Players are now on a 60 minute dinner break. They will return to blinds of 500,000 and 1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 big blind ante.
Players are now on a 60 minute dinner break. They will return to blinds of 500,000 and 1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 big blind ante.
Pavel Plesuv raised to 1,600,000 in the cutoff and got called by Vitor De Souza Coutinho on the button to go see a flop A♠7♠3♠. Plesuv check-called Coutinho for 800,000.
Both checked on the 5♣ turn and a J♠ hit the river. Plesuv sent 1,200,000 in the middle and it was enough to make Coutinho muck his cards.
Martin Stausholm jammed all in from the dealer button. Arnaud Mattern called putting his tournament life at risk from the big blind. Both players revealed their cards.
Arnaud Mattern: A♥8♣
Martin Stausholm: Q♥9♥
The board ran out 9♠K♥J♥J♣10♣ for Stausholm to scoop the pot. With this pot, he sees himself head toward the average stack.
Michael Oar open-shoved under the gun for 7,800,000 and Pavel Plesuv decided to call on the button. Oar tabled K♥10♥ and was in a flip situation against Plesuv who had 9♠9♦.
The board gave K♣Q♥3♠J♣2♥ to bring a pair of kings to Oar who doubled up.
In a heads-up raised pot, the flop showed 6♥J♦4♥ when Florian Ribouchon checked to Vitor De Souza Coutinho who checked as well.
On the 6♣ turn, Ribouchon led out for 2,100,000 and after some thinking, Coutinho called.
The 3♥ completed the board on the river and Ribouchon fired 6,500,000. After a minute, Coutinho called, showing J♣9♣ for a pair of jacks. Ribouchon quickly sent KxQx into the muck.
Domenico Paparo jammed all in from early position, and Andras Matrai called from the small blind. Both players tabled their hands.
Domenico Paparo: A♣5♦
Andras Matrai: A♥J♦
The board ran out 7♥5♥Q♥J♠A♠ for Matrai to scoop the pot.
Florian Ribouchon raised and got called by Paul Gunness in the blinds to see a flop 6♣K♥Q♣ where both players checked.
On the 10♣ turn, Gunness led out for 3,200,000 and Ribouchon called.
The 4♠ went check-check on the river and Gunness tabled J♥10♠ for a pair of tens. The pot was sent to Ribouchon who held K♠9♣ for a pair of kings.
Javier Zarco called from the middle position. Anton Smirnov raised to 1,600,000 from the cutoff, and Zarco jammed all in. Smirnov called as both players tabled their cards.
Javier Zarco: K♦J♥
Anton Smirnov: A♣K♣
The board ran out 10♥10♠4♥Q♠8♠ for Smirnov to take the pot.
Michael Oar open-shove for his last 4,300,000 and it folded to Paul Gunness who called in the big blind:
Michael Oar: K♥K♠
Paul Gunness: Q♥J♥
Oar was in great shape for a double up, which he did after the board brought no surprise with 3♠9♥J♦2♣6♠.