Poker doesn’t really lend itself to images of great losers. Most of the time, the dearly departed are forgotten about as those remaining hold tight to the attention. No dramatics from Jorma Nuutinen as he was eliminated, but plenty from Julian Track who knocked him out. Read more over at the PokerStars Blog.
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From under-the-gun Ka Kwan Lau raised to with 
, Max Silver called from the hijack with 
and Julian Track came along from the big blind with 
.
The flop fell 
, "all three of them kind of like that flop," said Dale Philip in the commentary booth.
Track checked, Lau checked and Silver, with the worst hand statistically, bet 180,000. Back on Track he called and Lau then raised to 550,000 total. Silver folded and Track followed suit. "I'm surprised at that, he's getting pretty decent odds," said Dale Philip, "another strange lay down post-flop from Track," added James Hartigan.
Georgios Sotiropoulos opened under the gun plus one to 120,000 and Max Silver in the small blind was the only non believer. Silver had 
, Sotiropoulos was playing ace three off suit.
on the flop and Silver checked. Sotiropoulos bet out 115,000 but folded after Silver check raised to 265,000.
Not only Schemion is short, Sotiropoulos his stack is getting shallower and shallower as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,300,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
1,400,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
From under-the-gun Stephen Chidwick raised to 140,000 with 
, next to act Ole Schemion three-bet to 300,000 with 
and when it got back to Chidwick he called.
On the 
flop Chidwick checked, Schemion bet 180,000, Chidwick raised to 425,000 and Schemion folded. The German is now the shortest stack at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,385,000
1,120,000
|
1,120,000 |
|
1,400,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Ka Kwan Lau made it 125,000 to go with 
from under-the-gun. It passed to Georgios Sotiropoulos in the small blind, he three-bet to 305,000 with 
and action was back on Lau. He thought for a minute or so and then four-bet to 650,000 total.
Sotiropoulos also took his time but eventually elected to fold, the Greek player is rapidly slipping down the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,570,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
|
||
|
|
6,265,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
|
6,205,000
995,000
|
995,000 |
|
2,460,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
-580,000
|
-580,000 |
|
2,030,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
-930,000
|
-930,000 |
Julian Track had the chance to cold four bet from the big blind again. Chidwick had opened with 
and Georgios Sotiropoulos had three bet the small blind with 
. Track made it 1,055,000 to go with and all players folded.
The next hand Sotiropoulos opened to 120,000 with , this time from the button. Again Track made action, he raised it up to 475,000 with 
. No callers and without even seeing a flop Track added roughly 600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,900,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
|
||
The all in triangle got another outing in a hand involving Stephen Chidwick and Georgios Sotiropoulos. It was Max Silver who got the action started, raising to 120,000 with 
, Stephen Chidwick flat called with 
from the hijack only for Georgios Sotiropoulos to three-bet to 385,000 with 
on the button.
Back on Silver, he folded but Chidwick did nothing of the sort, instead he moved all in for 5,695,000 and Sotiropoulos folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,370,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
|
2,680,000
-480,000
|
-480,000 |
Ka Kwan Lau opened to 120,000 under the gun plus one with 
. Max Silver in the cutoff smooth called with 
, probably in the hopes someone would get tricky. He found a customer in Ole Schemion in the small blind who squeezed to 345,000. Kwan Lau folded, Silver made the call.
Silver called the continuation bet on 
as well. Schemion gave up on the 
turn, he check folded to Silver's 440,000 bet.
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
