When it folded to Mantas Stikelis on the button he raised to 900 with only Sean McCann calling from the small blind.
McCann check-called a bet of 1,000 from Stikelis on the 3♥8♠5♦ flop.
The turn came the A♦ and McCann quickly check-called another bet from Stikelis, this time for 3,300.
McCann checked for the final time when the A♥ dropped on the river. Stikelis bet 5,000 which got an instant fold from McCann.
After Temur Aliev limped from the hijack, Michael Dwyer in the cutoff raised to 1,200. All the other players folded to Aliev who called.
Dwyer continued for 1,100 on the 5♥7♦7♠ flop, but Aliev didn't back down and check-called. But on the A♥ turn, Aliev quickly folded after Dwyer bet 2,600.
Espen Myrmo raised from under the gun to 1,000 before Conor Bergin three-bet to 3,500 from the hijack. After it folded back to Myrmo, he called to see a flop.
Myrmo checked the 3♦2♦8♥ flop and Bergin fired out a bet of 2,700. Myrmo quickly folded and Bergin won the pot.
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Mindaugas Kriauciunas raised to 1,000 from early position and was only called by Conor Bergin, who defended from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 3♠9♣2♠ and Kriauciunas continued for 1,000. Bergin check-called, but folded after Kriauciunas fired a second barrel on the K♦ turn.
Bobby Willis raised to 1,200 from the button with Sean McCann defending out of the big blind.
McCann was first to act and checked the Q♠4♠6♠ flop. Willis bet 1,600 and McCann quickly called.
The 6♣ turn and 5♥ river got checked down by both players and McCann took down the pot with Q♦7♠ for a pair of queens.
Conor Bergin raised to 900 from under the gun with Espen Myrmo defending out of the big blind.
Myrmo led out for 700 on the 8♥5♦4♥ flop and Bergin called.
Myrmo bet again on the 6♣ turn, this time for 1,400. Bergin didn't take long to fold, and Myrmo pulled in the pot.
John Dwyer opened to 700 from the cutoff and was called by Michael Sklenicka on the button, but Espen Myrmo in the small blind three-bet to 2,800. Christian Dressler in the big blind called for his last 1,400, and both Dwyer and Sklenicka called.
On a flop of J♣8♣K♥, Myrmo and Dwyer checked to Sklenicka who bet 2,800. Myrmo was the only one to call. Sklenicka then fired a second barrel of 7,600 on the 2♥ turn and he made Myrmo check-fold.
Christian Dressler: 10♦5♦ 
Michael Sklenicka: 9♣7♣
Sklenicka won the side pot, and the full pot thanks to a straight with the 10♥ river. Despite hitting a pair on the river, Dressler was eliminated.
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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