Clement Tripodi limped in from the small blind and Yuriy Boyko raised to 230,000 in the big blind. Tripodi called before both players ended up checking . Boyko flipped over for a pair of nines and Tripodi mucked pocket fives.
The next hand, Guillem Cusco Bach raised to 175,000 and Boyko three-bet to 405,000 from the small blind. Cusco Bach moved all in and Boyko quickly mucked without even asking for a count.
Ludovic Geilich opened to 175,000 from under the gun and claimed the blinds and antes.
The next hand, Eric Cech raised to 160,000 from the small blind and Geilich called in the big blind. On the flop, Cech check-called a bet worth 215,000 before checking again the turn. Now Geilich bet 485,000 and that scooped the pot without further resistance.
Fast forward another hand, it folded around to Cech on the button and he raised to 175,000. Guillem Cusco Bach called in the big blind, then check-folded the flop to a continuation bet worth 305,000 by Cech.
In the last hand before the break over on table one, a big clash took place. Clement Tripodi raised to 125,000 from the button and Ludovic Geilich three-bet to 395,000 in the small blind. James Mitchell then four-bet all in for what looked like 1,375,000. While Tripodi folded, Geilich quickly called to put Mitchell at risk of elimination.
James Mitchell:
Ludovic Geilich:
Half the stack of Geilich was at risk as well, and sure enough the Scotsman binked the flop of to leave Mitchell with just one out. The turn and river sent Mitchell to the rail in 10th place and the redraw for the unofficial final table will take place when everyone returns.
Yuriy Boyko opened the action and was raised by Smit Trivedi to 300,000. Boyko responded with a four-bet to 680,000. Trivedia thought for a while and moved all in only to see Boyko call in a flash.
Boyko:
Trivedia:
The board ran out .
No miracle queen for Trivedi and he was out.
High roller winner Joe Johnson on Smit’s rail was despondent when he saw the cards and was there too console the 12th placed Trivedi.