The tournament director has confirmed play will conclude at the end of Level 25, and a 75-minute dinner break will take place at the end of Level 23.
The tournament director has confirmed play will conclude at the end of Level 25, and a 75-minute dinner break will take place at the end of Level 23.
Rosario Agosta limped from the small blind, and snap-called a jam of 105,000 from Mohamed Zazri in the big blind.
Mohamed Zazri: 6♦3♣
Rosario Agosta: Q♠J♥
Zazri didn't have much, but he rivered a pair, while Agosta missed, the 4♠2♠2♦A♥3♥ runout.
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Lulei Hu still leads the way at the first break, with Wouter Van Efferen the big mover thus far.
The players have been sent on a 20-minute break.
One of the most dangerous players in the field, Manig Loeser, has hit the buffers here, the victim of a brutal river two-outer.
Loeser was all-in for 178,000, and at risk against Anuar El Bakkali.
Manig Loeser: 9♥9♦
Anuar El Bakkali: 8♣8♥
Loeser looked in great shape, and the 10♠7♦2♣ flop and 3♥ turn were clear, but the 8♠ hit on the river in miraculous fashion to send the German to the rail.
Gijsbert Van Doesburg opened to 16,000 under the gun, and was faced with a three-bet to 85,000 from Conor O'Driscoll in the next seat.
Van Doesburg thought for a brief moment, before four-bet jamming with the covering stack. O'Driscoll quickly called off for his total of 118,000.
Conor O'Driscoll: 8♥8♣
Gijsbert Van Doesburg: K♠K♣
O'Driscoll was crushed, but he found a two-outer on the J♥8♦4♣ flop.
"Unbelievable, no way" commented Konstantin Farber beside O'Driscoll, and the 2♦ turn and Q♣ river did not alter matters.
Start of day chip leader Lulei Hu opened to 18,000, and called a three-bet jam from Friedrich Raez of 194,000, after a fair spell in the tank.
Friedrich Raez: A♥Q♠
Lulei Hu: 4♥4♣
Raez looked surprised when he saw his opponent's holding, and it was off to the races. Unfortunately for Raez, he could not connect with the 10♠5♣2♥2♦5♠ runout.
"Are you sure you have enough room?" joked a table mate, as Hu tried to stack his mountain of chips in front of him without encroaching on the space of the dealer and player beside him.