Paul Vergeer raised to 160,000 with the 
and Mateusz Moolhuizen defended with the 
. On the flop 
, Moolhuizen check-raised from 175,000 to 350,000 and Vergeer folded.
The next hand, Moolhuizen raised to 180,000, holding the 
. Vergeer three-bet to 485,000 with the identical and Moolhuizen asked for the stack size of his opponent before electing to fold.
Paul Vergeer raised to 160,000 with the 
and Mateusz Moolhuizen defended his big blind with 
. On the flop 
, Moolhuizen check-called a bet of 175,000 and then check-folded the 
turn to a second barrel worth 265,000.
After the hand, Vergeer was listed with 39 big blinds while Moolhuizen maintained a 2-1 lead with 81 big blinds.
Paul Vergeer raised to 160,000 with the and Mateusz Moolhuizen defended with the 
, then folding the flop of 
to a continuation bet.
Moolhuizen claimed the next pot by raising to 180,000, Vergeer called with 
and also gave up the flop 
to a continuation bet.
Vergeer raised to 160,000 with the , Moolhuizen called with 
. Both players checked the flop 
and the turn before Vergeer won the pot with a bet of 255,000 on the river.
Moolhuizen's raise to 180,000 with 
was called by Vergeer with 
. They checked the flop 
and Moolhuizen then bet his straight draw on the turn to enforce a fold.
Paul Vergeer raised to 160,000 with the and Mateusz Moolhuizen defended with the 
. On the flop 
, Moolhuizen check-called a bet of 175,000 and they checked down the 
turn. On the river, Moolhuizen checked and then folded to a bet of 530,000 by Vergeer.
Two hands later, Vergeer opened to 160,000 with and Moolhuizen three-bet to 460,000 with the 
. Vergeer four-bet and Moolhuizen quickly folded.
After the hand, the players headed into a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,870,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
3,760,000
-315,000
|
-315,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 10,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen won the first hand of the new level by raising to 260,000 with the , Paul Vergeer gave up his big blind.
Vergeer raised the next hand to 350,000 with the 
and Moolhuizen defended with 
. On the flop 
, Moolhuizen check-called a bet of 265,000 and made trips on the turn. Vergeer checked behind and then folded to a bet of 565,000 on he river.
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Mateusz Moolhuizen raised to 260,000 with the and Paul Vergeer called with the . They checked down the board 
and four spades on the board killed all betting action, the pot went to Vergeer.
The two contenders for the title have slowed down, also due to the lesser big blinds in play in the next blind level. Barely any hand saw more than a flop and a bet and fold, just like Paul Vergeer's top pair with on the flop . Mateusz Moolhuizen had not connected at all with and folded.
