Rush For Neves
Jaromir Hanel called a bet of 1,500 of Ghattas Kortas in the small blind on the river of a board 
and was good when Kortas showed 
, as the Czech on the button had 
. Soon after it was Helio Neves who claimed the spotlight on the table in two consecutive hands.
Hand 1
The flop showed 
and Neves bet 2,400 in the big blind. Kjell Ove Dyb called and Kortas raised to 7,100. Neves moved all in for 25,500 and Dyb shoved over the top, while Kortas reluctantly folded with fewer than one third of the starting stack behind.
Helio Neves: 
Kjell Ove Dyb: 
After the turn and 
river run out, Dyb started to celebrate but quickly fell silent as he noticed the full house of Neves, taking a big hit to his stack.
Hand 2
A raise by Hanel resulted in the three-bet to 1,500 by Neves in the small blind and Hanel called. The flop of 
was checked, and Neves' bet of 3,000 on the 
turn was called by Hanel. After the 
river, Neves made it 8,700 to go and Hanel called, but tapped the table in defeat when he was being shown 
for top two pair by Neves.
Those two hands vaulted Neves from a starting stack into the top spot in the third level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
9,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
7,000
7,000
|
7,000 |