Justin Bonomo opened the action with a raise to 18,000 in the cutoff and Jake Schindler called on the button.
The 
board was checked down to the river where Bonomo bet 15,000 and Schindler folded.
Jake Schindler opened to 20,000 from under the gun and Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 55,000 from the button. The action returned to Schindler, and he moved all in for nearly 550,000 and Chidwick called all in for 303,000.
Chidwick: 
Schindler: 
With Chidwick at-risk and needing to improve, the 
flop changed little, but it would be the 
on the turn that would thrust him into the lead.
The river landed the and Chidwick doubled through to 626,000 as Schindler dropped to 242,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
626,000
358,000
|
358,000 |
|
||
|
242,000
393,000
|
393,000 |
|
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Fedor Holz raised to 19,000 from the button and Justin Bonomo called from the small blind. Jake Schindler came along from the big and three players took a flop of 
, which they all checked.
After the dealer burned and turned the , Bonomo checked and Schindler bet 40,000. Holz called, and then Bonomo check-raised to 125,000, which scared off Schindler. Holz called and the 
completed the board on the river.
Bonomo bet 225,000 and that did the trick as Holz folded after 30 seconds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,170,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
825,000 | |
|
||
|
|
175,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
||
Ben Tollerene opened with a raise to 19,000 on the button with 
and was called by Steffen Sontheimer in the big blind with .
The flop came 
and Sontheimer check-called a bet of 16,000 from Tollerene. The turn was the and both players checked to the that hit the river.
Sontheimer picked up the best hand and decided to bet 57,000. With two overcards to Tollerene's pocket pair, he elected to fold and Sontheimer raked in another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,636,000
116,500
|
116,500 |
|
330,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
Justin Bonomo opened the button to 16,000 and Brian Rast called in the big blind as the flop landed and Rast checked.
Bonomo bet out 32,000 and Rast called before checking the on the turn. Bonomo fired out again; this time for 70,000, and Rast made the call as the river landed the 
.
Rast checked and Bonomo pushed out a stack of 25,000-denomination chips amounting to a bet of 500,000.
Rast called for his final 242,000 and tabled his 
for a flush as Bonomo revealed his 
for a Broadway straight. Rast is now sitting on 732,000 as Bonomo dropped to 450,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
732,000
332,000
|
332,000 |
|
||
|
|
450,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
||
Seth Davies raised to 22,000 on the button with and was called by Stefan Schillhabel in the small blind with 
and Ben Tollerene in the big blind with 
.
The flop came 
and the action was checked around to the on the turn. Schillhabel led out for 45,000 with his broadway draw and Davies called with a pair of jacks.
The river landed the 
giving Schillhabel the best hand and he went for a 41,000 value bet. Davies turned his hand into a bluff and raised to 220,000. Schillhabel used one of his time extensions but ended up folding the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
843,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
|
||
|
765,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
300,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Stefan Schillhabel raised to 24,000 on the button with and Ben Tollerene made a three-bet to 75,000 out of the small blind with 
. Schillhabel made the call and the two players saw a flop of .
Tollerene led out for 50,000 and Schillhabel just called with his top pair and a flush draw. The turn was the improving Schillhabel's hand to two pair. Tollerene checked and Schillhabel bet 175,000 which was enough to cover Tollerene's stack. Tollerene made the call and the cards were tabled.
Tollerene would need to catch a queen or jack that wasn't a club but the peeled off on the river and Tollerene's hopes at The Poker Masters Purple Jacket came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,081,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
The final nine players are on a short break while they are shuffled over to the TV feature table and a re-draw is done.
Play will resume shortly, and a seating draw will be posted once it is made available.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Rast | USA | 765,000 |
| 2 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 1,483,000 |
| 3 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | 634,000 |
| 4 | Seth Davies | USA | 843,000 |
| 5 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 1,087,000 |
| 6 | Christian Christner | Germany | 654,000 |
| 7 | Jake Schindler | USA | 182,000 |
| 8 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 1,081,000 |
| 9 | Justin Bonomo | USA | 471,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,483,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
|
1,087,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,081,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
843,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
765,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
||
|
654,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
634,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
471,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
182,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
In the first hand of the nine-handed table, Stephen Chidwick raised to 18,000 holding the and Brian Rast called from the small blind with the .
Rast then led out for 25,000 on the 
flop and Chidwick called with his flush draw, which he hit on the 
turn. Rast check-called a bet of 65,000 and then checked the river.
Rast checked for a second time and Chidwick bet 350,000. Rast used two time extensions before making the call.
With that, Chidwick, who has been short much of today, moved into second chip position while Rast fell to the second-shortest stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,108,000
474,000
|
474,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
307,000
458,000
|
458,000 |
|
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