Farrell Under Pressure
Joao Simao limped in and Johannes Becker checked. The duo checked the 
flop and Simao checked the 
turn, Becker bet 300,000 and Simao called. On the 
river, Simao checked once more and Becker bet 1.65 million. "I wish I had king high," Simao said in table chat and didn't get any reaction from Becker.
Eventually, the partypoker ambassador folded and showed the 
, Becker returned the favor and flashed the 
. Simao wanted to see Becker's second card adn revealed his 
for pocket queens as well, but didn't get to see what he folded to.
In a limped pot between the two chip leaders, the 
flop and the 
turn were checked by Becker and Stefan Schillhabel in the blinds. The 
river brought a bet of 1.0 million by Becker and Schillhabel called to take down the pot with 
versus 
.
Schillhabel limped in and Niall Farrell checked in the big blind. The 
flop went check, check, while Schillhabel check-called a bet of 400,000 on the 
turn. There was no further betting action on the river and Schillhabel tabled 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,700,000 | 2,200,000 |
|
17,400,000 | 100,000 |
|
6,600,000 | -1,400,000 |
|
3,300,000 | -900,000 |