Hands #10-14: Vladimir Troyanovskiy Grabs the Lead
Hand #10: Dan Shak opened for 125,000 holding the 
in early position. Sven Reichardt was in the cutoff seat with the 
and made it 310,000. The button and both blinds folded, and action was back on Shak.
Shak grabbed a lot of chips and four-bet to 1,125,000, almost half his stack. Reichardt thought for some time, but ended up making the fold.
Hand #11: Action folded to Daniel Colman in the cutoff seat who found the 
and opened for 125,000. Everyone folded, and Colman started stacking the blinds and antes into his stack.
Hand #12: Reichardt opened for 125,000 with the 
and won the blinds and antes after everyone folded.
Hand #13: Colman opened the 
to 125,000 from early position. Olivier Busquet had the 
in the cutoff seat and made it 275,000. Morten Klein folded 
on the button, both blinds folded, then Colman folded as well, and Busquet won the pot.
"I had a hand I needed to open," said Colman.
"I had a hand I had to three-bet," answered Busquet.
Hand #14: Chip leader Morten Klein decided to get involved for the first time and raised the 
from the cutoff seat to 130,000. Dan Shak folded his small blind with 
, but Vladimir Troyanovskiy made the call in the big blind with the 
.
Troyanovskiy flopped best on 
and led out for 100,000. Klein called with his gutshot.
The 
on the turn paired the board, and Troyanovskiy bet out 200,000 into a 570,000-chip pot. Klein decided not to float again and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,720,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
3,665,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
3,555,000
-370,000
|
-370,000 |
|
2,660,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
1,895,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
1,540,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
1,475,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
745,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |