The board showed 10♦J♦9♥8♣ and the pot stood at around 210,000, when Thomas Boivin in the big blind checked to Anthony Zinno. He bet out 105,000, prompting a call from Boivin.
Boivin checked the 3♣ river again, and this time Zinno quickly checked back. Boivin tabled K♦7♠ for a small straight, and Zinno double-checked if he could beat this, but his cards found the muck, and Boivin scooped the pot.
The action folded around to Niall Farrell in the small blind who jammed all in as the big stack. Ottomar Ladva was in the big blind with 230,000 and called off his stack.
Ottomar Ladva: A♠5♥
Niall Farrell: K♣10♦
The board came K♦7♣3♠8♠K♠ to give Farrell trip kings and eliminate Ladva.
On the next hand, Renan Bruschi moved all in for 175,000 in the cutoff and Farrell re-jammed all in on the button. Lars Kamphues called off his stack of 535,000 in the big blind and all three hands were face up.
Renan Bruschi: J♠J♣
Lars Kamphues: 8♥8♣
Niall Farrell: Q♣J♥
The board ran out A♦5♦2♦4♥9♥ and the pocket jacks of Bruschi was good enough to scoop the main pot. Kamphues bested Farrell in the side pot so no eliminations took place on this hand.
Marius Gierse opened from the button for 55,000. Martin Jacobson in the big blind went all in for about 450,000, and Gierse made the call, and the cards went on their backs.
Martin Jacobson: A♥4♦
Marius Gierse: 10♦10♣
The board ran out 7♦2♦K♥J♦6♣, giving Jacobson nothing to improve his hand, and he was sent packing.
On a board of 9♦K♦A♠3♠, Neil Warren bet 100,000, Brandon Sheils raised all-in and Warren eventually called off his last 600,000.
Neil Warren: Q♠J♠
Brandon Sheils: K♠3♦
Warren was looking for spades for a flush but the river bricked and he was eliminated.
A completed board of A♣7♦4♣6♣2♥ was spread across the felt with around 500,000 in the middle already. Thomas Muehloecker had a bet of 400,000 in front of him, more than enough to cover the remaining 150,000 chips in front of Ioannis Angelou Konstas.
Konstas went into the tank for a minute before calling off the last of his chips. Muehloecker turned over A♥Q♦ and that was enough to best the A♦J♥ of Konstas.
Neil Warren raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Arthur Thiriart three-bet to 140,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Warren responded with a four-bet to 350,000.
Thiriart wasn't finished as he countered with a five-bet to 730,000, leaving just a few chips behind. Warren gave it some thought for a minute but decided to lay his hand down.
Samuel Bernabeu opened to 50,000 from under the gun but saw Ludovic Uzan in the small blind three-bet to 225,000. The big blind folded and Bernabeu made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of K♦Q♦6♦ where Uzan went into the tank before betting 270,000. Bernaneu stared at the board and folded.
The pot stood at around 300,000, and the board showed J♣A♠5♦8♥ with two players left in the hand. Nazar Buhaiov in the small blind and Turbo Nguyen in middle position. Nguyen went all in, prompting a snap-call of Buhaiov, and the cards went on their backs.
Nguyen had Q♣10♣ for a straight draw, and Buhaiov held A♦8♦ for two pair. The 3♦ river sealed the deal and sent Nguyen packing, whilst Buhaiov added to his stack.
The cards are in the air for Day 3 of the $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em with 54 players remaining.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
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