Sam Grafton raised to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Leon Sturm in the big blind.
The flop came J♣7♦A♣. Sturm checked, Grafton bet 5,000 and Sturm called. Both players checked it back on the 9♥ turn.
The river was the K♦. Sturm checked and Grafton moved all in for around 20,000. Sturm quickly called. Grafton flipped over K♥J♦ for two pair, kings and jacks. Sturm showed 10♥8♠ for a turned straight to win the pot, eliminating Grafton from the tournament.
The pot had swelled to 120,000 with two players looking at a full board of 4♠3♣Q♣K♦5♣.
The action was caught as Sergi Reixach, in the hijack, had a bet for 25,000 laying out in front of him. Mounir Tajiou, on the button, moved all in, putting Reixach to the test for his effective stack of 110,000. Reixach used all his remaining time banks before making the call.
Sergi Reixach: K♠J♠
Mounir Tajiou: 10♣9♣
Reixach's hero-call fell short against the rivered flush of Tajiou, sending him to the rail.
Eric Sfez opened to 6,000 under the gun and Lander Lijo defended his big blind.
On the 4♠8♦7♦ flop, Lijo check-called a bet of 11,500 from Sfez.
The 9♥ rolled off on the turn and Lijo changed approach, leading out with a bet of 8,000. Sfez didn't take long before producing a raise to 46,500. Lijo asked for the count and pretty quicky called.
The 5♦ rolled off on the river, and Lijo considered the spot for a bit before moving forward chips totaling 103,000. Sfez folded relatively quickly, sending a chunky pot to Lijo.
Lijo, who started the day as the smallest stack, is now just under 300,000, mounting an impressive comeback.
Around 17,500 was in the middle on a flop of 10♥5♣3♣ in a hand between Cedric Schwaederle in the cutoff and Ognyan Dimov in the small blind.
Schwaederle put out a bet of 8,000, only to be faced with a check-raise from Dimov to 18,000. Schwaederle thought it through for a moment, before moving all in for 62,000 in total. Dimov made the quick call.
Cedric Schwaederle: A♠10♠
Ognyan Dimov: K♣10♦
Both players had top pair tens, but Schwaederle had the best kicker and no unlikely escape was provided for Dimov on the 9♣ turn and 2♥ river, sending Schwaederle the double-up.
Andras Nemeth opened under the gun and Sam Grafton defended his big blind.
On the 8♦K♠5♠ flop, Grafton check-called a bet of 6,500 from Nemeth.
The 4♣ turn was checked through, as was the K♥ river. Grafton showed A♠10♣ and Nemeth had A♣Q♠, with Nemeth taking the pot with the better ace-high.
In the next hand, Vladyslav Martynenko, opened to 5,500 from middle position, and Grafton three-bet jammed for around 81,000 from the small blind. Martynenko, who had literally just received a PokerStars hoodie procured for him by Grafton, obliged Grafton's generosity by quickly folding.
In the final hand, action folded to Jamie Dwan in the cutoff, who opened to 5,500. Grafton called on the button, as did Nemeth in the big blind.
On the 10♥3♣10♠ flop, Dwan continued with a bet of 6,500 after it was checked to him. Grafton called and Nemeth folded.
The J♦ rolled off on the turn, and Dwan slid out a bet of 16,000. Grafton again called.
The 7♥ river completed the board, and Dwan triple barreled with a bet of 36,000. Grafton quickly called. Dwan showed Q♣8♣ for queen-high, having missed his turned straight draw, and Grafton had A♠J♣ for top pair jacks, sending him a nice pot.
The pot stood at approximately 60,000 with two players looking at board of 9♦10♥2♣A♥.
Both Sergi Reixach, in the hijack, checked the action to Justin Bonomo, on the button, who checked back.
The 4♣ river saw Reixach move all in, putting Bonomo to the test for his effective stack size of approximately 44,000. Bonomo took his time before making the call.
Rehman Kassam came over to the media desk. "I need you in my life," he said. It seemed like a homoerotic proposition, but Kassam had just busted Phil Ivey and wanted it included in the live reporting.
As reported by Kassam, Ivey opened from the cutoff for 4,500 and Kassam three-bet to 13,500. Ivey moved all in for 50,000 and Kassam called. Players revealed their cards, with Ivey at risk.
Phil Ivey: 6♥6♦
Rehman Kassam: A♠Q♠
The board ran out A♣9♣5♣4x2x to give Kassam a pair of aces on the flop. He won the pot and Ivey was eliminated from the tournament.
[Removed:548] opened to 4,000 from middle position and Leon Sturm defended his big blind.
On the 8♦K♣6♦ flop, Sturm check-raised to 11,000 versus a continuation bet of 3,500 from [Removed:549]. After some thought, [Removed:549] called.
The K♦ came on the turn, and Sturm continued to fire, putting out a bet of 16.500. [Removed:549] again deliberated for some time before calling.
The 7♠ completed the board. and Sturm moved all in with the covering stack. [Removed:549] immediately put out his final four time banks in front of him. Three of them went to the dealer before [Removed:549] sent his hand into the muck.
"Did you have anything?" [Removed:549] asked, and Sturm shrugged his shoulders, smiled and said "I had something".
The pot stood at approximately 110,000 with two players looking at a board of K♥8♠4♠3♠.
Matthias Lipp, in middle position, checked the action to Bert Stevens, on the button. Stevens placed a minuscule bet of 2,000 and the action was back on Lipp. Thinking on his decision, Lipp elected to fold despite the great price Stevens had offered him.
The table laughed together as Lipp flashed 9♣6♣ to the table, announcing "It's good for the game".
Around 50,000 was in the middle on a flop of K♠9♠5♣ in a hand between Eric Sfez and Andras Nemeth in early position, and Mikita Badziakouski in the cutoff.
Action was checked to Badziakouski, who put out a bet of 11,000. Sfez produced a prompt check-raise to 42,000, and both of his opponents quickly folded.
In the next hand, Sfez opened to 4,000 under the gun and Ilya Nikiforov put in his last 3,000. All other opponents folded.
Ilya Nikiforov: A♦Q♦
Eric Sfez: A♥K♥
Nikiforov's ace was dominated, and the 2♠6♣2♥6♦K♠ runout confirmed his exit, Sfez ending up with a pair of kings.
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