On the first hand back from break, Derk van Luijk opened to 80,000 from the hijack and snap-called when Georgios Karakousis jammed for 610,000 from the big blind.
Georgios Karakousis: 6♠6♣
Derk van Luijk: K♦K♣
Karakousis ran into cowboys and failed to find his two-outer on the 9♣7♣3♠Q♠2♠ runout, ending his run in 19th place.
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
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The remaining 19 players are on a 65-minute dinner break.
Action should resume around 9:15 p.m. local time.
Level 23-24 Highlights
Natan Chauskin opened to 60,000 from the hijack with A♣10♣ and Alexander Seibt called with A♠Q♣ from the button.
Chauskin's run good continued as he made a full house on the A♥10♥10♦ flop. He bet 40,000 and was called.
Chauskin fired out another 150,000 on the 9♠ turn and was called.
The pot grew to 575,000 and Seibt had 525,000 behind as the 3♥ river completed the board. Chauskin wanted all of it and jammed.
"I'm gonna make a big fold," said Seibt as he used a time bank and then got away from it.
Chauskin was kind enough to show his hand, and Seibt celebrated before heading off on the dinner break.
Jovan Kenjic, with A♦J♥, opened to 65,000 and jammed from the hijack as the big stack after Nathan Tetart three-bet to 160,000 from the button with 10♥10♦.
Tetart had 530,000 more behind and used four time banks before folding his pocket pair.
Derk van Luijk raised to 75,000 under the gun and Philipp Wenzelburger three-bet to 330,000 in the small blind. Danilo Velasevic then moved all in for 970,000 in the big blind and Van Luijk folded, but Wenzelburger called to put him at risk.
Danilo Velasevic: A♦K♠
Philipp Wenzelburger: 9♣9♠
"I couldn't fold," Wenzelburger said as the two opponents watched the flop come 6♣10♥2♠. The 6♥ turn was no help to Velasevic, while the river was the 5♦.
"Pow," Wenzelburger cried out as he and Velasevic exchanged a fist bump before Velasevic made his exit in 20th place.
Alexander Seibt opened to 60,000 with A♥8♥ from early position and was called by David Docherty, who had 9♦9♣ from the button.
Jovan Kenjic looked down at J♣10♣ in the small blind, and he made it 275,000. Seibt folded his suited ace, and then Docherty folded his hand.
Philipp Wenzelburger raised to 80,000 from middle position and Francisco Benitez moved all in from the big blind for 255,000. Wenzelburger snap-called as the chip leader and players revealed their cards.
Francisco Benitez: A♥Q♠
Philipp Wenzelburger: J♦J♠
The flop ran out 9♥8♣10♦. Benitez shouted out for the "jack" and then the turn came the J♥ to give him the straight. Wenzelburger made a set and was drawing to a full house. Benitez shouted out again, this time for the "two," then the river came the 2♦.
The confrontation left little dent in Wenzelburger's stack, but provided a crucial double up for Benitez.
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