Andrei Boghean raised to 56,000 from the hijack and Ante Varnica moved all in for 293,000 on the button. Boghean asked for a count and called eventually after some consideration.
Ante Varnica:
Andrei Boghean:
The board ran out and Varnica turned his flush to remain in contention.
Maria Ho opened to 55,000 on the button and got action from both small blind Ante Varnica and big blind Chi Zhang. They checked to her on the flop. She bet 45,000. Varnica made it 275,000. Zhang called and Ho moved all in. Varnica tanked a few minutes. Ho eventually called a clock. Right after the 30 seconds began, he folded. Zhang thought a couple of minutes and muttered something to himself and then folded as well, patting the table in submission.
Marti Roca de Torres opened the action with a raise to 52,000 and Robert Bickley called from the big blind. The flop fell and Bickley checked, Roca De Torres bet 56,000 and faced a check-raise to 170,000. The Spaniard called and the turn was checked through while the river paired the board for the second time.
Bickley checked and Roca De Torres did so with the words "I gonna check," to see Bickley turn over . Roca De Torres had for a flush and won the pot, he then shook his head and said "I didn't expect that."
Robert Bickley raised to 80,000 out of the small blind and Mathijs Jonkers let go from the big blind. The very next hand, Bickley raised to 53,000 on the button and Stoyan Obreshkov moved all in from the big blind. "How much is it?" Bickley called and Obreshkov replied with "596,000." Bickley, who could see the stack of his opponent, didn't ask the dealer for an exact count and announced "Okay I call."
Stoyan Obreshkov:
Robert Bickley:
The board came and Obreshkov missed out on his two over cards and a gutshot to bust in 21st place for €31,377.
"Very nice guy," Jonkers said and Farrell replied "Yeah nice guy, I was glad to see him do well. But he is also a very good player, so I am, not sad that he busted."
The new feature table includes Jack Salter, Marc MacDonnell and defending WSOPE Main Event champion Kevin MacPhee. Below are the updated chip counts of all 21 remaining players.
Hand #1:
Kristen Bicknell raised to 44,000 from the hijack and was called by Clement Richez, in the cutoff, and Maria Ho and Ante Varnica in the blinds.
The flop came , Ho, Varnica and Bicknell all checked. Rochez bet 75,000, Ho called and the others folded.
The turn brought them the , Ho check-called the 150,000 bet of Richez.
The river completed the board with the on which they both checked. Ho showed and that was enough to take the pot.
Hand #2:
The board read and Richez bet 65,000 from the big blind. Ho, in mid-position, called.
The came on the river, now Richez bet 350,000 and Ho called again. Richez tabled for a pair of tens but he was bested by Ho who had for two pair, kings and tens.