With Vitalijs Tarhanovs on just 15,000 chips, Chris Moore raised to 25,000 out of the small blind. Victor Sbrissa three-bet to 65,000 in the big blind, and Moore called.
The flop fell 
, Moore check-called a 55,000-chip bet, and the turn brought the 
. Moore checked, Sbrissa fired 75,000, and Moore begrudgingly folded.
Philip Sternheimer and Benny Spindler checked on a board of 
. Sorel Mizzi fired out 72,000, and only Sternheimer called.
The river was the 
, Mizzi fired out another 135,000, and Sternheimer splashed a few chips forward, signaling a call.
Mizzi showed 
for a turned full house, and Sternheimer flashed the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
625,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
425,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
As Ilya Bulychev was collecting his things on an adjacent table, Chris Moore opened to 21,000 on the button. Victor Sbrissa three-bet to 59,000 out of the small blind, and Alex Bilokur moved all in for 189,000 from the big blind. Moore folded, and Sbrissa, thinking he was pot-committed, called.
Sbrissa: 
Bilokur: 
Bilokur held as the board rolled out 
, doubling to 415,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
860,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
415,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
Ilya Bulychev, who bubbled the $1 Million Big One for One Drop, open-shoved for 71,000 from under the gun, and Philip Sternheimer called out of the small blind.
Bulychev: 
Sternheimer: 
Sternheimer flopped the world when the dealer fanned 
, taking away two of Bulychev's outs, and held as the turn and river came , respectively.
With Bulychev's elimination, we are now down to 17 players and will play hand-for-hand until the bubble bursts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Vanessa Selbst opened to 20,000 from the cutoff, Toby Lewis called on the button, and Artem Litvinov defended from the big blind. The dealer fanned 
, Litvinov and Selbst both checked, and Lewis fired 33,000. Only Selbst called.
The turn was the , Selbst checked again, and Lewis tossed out another 85,000. Selbst tank-called.
The river was a fourth heart - the - and Selbst checked a third time. Lewis checked behind, revealing 
. Selbst showed for a flopped set.
"What an awful runout," Selbst lamented. "Good thing you had a real hand."
Selbst was alluding to the fact that if Lewis didn't have a hand as strong as queens, he may have bluffed the river. He did not, however, and Selbst wasn't put into a tough position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
925,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
||
|
810,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
||
When we arrived at the table, Philipp Gruissem was all in and at risk holding against the of Chris Moore. The race was over rather quickly when the flop fell 
, giving Moore quads.
The turn and river came 
, 
respectively, and Gruissem was eliminated short of the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
From under the gun, Philipp Gruissem limped in. Tony Gregg checked his option in the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Gregg checked, and Gruissem checked behind.
The turn was the , and Gregg check-raised a bet of 11,000 from Gruissem to 35,000. Gregg called.
The river was the , and Gregg checked. Gruissem fired all in for about 110,000, and Gregg folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
210,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Vanessa Selbst opened to 16,000 in the cutoff, Toby Lewis three-bet to 38,000 on her direct left, and Selbst four-bet to 84,000. Lewis five-bet to 140,000, prompting Selbst to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
720,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
630,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller winner Alex Bilokur checked on a flop of 
. Chris Moore fired out 22,000, and Bilokur moved all in for 84,000. Moore tank-called.
Moore:
Bilokur:
Bilokur held as the turn and river bricked , 
respectively, and Bilokur doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
215,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
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