East Takes a Small Pot; De Laat Chipping Up
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
With 4,100 in the pot and 
, Jareth East and Bas De Laat checked from the blinds before Bruno Lopes bet 1,000 from middle position. East called and De Laat got out of the way while a 
dropped on the turn.
Both players checked the turn to see 
on the river.
East fired 1,100 and Lopes folded to give him the pot, but all three players are above the starting stack on the day as the tournament nears its dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,300
69,300
|
69,300 |
|
47,700
8,700
|
8,700 |
|
37,800
37,800
|
37,800 |
were trailing. Peter Turmezey had the dominating 
and remained ahead on the 
runout to eliminate Bojovic.
had flopped top pair but it was no good on the 
board.
held the superior kicker, ending Sitbon's run in this event as he had already entered for the second time.
, the pocket pair of Saby held up for the double. Wheeler mentioned in table chat that he folded pocket fours.
, with no help for Brink, and Evans' aces held to secure the double.
. Dalfo Batlle scored the knockout with the 
