The remaining nine players are heading on a 75-minute dinner break. They will return to the blinds at 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante.
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Matthias Eibinger raised to 47,000 in middle position and Alexander Uskov flat-called on the button. Alex Foxen also came along from the big blind and the flop fell .
The action checked to Uskov who quickly bet 55,000. Foxen check-raised to 145,000 and Eibinger folded while Uskov called. The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river.
Foxen thought for a moment before knuckling the table again and Uskov did the same. Foxen tabled but Uskov showed to scoop the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Foxen |
983,000
-222,000
|
-222,000 |
|
||
Alexander Uskov |
847,000
292,000
|
292,000 |
Ben Heath was the short stack on the table and shoved all in for 146,000 in middle position. Jean-Noel Thorel also announced all in from the cutoff and the cards were on their backs.
Ben Heath:
Jean-Noel Thorel:
The flop came and Heath had to be wary of counterfeit outs now. The on the turn gave Thorel even more outs but the on the river was safe for Heath to double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jean-Noel Thorel |
825,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
Ben Heath |
340,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
Seat | Name | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wai Leong Chan | Malaysia | 850,000 | 43 |
2 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 202,000 | 10 |
3 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 968,000 | 48 |
4 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | 251,000 | 13 |
5 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 146,000 | 7 |
6 | Alexander Uskov | Russia | 555,000 | 28 |
7 | Seth Davies | United States | 595,000 | 30 |
8 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,205,000 | 60 |
9 | Jean-Noel Thorel | France | 1,000,000 | 50 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Foxen |
1,205,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
Jean-Noel Thorel |
1,000,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Matthias Eibinger |
968,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
Wai Leong Chan | 850,000 | |
Seth Davies |
595,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
Alexander Uskov |
555,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Michael Soyza |
251,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
Daniel Dvoress |
202,000
-179,000
|
-179,000 |
|
||
Ben Heath |
146,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Sam Greenwood raised from under the gun and Alex Foxen announced all in from the small blind. Greenwood instantly called and Foxen was in trouble.
Alex Foxen:
Sam Greenwood:
The flop fell to give Greenwood a set of aces but Foxen had a flush draw. The turn was the to complete Foxen's flush. The completed the board and Greenwood was unable to improve and headed for the exit.
The final nine players will now redraw for seats at the final table on the money bubble.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Foxen |
1,210,000
622,000
|
622,000 |
|
||
Sam Greenwood | Busted | |
|
Christoph Vogelsang raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 100,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Vogelsang who shoved after having just doubled up for over 300,000. Thorel quickly called.
Christoph Vogelsang:
Jean-Noel Thorel:
The board ran out for Thorel to make a full house on the river to eliminate Vogelsang.
"Always the queens!" Thorel commented.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jean-Noel Thorel |
950,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang | Busted |
Seth Davies raised to 32,000 in the hijack and Sam Greenwood three-bet shoved all in for 222,000 in the cutoff. Dominik Nitsche was in the big blind and stuck in the last of his 100,000 chips. Davies called to put both players at risk and all the cards were face up.
Sam Greenwood:
Seth Davies:
Dominik Nitsche:
The flop came and Nitsche was still in the lead with his pocket tens. The turn was the and the river was the . Greenwood paired his king with a better kicker than Davies to double up and eliminate Nitsche.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Seth Davies |
633,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Sam Greenwood |
550,000
238,000
|
238,000 |
|
||
Dominik Nitsche | Busted |
Ben Heath raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Christoph Vogelsang shoved for 146,000 from middle position. Action folded back to Heath who called.
Christoph Vogelsang:
Ben Heath:
The board ran out for Vogelsang to flop a set to double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christoph Vogelsang |
332,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
Ben Heath |
186,000
-159,000
|
-159,000 |
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