Bulcsu Lukacs raised to 12,000 from mid-position and Elias Talvitie three-bet to 35,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Lukacs who called.
They both checked through the flop to the on the turn. Lukacs bet 41,000 which Talvitie called to see the complete the board on the river. Now Lukacs bet 80,000, Talvitie considered it for a bit but opted to fold in the end.
Everyone folded to Niall Farrell on the button, who made it 12,000 to go. Liwei Sun three-bet to 48,000 from the big blind and Farrell called. The flop was and Sun continued for 32,000, which Farrell called.
The turn brought the and Sun kept up the aggression with a bet of 89,000. Farrell took his time before sliding in another call.
The on the river certainly was interesting, but Sun didn't seem taken aback by it and kept pounding with a hefty bet of 182,000. Farrell, clearly not liking the situation, mulled it over some more before putting in the final call.
Sun rolled over for aces and queens with the king kicker. It was good; Farrell mucked his hand and paid off the bet to bring Sun up to over a million.
Gary Hasson raised from the button and Viktor Katzenberger three-bet to 40,000 in the big blind which Hasson called.
The flop came , Katzenberger continued with a bet of 25,000 and was called by Hasson.
The turn was the , Katzenberger now bet 80,000 which Hasson called again.
The river completed the board with the , Katzenberger now tanked and then shoved, Hasson called quite quickly. Katzenberger sighed and got up from his chair and flipped over for the two pair of aces and sixes and knew he was beat. Hasson turned over for the rivered trip aces.
Different poker players have different approaches to social media. Some you very rarely hear from until they win a tournament, and others are updating at every break to keep their friends/fans/backers (delete as applicable) informed.
One such player is Jack Sinclair, whose Instagram posts document the rise and fall of his tournament so far.
"It's been a slow start," said Sinclair on the first break. "I have about what I came into today with; nothing's really happened. I have maybe a little bit more so I can't complain.
"By this point, it's just habit," said Sinclair when asked about his social media updates. "I don't think it's necessarily beneficial; especially in intense situations. At final tables or deep in very big tournaments I post a lot less because it can be a distraction, but in general, I just do it when I have a moment and it's not too much of a hassle."
With five more levels of play today, Sinclair insists that the Main Event has become more of a "survival game".
"We're 50-odd players off the money. I had a tough table which just broke, and now I'm at another slightly less tough table! It'd be kind of good to cash because I have no Euros after this! So if I want to keep playing in Europe, I'd like to cash this or I'll have to do some currency exchange.
"At the moment the structure is so deep that I'm able to wait a bit more than usual. So I'm just chilling out at the moment."