James Romero raised from late position to 18,000 and big blind Luuk Gieles moved all in for a total of 161,000. Romero called with the speed of light, immediately showing down 
. Gieles was well behind with 
.
The flop brought 
and Gieles was suddenly in the lead. The 
turn and 
river were blanks and Gieles moved into the chip lead by doubling through the American Romero.
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
There is a 60-minute dinner break.
Since the players have taken their seats at the unofficial final table they've been a bit more serious than they were before. Small pots have been won by Ad Schaap and Kevin Paque.
Albert Hoekendijk is staying alive in the tournament after he just doubled up through Ad Schaap. Michal Mrakes raised from the under the gun position to 13,000 and Ad Schaap three-bet to 36,500 from middle position. Hoekendijk moved all in and Mrakes got out of the way. Schaap called quickly.
Albert Hoekendijk: 
Ad Schaap: 
The board ran out clean for Hoekendijk in the form of 
and he doubled up.
Raoul Refos just won a big pot against Albert Hoekendijk. All the chips went to the middle with aces against queens. Refos was holding the pair of queens and needed to hit one of two outs to survive. Hoekendijk was sitting in the best position with a pair of aces.
The flop was clean, the turn didn't bring any harm to Hoekendijk his chances, but the river was the queen and Refos got lucky to double up through Hoekendijk.
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Hoekendijk | Netherlands | 171000 |
| 2 | Kevin Paque | Netherlands | 218500 |
| 3 | James Romero | United States | 470000 |
| 4 | Haci Bayram | Denmark | 228500 |
| 5 | Firoz Mangroe | Netherlands | 250000 |
| 6 | Luuk Gieles | Netherlands | 213500 |
| 7 | Michal Mrakes | Czech Republic | 203000 |
| 8 | Raoul Refos | Netherlands | 105000 |
| 9 | Ad Schaap | Netherlands | 125000 |
The clock has been paused for a redraw. The tournament will continue in the new level as soon as all the players have filled out a form and have taken their seats.
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