Bart Lybaert opened to 26,000 in middle position. From the small blind, James Gilbert three-bet shoved 261,000 from the big blind, and Lybaert instantly called.
Bart Lybaert:
James Gilbert:
The board ran out and Gilbert finished in 16th place. He added €4,800 to his already substantial lifetime winnings of over $1,3 million.
Raoul Refos opened to 24,000 from under the gun, Dwayne Sluit three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind, Refos four-bet shoved 350,000, and Sluis snap-called.
Raoul Refos:
Dwayne Sluis:
Refos was on the ropes in a classic setup and needed to hit a king to escape elimination. The dealer fanned out a , which failed to provide any help for the Dutchman. Refos, who bubbled the €3,500 High Roller earlier this week, received €5,759 for finishing 15th.
Paul Gresel raised in early position, Wladimir Stepanian moved in with his stack of 125,000 on the button, and Gresel called it off.
Paul Gresel:
Wladimir Stepanian:
Stepanian remained in the lead after the flop but Gresel spiked the on the turn to take the lead. Stepanian needed to hit a jack or ace to keep his WSOP Circuit chances alive.
The river was the and the Rotterdam local, who won three Holland Casino Main Events in this casino, headed to the rail in 13th place (€5,759).
Chipleader Dwayne Sluis is very active at the outer table and involved in a lot of pots. In one of them, however, Sluis was forced to fork over a decent portion of his stack, after a bluff went south.
On a board, Sluis bet 95,000 and Jakob Miegel called. The river was the and Sluis moved in for effectively 363,000, and Miegel snapped it off.
Frits Heckler raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Egi Adriaans defended the small blind. On the flop, Adriaans checked, and Heckler simply shoved for 281,000. Adriaans, who had Heckler slightly covered, wasted no time in calling it off.
Frits Heckler:
Egi Adriaans:
Adriaans had outflopped Heckler and suddenly, Heckler's tournament life was hanging in the balance. The on the turn gave him some additional outs but the on the river wasn't one of them. Heckler was off to the payout desk to collect €7,009 in winnings.