Early Three-Handed Action
Level 26
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Each of the remaining three players scored middle-sized pots in the early stages of short-handed play and the biggest pot was then awarded to Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov.
Luke "Bit2Easy" reeves opened to 265,200 on the button and Koliakov three-bet to 1,082,000 in the small blind. Reeves made the call and came along when Koliakov fired a first barrel worth 1,048,050 on the 
flop. The 
turn paired the board and a second barrel of 1,891,295 by Koliakov forced a fold from Reeves.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,251,917 | 658,200 |
|
11,393,703 | 1,331,135 |
|
6,354,380 | -1,989,335 |
, Kanit's queens reigned supreme to vault the Italian into the top spot with now three players remaining. Mulder was eliminated in 5th place for $97,942.88 and Carrel received $126,411.92 for his 4th place finish.
flop, only Kanit check-called a bet of 214,038 by Carrel and did so again for 461,950 on the 
turn.
for bottom set scored a double, as Carrel only had 
for two pair.
and since neither player had a heart in the hand, the aces and kings of Carrel ended up as the winning hand. Mateos was eliminated in 6th place and takes home $75,885.27.
flop was checked all the way and the 
on the turn saw Mateos check-call a bet of 709,200 by Reeves.
river was checked once more and Mateos showed 
for two pair and a missed flush draw, which Reeves had beat with 
for kings up.
flop brought a check by Carrel, a bet of 420,000 by Mulder and a call.
flop brought no betting action and Mulder then bet the 
flop from 120,000 to 380,000 and picked up a call by Reeves. Koliakov bet the 
turn for 400,000 and Reeves came along, the 
river was then checked.
river and Koliakov called but mucked to the 
of the Brit.
