O'Kearney Survives; Winther Loses Some
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Dara O'Kearney ended up forced all in with the 
in the big blind and hit a nine on the flop versus 
to remain in contention.
In the meanwhile, some bigger pots took place without any major action or significance.
Oerjahn Winther, who has spent the entire day with reading books while playing, lost two pots in a row to drop below half a million in chips. In the second hand, he bet the 
river for 27,000. Gilles Huet reluctantly called and won the pot with 
versus 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000 | 395,000 |
|
295,000 | 65,000 |
|
21,000 | -29,000 |
, Corentin Ropert check-shoved for 77,000 out of the big blind when facing a bet of 16,000 by Gabriel Gavrila in the cutoff. Gavrila reluctantly called and the cards were tabled.
river run out. Still 49 players remaining.
flop brought a check-fold of Pollers.
and van der Kooi held the 
for trips aces. The 
turn and 
river were blanks and van der Kooi chipped up to 10,000. There was just one problem ... he was in the big blind the next hand and he had to post the 5,000 big blind ante, forced all in once more.
left van der Kooi drawing dead and he was eliminated. Mariusz Niski fell at the same time and that reduced the field to the last 49.
turn and the snap-shove for approximately 190,000 on the 
river.