Joris Ruijs raised from the cutoff and Max Silver called on the button.
The flop appeared 
and Silver checked. Ruijs continued for 250,000 and Silver moved all in. Ruijs let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,950,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
1,760,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
Cord Garcia just got eliminated in a huge blind versus blind confrontation.
Norbert Szecsi completed his small blind and Cord Garcia raised it 450,000. Szecsi considered his next move before announcing a raise for 1,200,000. Garcia instantly moved all in and Szecsi snap-called with a slightly bigger stack.
Cord Garcia: 
Norbert Szecsi: 
Garcia was in desperate shape to win the hand and found no help through a board 
to be eliminated in 6th place for �181,830.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,500,000
4,050,000
|
4,050,000 |
|
Busted |
Orpen Kisacikoglu opened to 200,000 and Joris Ruijs three-bet all in for 635,000. Kisacikoglu called.
Orpen Kisacikoglu: 
Joris Ruijs: 
The 
opened the door to counterfeit opportunities for Ruijs, but the 
gave him top pair and the 
secured him a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,130,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
The action began with Joris Ruijs calling for 100,000 on the button, followed by Richard Kirsch and Norbert Szecsi in the blinds.
The flop came 
and after two checks, Ruijs bet 100,000. Only Kirsch got interested and called.
A 
appeared on the turn and Kirsch checked. Ruijs bet 325,000 this time and faced a raise to 700,000 from Kirsch. After some thinking, he opted to call.
The river brought a 
and Kirsch moved all in, putting Ruijs tournament at risk. After some tank, the latter ended up folding reluctantly and Kirsh showed 
for the straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,100,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
|
4,450,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
|
825,000
-975,000
|
-975,000 |
Joris Ruijs opened to 225,000 and Cord Garcia called in the small blind. The flop was 
and Garcia check-called 150,000.
The pair checked the 
turn and Garcia then shoved the 
river. Ruijs used up three time extensions before folding.
"It's the kind of fold where you have to look deep into your opponent's eyes and make a decision," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,775,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
1,800,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Orpen Kisacikoglu opened to 190,000 and only Norbert Szesci called in the big blind position.
The flop went 
and both players checked. The turn showed the 
and Szesci bet 225,00. Kisacikoglu thought about his move for 20 seconds before tossing a stack of 25,000 chips for raise around 550,000. Szesci quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,720,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
3,450,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Richard Kirsch raised to 300,000 preflop and Cord Garcia defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and Kirsch continued for 600,000. Garcia contemplated his decision before calling.
The turn was the 
and Kirsch quickly moved all in.
"I have to call 600,000 on the flop and then fold to two million on the turn?" asked Garcia, open-folding 
. Kirsch flashed the 
and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,800,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
|
4,700,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Cord Garcia opened to 200,000 and Zhong Chen called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Zhong first checked before raising to 550,000 after Garcia made a continuation bet for 200,000. Garcia announced all in and Chen snap-called.
Holding 
for a set of sevens, Chen was in good shape to double once more, facing 
in Garcia's hand, but Garcia got there when the board ran out to river the straight he needed to eliminate Chen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,600,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Zhong Chen limped under the gun and Norbert Szecsi raised it to 280,000. It folded back to Chan who announced all in for 1,135,000 and Szecsi snap-called to create the following showdown:
Zhong Chen:
Norbert Szecsi:
The dealer brought a board 
, improving Chen's hand into a set of threes for the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,550,000
-1,150,000
|
-1,150,000 |
|
|
2,350,000
1,590,000
|
1,590,000 |
