Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ruslan Volkov raised to 180,000 with the 
and Luc Ta three-bet to 625,000 with the 
in the cutoff. Nedeljko Todorovic gave it some thought in the blinds with the 
but folded and Volkov also sent his cards into the muck as well.
The next hand featured a button raise by Tom Cohen with the 
and Volkov defended the big blind with the 
. On the 
flop, Volkov check-called for 275,000 and the 
followed on the turn. Volkov checked once more and Cohen bet 625,000 for nearly one third of Volkov's stack, sending his opponent into the tank.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,600,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
5,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
4,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
1,900,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
||
. Nedeljko Todorovic checked with 
Ta bet the 100,000 minimum which was called by Todorovic.
was put on the felt by the dealer. Ta bet 375,000 and was clicked back by Todorovic to the tune of 855,000. Ta made a quick call and was disappointed to find the Slovenian's king-high flush was better than his flush to the queen.
on the button and Lukas Zaskodny defended out of the big blind with the 
flop, Zaskodny checked and Mulaj bet 225,000 to send his opponent into a brief tank. Zaskodny stared down his opponent for a while and folded.
on the button. Todorovic came along to the 
. The 
turn, Volkov checked and Cohen checked it back for them to see the 
river for free. Volkov checked once more and Cohen bet 725,000 into a pot of one million. No snap-call followed as Volkov mulled it over for quite some time before mucking his cards face-up for Cohen to see.
and Ruslan Volkov called with the 
turn. He now made it 600,000 to go and Todorovic eventually let go.
landed on the turn to give Zaskodny trips and Mulaj the nut flush draw. Mulaj bet 305,000 which Zaskodny with another stealthy call. 
river gave Zaskodny the straight, sending De Neve to the rail in 9th place for �14,500.
in the big blind. The flop came 
turn for 620,000 for Todorovic to call.