The lively ride of Joel Douaglin has come to an end in third place after he fell to Lennart Uphoff.
The man from New Caledonia raised to 560,000 from the small blind and Uphoff called from the big blind before a flop was dealt. Douaglin was first to act and he moved all in for 2,105,000!
It was a big bet and had Uphoff thinking for a couple of minutes. He called though and the cards were flipped up.
Douaglin: for second pair.
Uphoff: for top pair.
The board ran out to improve the young German's hand to two pair.
The players are taking a ten-minute break before heads up play will commence.
Manny Stavropoulos opened for 350,000 from the button and Lennart Uphoff called from the big blind to see a flop of . Uphoff ended up check-calling a bet of 450,000, and then check-called a big one of 725,000 on the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Uphoff checked for a third time and Stavropoulos thought for well over a minute before checking back with the . His set of sevens was good as Uphoff mucked his cards.
The players finally played a hand post flop, the first (apart from James Rann's exit) since they came back from dinner.
Lennart Uphoff raised to 350,000 from the button and Manny Manny Stavropoulos called from the small blind. The flop fell and Uphoff continued for 320,000 but folded when Stavropoulos raised to 825,000.
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James Rann open-shoved for approximately 2.2 million from the button and action folded to chip leader Lennart Uphoff in the big blind. He looked at his cards and then spiked in some chips to signify a call.
Rann:
Uphoff:
Rann's pocket pair was dominated, and the flop didn't do him any favors. The turn meant Rann needed a deuce on the river, and in a desperate attempt for luck shouted, "One time."
It wasn't in the cards though as the blanked on the river. Rann, the start-of-the-day chip leader, missed and had to settle for fourth place and AU$430,000.
Lennart Uphoff forced Manny Stavropoulos off a hand to re-extend his lead at the top.
Uphoff raised from the small blind, bet 325,000 on the flop and 675,000 on the turn. Stavropoulos stuck with his German opponent but folded with the board reading .
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flop was dealt. Douaglin was first to act and he moved all in for 2,105,000!
for second pair.
for top pair.
to improve the young German's hand to two pair.
turn.
. His set of sevens was good as Uphoff mucked his cards.
and Uphoff continued for 320,000 but folded when Stavropoulos raised to 825,000.
flop didn't do him any favors. The 
turn meant Rann needed a deuce on the river, and in a desperate attempt for luck shouted, "One time."
blanked on the river. Rann, the start-of-the-day chip leader, missed and had to settle for fourth place and AU$430,000.
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