Eli Heath raised to 125,000 from the 125,000 from the hijack and Roei Motola, who had just been moved to this table not long ago, shoved for 625,000 from the button. Heath engaged in some table chat and eventually called to put Motola at risk.
Roei Motola:
Eli Heath:
The flop of gave both players a pair, but the on the turn made for an upset as Heath improved to trips. A blank river set up the nine-handed final table, while one hand was still played on the outer table. Motola takes home �8,900 for his efforts.
Gordon Plomp, a Dutchman living in Belgium, was blinded down to just 640,000 and shoved from the button. Dan Murariu asked for a count and then called from the small blind.
Gordon Plomp:
Dan Murariu:
The board of failed to improve Plomp and he has been eliminated in 11th place for a payday of �8,900.
Juho Launonen moved all in from the button on the outer table and Gabriel Gavrila asked for a count in the small blind. Launonen was all in for 510,000 and Gavrila called, the big blind folded.
Juho Launonen:
Gabriel Gavrila:
The flop improved Launonen, while the on the turn saw Gavrila pick up a gutshot. A blank on the river let the Finn double up and there are still 11 players left.
The new level started with little action on both tables and Eli Heath took down a small pot in a battle of the blinds. On a flop of , Heath bet 175,000 in the small blind and Cosmin Cimpeanu folded.
From the cutoff, Eli Heath raised to 100,000 and Cosmin Cimpeanu three-bet to 330,000 from the button. The action folded back to Heath and he moved all in, Cimpeanu called for 1,230,000.
Juho Launonen raised from 100,000 and Ionut-Alin Tambura called in the big blind. On the flop, Tambura check-called a bet of 125,000 before the turn and river were checked through.
Cosmin Cimpeanu raised to 100,000 and Dan Murariu three-bet to 265,000 from the small blind, Cimpeanu called. On the flop, Murariu checked and Cimpeanu took down the pot with a bet of 250,000.