop outs on the 
turn. "Nine. Jack!" he demanded from the dealer, but that remained wishful thinking with the 
river as last community card.
turn proved to be the money card for Shak, who had flopped bottom set and Andronikashvili made top pair. A bet worth 36,000 was called before the Brit shoved, Peters let go and Shak snap-called.
