The remaining three players agreed to 10-minute levels in order to get proper sleep and Benjamin Benoit lost the first two pots after play resumed.
Van Tiep Nguyen raised the small blind to 100,000 and Benoit called in the big blind. On the flop, Nguyen checked and called a bet of 115,000 by Benoit before the turn and river were checked. Nguyen showed and that won the pot.
Right after, Anatoly Filatov's bet of 75.000 on the flop secured the pot against Benoit before the Russian also claimed another pot, this time off Nguyen, when betting the flop for 125,000.
The third attempt of making a deal was eventually successful. Anatoly Filatov and Van Tiep Nguyen will receive €64,125 each while Benjamin Benoit is guaranteed to earn €80,000 after winning his entry to the tournament in a €750+50 Satellite at the King's Casino.
The High Roller winner's trophy is still up for grabs, though, and play will resume shortly.
Once again deal discussions broke out and the three players looked into their exact stack sizes and ICM numbers. The result was the same as the previous one, the deal was eventually rejected.
On a flop of , Anatoly Filatov and Benjamin Benoit checked before the on the turn saw a bet of 55,000 by Filatov and a call by Benoit. The river saw Benoit check and Filatov bet 300,000, eventually forcing a river.
Sparked by the table chat of chip leader Benjamin Benoit, brief deal discussions broke out. With €100,000, €65,000 and €43,250 to be played for, Benoit wanted to have €80,000 guaranteed and Anatoly Filatov as well as Van Tiep Nguyen to split up the remaining prizes.
Nguyen denied because of the chip difference between him and Filatov, and proceeded to win the next pot against the Russian betting the turn for 175,000 into a pot of 150,000 to force a fold.
Benjamin Benoit raised to 50,000 from the small blind and Anatoly Filatov called in the big blind. The flop was checked and Benoit's bet of 29,000 on the turn picked up a call by Filatov. The river was checked once more and Benoit showed for a pair of nines. Filatov had that beat with and won the pot.
Soon after, Benoit bet the button for 45,000 and Filatov three-bet successfully out of the small blind.
Van Tiep Nguyen won two hands against Anatoly Filatov in quick succession. The first one saw Filatov bet the turn for 120,000 and Nguyen raised it up to force a fold from Filatov.
Then, Nguyen bet the turn for 100,000 out of the small blind and Filatov called on the button. The river went check, check, and Nguyen showed as winning hand.
Jack Sinclair raised from the small blind and called the shove of Anatoly Filatov in the big blind.
Anatoly Filatov:
Jack Sinclair:
The board ran out and the pair of fives held up for Filatov, who doubled for 669,000 to leave Sinclair with just over one big blind.
Hand 2
Benjamin Benoit raised to 90,000 and Sinclair called all in blind from the button, Filatov called in the small blind. Both remaining active players checked down a board of and Benoit was the first to show, flipping over . Filatov had that beat with and Sinclair walked back to his seat, then flipped over to join the rail in 4th place for €30,000.
All remaining three players have €43,250 guaranteed, and Filatov is still aiming for back-to-back partypoker LIVE High Roller titles.
Right after his double up, Jack Sinclair got it in for 348,000 from the small blind and Anatoly Filatov put him at risk from the big blind.
Jack Sinclair:
Anatoly Filatov:
The board came and Sinclair's back-to-back double was secured by the turn already.
Soon after, Filatov made it 35,000 to go first to act. Benjamin benoit in the small blind and Sinclair in the big blind both called. The flop came and the action checked to Filatov, who contineud for 65,000. Only Sinclair called and check-called for 120,000 on the turn. The river was checked and Sinclair showed for a flush.
"Is it good?" he asked Filatov, who replied "not on the flop, but on the turn it was."
The next hand, Sinclair opened to 51,000 in the small blind and Filatov shoved for 633,000 to force a fold.
Jack Sinclair doubles twice in the new casino area
After limping in small blind to big blind, Benjamin Benoit called off Jack Sinclair's all-in for 170,000 with . Sinclair had found and went behind on the flop, but locked it up on the turn.
The next hand he held with on a jack-high board versus Anatoly Filatov for 348,000 each, which means Sinclair is absolutely back in the running.
flop, Nguyen checked and called a bet of 115,000 by Benoit before the 
turn and 
river were checked. Nguyen showed 
and that won the pot.
flop secured the pot against Benoit before the Russian also claimed another pot, this time off Nguyen, when betting the 
flop for 125,000.
, Anatoly Filatov and Benjamin Benoit checked before the 
on the turn saw a bet of 55,000 by Filatov and a call by Benoit. The 
river saw Benoit check and Filatov bet 300,000, eventually forcing a river.
turn for 175,000 into a pot of 150,000 to force a fold.
flop was checked and Benoit's bet of 29,000 on the 
turn picked up a call by Filatov. The 
for a pair of nines. Filatov had that beat with 
and won the pot.
turn for 100,000 out of the small blind and Filatov called on the button. The 
and the pair of fives held up for Filatov, who doubled for 669,000 to leave Sinclair with just over one big blind.
to join the rail in 4th place for €30,000.
and the action checked to Filatov, who contineud for 65,000. Only Sinclair called and check-called for 120,000 on the ![[user344984]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
. Sinclair had found 
and went behind on the