The hand was picked up with Frank Brannan having moved all-in and been called by Ben Heath.
Frank Brannan: Q♣Q♠
Ben Heath: J♥10♥
Brannan was in good shape preflop, but in the runout of 6♦7♦8♠3♠9♥, Heath flopped a gutshot straight draw that hit on the river, knocking Brannan out of the tournament.
Richard Green completed from the small blind and Boris Kolev raised to 17,000 from the big blind. Green called to see the A♠K♥5♦ flop.
Green knuckled it over to Kolev, and Kolev placed out a continuation-bet of 10,000. Green continued via a call.
Both checked the Q♠ turn and the 3♠ rolled off on the river, resulting in a final check from Green. Kolev overbet shoved for 143,000, which was enough to force Green to fold.
Dylan Linde bet 6,000 from the button on the 10♣5♦K♣ flop and Akihiro Konishi check-raised to 20,000 from the big blind. Linde ripped it for 101,000 and Konishi called.
Dylan Linde: A♣8♣
Akihiro Konishi: K♥10♦
Konishi had top two pair against the nut flush draw of Linde. Linde received instant service on the 6♣ turn by hitting his flush, and then avoided Konishi boating up as the 2♣ completed the board.
Level: 6
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Santhosh Suvarna made it 9,000 to play from the hijack only for Andrew Lichtenberger to three-bet all in from the button for 101,000. Action came back around to Suvarna who tossed in the call to put Lichtenberger at risk.
Andrew Lichtenberger: 6♣6♥
Santhosh Suvarna: 9♥9♠
No help came for Lichtenberger on the 10♠A♦7♠ flop but when the 6♦ peeled off on the turn he stormed into the lead. That didn't last long though as the poker Gods offered up the 9♣ as the river to give Suvarna the re-draw and send Lichtenberger to the rail.
Aliaksandr Shylko raised to 8,000 and got called by Pieter Aerts in the blind.
The flop came 2♥A♣8♦, and both players checked until the K♣ turn.
On the 3♣ river, Shylko fired 7,000 after action passed to him. Aerts gave up on the hand and surrendered the pot to Shylko.
As his friend Marius Gierse was unpacking to settle in after a table change, Oliver Weis commented that surely the two of them would tangle in a hand as soon as Gierse sat down.
Well, he was right.
In the first hand Gierse was dealt at the new table, Weis raised to 8,000 under the gun. Gierse reraised from the big blind,
Weis then went all-in with 164,000 chips total. Gierse was quick to call from the big blind.
Oliver Weis: A♣Q♥
Marius Gierse: Q♣Q♠
Gierse's queens were still the best after the runout 3♠7♥7♦3♥10♣, and he knocked his pal out of the tournament.
"He called it," Gierse said.
From the button, Brandon Wilson came in for a raise to 9,000 and Cedric Schwaederle three-bet the small blind to 30,000. Wilson called to see the 9♣3♦K♥ flop.
Schwaederle continued for 18,000, and after a brief pause, Wilson stuck in the call.
A 6♥ landed on the turn and Schwaederle again bet, choosing the amount of 36,000. Wilson had around 90,000 in his stack and decided the best option was to fold.
Faraz Jaka opened to 8,000 and got called by Justin Saliba on the button. Jason Koon in the ig bind joined them to see the flop.
The dealer fanned out 9♥2♣A♥ and all three players checked all to the turn J♥.
On the river 7♥, After a check from Koon and jaka, Saliba fired 19,000 which was enough to take the pot down.
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