The remaining four players have been sent on another 20-minute break.
The remaining four players have been sent on another 20-minute break.
Andrea Dato opened to 600,000 first to act with 10♦9♦. [Removed:553] called in the small blind with A♠J♦.
Both players paired up on the A♥10♥7♥ flop, with Simon maintaining the lead. He check-called for 300,000.
The 2♠ turn checked through to the K♣ river and Dato folded after Simon bet 400,000.
[Removed:553] opened to 600,000 from under the gun before Jose Gonzalez Sanchez three-bet to 1,800,000. Simon used up a time bank before tossing his 9♠9♣ into the muck. It was a shrewd fold, as Sanchez had Q♠Q♥.
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez completed in the small blind and Andrea Dato checked his option in the big blind.
Sanchez bet 300,000 on the flop of 2♥A♦6♥ and Dato called. Sanchez then checked on the 4♣ turn and Dato bet 350,000. Sanchez check-jammed and Dato called for 4,150,000.
Andrea Dato: 6♦4♦
Jose Gonzalez Sanchez: Q♣3♠
Dato was far in front with two pair and only needed to fade his opponent's gutshot outs before the safe Q♠ earned him a double.
[Removed:553] completed in the small blind with J♥4♥ and Jose Gonzalez Sanchez raised to 700,000 in the big blind with 7♣6♠. Simon called.
Simon checked on the flop of 10♣8♥K♦ and Sanchez bet 500,000. Simon called. Simon checked again on the 9♥ turn and Sanchez sized up to 1,200,000 with his straight. Simon called.
Simon checked again on the Q♠ river and Sanchez checked back before seeing the bad news as Simon had rivered a better straight.
Halil Tasyurek opened to 1,000,000 from the small blind, and [Removed:553] defended his big blind.
On the 9♣6♦3♦ flop, Tasyurek continued for 1,200,000. Simon used up a time bank before jamming for 4,525,000.
Tasyurek folded his 8♥6♠ which was the best hand as Simon had 8♣7♦ for an open-ended straight draw.
[Removed:553] opened to 600,000 from the button with A♣9♦ and Andrea Dato called from the big blind with K♠2♠.
Dato had two pair on the K♥8♣2♥ flop and he just check-called for 300,000. The 5♦ came on the turn and Dato led out for 450,000 and Simon called with his ace-high.
Dato filled up on the K♦ river and checked. Simon didn't take the bait and checked behind.
Andrea Dato opened to 600,000 from early position with A♦7♥ and Jose Gonzalez Sanchez called in the big blind with K♥5♣.
Sanchez checked on the flop of 10♥5♥J♣ and Dato continued for 300,000. Sanchez check-jammed as Dato folded to hang on to his remaining 2,950,000.
[Removed:553] completed in the small blind with Q♠5♥ and Jose Gonzalez Sanchez checked in the big blind with A♥10♣.
Simon checked on the flop of K♠J♦2♦ and Sanchez checked back. Simon checked again on the 8♦ turn and Sanchez again checked.
Simon checked once more on the 2♠ river and Sanchez fired for 400,000. Simon paid it off with his queen-high.
Halil Tasyurek opened to 600,000 and called when Yannick Schumacher jammed for 3,950,000 from the small blind.
Yannick Schumacher: A♥Q♦
Halil Tasyurek: J♠J♣
Schumacher could not leapfrog the pocket pair and was ejected in fifth place after the J♥8♣9♥8♦Q♠ runout.