Arnaud Mattern raised to 10,000 and Istvan Birizdo reraised all in for 30,500 from the next seat. Action folded back to Mattern and he made the call.
Mattern: 
Birizdo: 
The flop put Birizdo in front with the 
and the turn kept him there with the 
falling. The river was the 
and Mattern snatched back the lead to win the hand and send Birizdo out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
and Mattern the 
. The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Jann doubled through the French pro.
, but Assouline snatched the lead back once the 
turned. The 
bricked on the river, and Pezzin was eliminated from the tournament.
and river 
respectively, and El Matador doubled to 210,000 chips.
river.
was good enough to win him the pot.
, and Loos would not be able to catch back up. The turn 
. The 
paired the board on the turn, and Strong tossed 19,000 chips in front of him. Mortensen tank-called.
completed the board, and both players checked again. Strong tabled 
for Adam Geyer. The flop came down 
and Geyer was able to spike a gutshot straight to win the hand and eliminate Alvarado from the tournament.
