In a battle of the blinds, Per Munksgaard check-called a bet of 11,000 on the river and Jussi Nevanlinna turned over for a pair of kings. Munksgaard also had a pair of kings, but with the better kicker.
On the river of a board , Kees van Brugge fired a bet of 69,000 and was called by table neighbor Johnny Hansen. Van Brugge showed for a flush and Hansen mucked to drop down further in chips.
On the heads-up flop of , Michiel Brummelhuis bet 22,000 and Johan Verhagen raised to 70,000 before receiving a call. The turn has Verhagen shove for 200,000 effective with the and Brummelhuis called with to see a blank on the river and double.
From the button, Johan Verhagen moved all in for 43,000 and was called by Michiel Brummelhuis in the big blind.
Verhagen:
Brummelhuis:
The flop was a great one for Brummelhuis and a disaster for Verhagen, who was at risk. The turn and river bricked and sent Verhagen to the rail in 21st place.
After a raise by Joep van den Bijgaart in under the gun, Pascal Vos moved all in for 126,000 from the button. Clyde Tjauw Foe asked for a count and then made the call, van den Bijgaart folded.
Vos:
Tjauw Foe:
There was no help for the player at risk, as the board ran out to send Vos to the rail in 20th place.
Donald Rae raised and then faced the three-bet of Niels van Alphen in the small blind for 52,000. Rae four-bet to 86,000 and was called to see a heads-up flop of . Van Alphen check-called a small continuation bet worth 42,000 and did so again for 64,000 on the turn.
The river was checked through and van Alphen showed for aces and threes, Rae claimed the pot with .
In the first hand of the new level, Chris Dowling shoved to claim the blinds and antes.
Niels van Alphen raised to 21,000 from the button and Donald Rae called in the big blind to see the flop . Rae check-called a bet of 19,000 and then gave up on the turn when van Alphen fired a second bet worth 71,000.
Shortly after, Przemyslaw Piotrowski moved all in as well and none of his opponents was willing to call.