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We've seen some curious lines during the course of this tournament and the hand recently played between Steven Fung and Janar Kiivramees definitely qualifies. Kiivramees opened for 71,000 preflop and was called by Fung out of the big blind. On a flop of , Fung led into Kiivramees for one-third of the pot, 54,000. Kiivramees shifted in his chair slightly and then called.
Both players quickly checked the turn and the river. Fung seemed sure he had lost the hand, turning over . But Kiivramees mustered only . Each player played two pair, sevens and deuces with a king kicker. The pot was therefore chopped.
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Thomas Bichon
Rep Porter has been very active this afternoon, opening the most pots preflop. He was at it again, opening for 75,000. Thomas Bichon called that raise from the button, as did Uri Keidar from the big blind. They created a pot with more than 250,000 chips in it preflop.
Keidar checked the flop to Porter. He put in a bet of just more than half the pot, 140,000 chips. Bichon took thirty seconds before announcing, "I raise." He added 200,000 on top of Porter's bet.
That raise quickly chased Keidar out of the pot. Porter was more deliberate. He took a full ninety seconds before flicking his cards into the muck, allowing Bichon to drag the pot.
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Since coming back from the break, the players have played only three hands in twelve minutes. The first hand was contested between Thomas Bichon and Janar Kiivramees. They checked all the way down on a board of . Bichon's was no match for Kiivramees' .
The second hand had just slightly more action, with Rep Porter opening to 110,000 preflop and Steve Fung calling. Fung checked the , then folded to Porter's bet of 150,000.
The third hand was won with a single preflop raise by Bichon.
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We hate going so long in between updates, but the pace of play at this final table has been very deliberate. Not only has it been deliberate but there also hasn't been much in the way of raises, re-raises or flops. We're not saying it's boring, because it's not. What we are saying is that it may take a while before we have a winner because each of the remaining five players is acting with an abundance of caution.
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Uri Keidar
Uri Keidar now has over 2.5 million in chips after winning a recent pot against Thomas Bichon.
Bichon opened the pot with a raise to 100,000 from the button which was called by Keidar in the big blind. The flop came and Keidar check-called a 160,000 bet from Bichon, sending the action to the turn:
Keidar then took the lead in the hand, opening with a bet of 215,000 that sent Bichon into the tank.
"Such a bad card for me," said Bichon, taking one last look at his cards before sending them into the muck pile.
Keidar flashed the with a smile before raking in the pot.
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, Fung led into Kiivramees for one-third of the pot, 54,000. Kiivramees shifted in his chair slightly and then called.
turn and the 
river. Fung seemed sure he had lost the hand, turning over 
. But Kiivramees mustered only 
. Each player played two pair, sevens and deuces with a king kicker. The pot was therefore chopped.
flop to Porter. He put in a bet of just more than half the pot, 140,000 chips. Bichon took thirty seconds before announcing, "I raise." He added 200,000 on top of Porter's bet.
. Bichon's 
was no match for Kiivramees' 
.
, then folded to Porter's bet of 150,000.
and Keidar check-called a 160,000 bet from Bichon, sending the action to the turn: 
