Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody just brought us up to speed with the elimination of his fellow countryman Charlie Carrel.
Elias Christodoulou raised under the gun and Carrel three-bet from the small blind, and the initial raiser called.
The flop brought out king-five-six with one spade, and Christodoulou called a bet. on the turn the hit and Carrel moved all in, having started the hand with 12,000.
Christodoulou called with for a turned nut flush draw, and the river gave him a flush with the .
Pavel Veksler opened to 700 and was called by one player as well as Christopher Frank before Max Silver squeezed to 3,500 from the button. Romain Lewis called all in for 3,400 from the big blind and Vexsler as well as Frank went along.
On the flop, the action was checked to Silver and he bet 4,400 to isolate successfully.
Silver:
Lewis:
Neither the turn nor the river changed anything and Lewis quadrupled up.
The three-way flop was checked through by Yang Wang, Ariel Celestino and Kiryl Radzivonau. On the turn, Celestino shoved for his last 8,500 and Wang called whereas Radzivonau folded.
Celestino: for two pair
Wang: for overpair
A blank river put a small dent into the stack of Wang, who is still among the chip leaders right now.
On the heads-up flop , Artem Metalidi checked and then faced a bet worth 1,000 by Fabian Quoss to toss in a yellow T-1,000 chip. On the turn, the Ukrainian checked again and then called a second barrel worth 2,300 before surrendering the river to a third barrel worth 5,000.
The second 20-minute break has started with the players heading for some fresh air after the end of level four. This is also half time for the day, however a dinner break follows after the end of level six to ensure a full day at the office for all players.