Martin jacobson raised to 60,000 from early positiion and Juha Helppi defended his big blind to see the flop of . Helppi check-called a continuation bet of 50,000 and both opponents then checked down the on the turn and the on the river. Helppi showed the but that was only second best to the of Jacobson.
Leonid Markin raised to 75,000 from early position and was called by Stephen Chidwick and Juha Helppi in the small blind. On the flop, Helppi check-folded his cards whereas Markin made a continuation bet of 130,000 and Chidwick called said amount.
The on the turn saw another barrel by the Russian for 220,000 and Chidwick obliged before the fell on the river. Markin fired a final bet of 375,000 and Chidwick called. The Russian showed for queens and eights, but Chidwick had that beat with for kings and sevens.
Mustapha Kanit open shoved his remaining 74,000 in before the flop from middle position. Action folded to Leonid Markin in the big blind. Everyone expected him to call as it was just 44,000 more, but he folded.
Brian Roberts, second to last in chips, raised an eyebrow and voiced his concerns with this controversial decision by Markin. The floor came over and Roberts explained that he found it remarkable that Markin folded for just 1.5 big blinds more, though he added that he didn't really think that Markin and Kanit were friends or anything.
The floor didn't hand out any penalties in the end, saying Markin was in his right to fold in the spot. Chidwick in the one seat thought out loud that one of the reasons someone in Markin's spot could fold, would be to be able to keep the pressure on the entire table with a shorty like Kanit still in.
"Anyway guys, I had six-four" said Markin with a kind of puzzled look on his face. The dealer continued to deal and the nine remaining players were off to the next hand.
The action started with Leonid Markin raising to 62,000 from the hijack. Stephen Chidwick bumped it up to 150,000 from the button which forced both players on the blinds out of the hand. Markin made the call and both players watched the flop come down .
Markin checked as Chidwick then threw out a continuation bet of 150,000 in chips. Markin quickly moved all in for 1,747,000 and was snap called.
Markin:
Chidwick:
Markin was in trouble of being eliminated but received extra straight outs as the fell on the turn. He would strike gold on the river completing a flush and giving him the winning hand against Chidwick’s trips.
Chidwick has dropped down to 395,000 in chips as Markin now leads the pack with 3,875,000 in chips.
Paul Newey raised to 65,000 from the button and then folded to a 180,000-three-bet of Juha Helppi out of the big blind. One hand later, Mustapha Kanit moved all in from the button and both Helppi as well as Ivan Soshnikov in the big blind called. The Russian tossed in the chips and then said to Kanit "I hope you win."
The board of was checked down and the three players revealed their cards:
Soshnikov:
Helppi:
Kanit:
Two pair for the Italian won the pot and he remains short-stacked but is still in it to win it.
Mustapha Kanit moved all in for his remaining 270,000 from under the gun. Juha Helppi was next to act and looked down at his cards before making the call. The rest of the table folded and the two players tabled their cards.
Helppi:
Kanit:
Kanit was behind and would find no help as the board ran out to see him eliminated just short of the money.
The action folded around to Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the cut off who raised it up to 85,000 in chips. Stephen Chidwick then moved all in from the button for 290,000 forcing a fold from both blind. Troyanovskiy made the call when the decision was back on him and the cards were tabled.
Chidwick:
Troyanovskiy:
The kicker was all the difference as Chidwick held on on a board to double up to 680,000 in chips.
Leonid Markin raised to 80,000 and Vladimir Troyanovskiy called from one seat over, Juha Helppi also called in the small blind. On the flop, Helppi checked and then folded when Markin bet 160,000 and Troyanovskiy called. Markin also fired 250,000 on the turn to receive yet another call.
The river slowed down Markin and he paid off the 200,000-valuebet of Troyanovskiy to reveal . Troyanovskiy had the better kicker in and scooped a nice pot to lessen the gap to his countryman.
. Helppi check-called a continuation bet of 50,000 and both opponents then checked down the 
on the turn and the 
on the river. Helppi showed the 
but that was only second best to the 
of Jacobson.
flop, Helppi check-folded his cards whereas Markin made a continuation bet of 130,000 and Chidwick called said amount.
fell on the river. Markin fired a final bet of 375,000 and Chidwick called. The Russian showed 
for queens and eights, but Chidwick had that beat with 
for kings and sevens.
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river completing a flush and giving him the winning hand against Chidwick’s trips.
was checked down and the three players revealed their cards:
to see him eliminated just short of the money.
