Ben Lamb started the hand with the button.
Phil Collins limped in from middle position. Pius Heinz raised to 2.1 million from middle position. Action folded back to Collins and he took some time to think things over. He then reraised to 4.5 million. Heinz moved all in and Collins snap-folded his hand.
Pius Heinz had the button. The table folded through him to the blinds, and Ben Lamb raised to 1.55 million from the small. In the big, Martin Staszko announced a reraise, and he made it a total of 3.2 million to go. Lamb gave it a look, but he eventually surrendered and let the chip leader have it.
Staszko is closing in on the 50-million chip mark; he's got 48.45 million now.
So do the chip stacks
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,300,000
4,100,000
|
4,100,000 |
|
29,375,000
4,875,000
|
4,875,000 |
|
||
|
26,375,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
22,725,000
3,475,000
|
3,475,000 |
|
||
|
22,450,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
19,000,000
2,575,000
|
2,575,000 |
|
||
|
17,025,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
13,200,000
1,275,000
|
1,275,000 |
|
9,475,000
1,275,000
|
1,275,000 |
The button was with Sam Holden to start the hand.
Eoghan O'Dea raised to 1.3 million from middle position and Phil Collins three-bet to 2.9 million from the next seat in the hijack. O'Dea gave it some thought and then folded.
Anton Makiievskyi had the button. Matt Giannetti opened to 1.3 million, and he took it down.
The button was on Phil Collins.
Martin Staszko raised to 1.3 million. Eoghan O'Dea called from the cutoff seat and everyone else folded. The flop came down 
and Staszko checked. O'Dea bet 1.6 million and Staszko called.
The turn was the 
and Staszko checked. O'Dea checked behind.
The river was the 
and Staszko bet 2.8 million. O'Dea folded and Staszko won the pot.
Eoghan O'Dea had the button. Ben Lamb was the first one to enter the pot, and his raise to 1.35 million folded the table around to the big blind. There, Anton Makiievskyi spent an unusually long time considering his decision, sitting with only 14.4 million chips in front of him. It was at least a minute or more before he finally surrendered his cards.
Perhaps there's a gear change in progress for the Player of the Year, as he's now starting to get involved in a few pots.
Bob Bounahra started this hand with the button.
Pius Heinz kept up his aggressive ways with an open to 1.3 million. Ben Lamb three-bet to 3.05 million. Heinz folded and Lamb won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,200,000
2,125,000
|
2,125,000 |
|
|
34,250,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,175,000
1,425,000
|
1,425,000 |
|
|
21,575,000
3,725,000
|
3,725,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
20,850,000
2,425,000
|
2,425,000 |
|
|
19,250,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
17,400,000
1,725,000
|
1,725,000 |
|
|
14,475,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
|
10,750,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
