Martin Kabrhel opened from under the gun with the 
and Pierre Mothes three-bet to 51,000, holding the 
in the small blind. Kabrhel called and faced a bet worth 75,000 on the flop 
. The Czech called and Mothes then checked the 
turn to face a bet of 129,000 by Kabrhel.
Stipo Vladic asked the service for a Cafe Latte and Mothes was still in the think tank. The German folded the aces and Kabrhel scooped yet another big pot.
Philipp Tsukernik opened the 50,000 from the button with 
and Martin Kabrhel folded the 
in the small blind. The Canadian would have been in bad shape in an all in showdown after committing half of his stack, but Kabrhel elected to fold instead.
Pierre Mothes opened from the button and Martin Kabrhel defended his big blind. On the 
flop, Kabrhel checked and then called a bet worth 30,000 by Mothes with the 
for a flopped straight. Mothes held 
and the 
fell on the turn. Kabrhel bet 77,000 and was called before the turn filled up the board.
Kabrhel tanked for a fair amount of time and Mothes called the clock on his opponent. The Czech then fired a hefty 177,000 and Mothes folded after an eternity, though the laydown was the correct play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
995,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
||
|
613,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Hans Olymp had stolen the blinds and antes one hand ago and then faced the 20,000-raise by Martin Kabrhel. On the flop 
, Olymp moved all in for 10 big blinds and Kabrhel was thinking. "jack or nine? Eight-ten? I would love to see eight-ten," the Czech added and then called.
Olymp:
Kabrhel: 
The 
on the turn changed nothing and the 
river completed a straight for Kabrhel to reduce the field to the last four. The tournament is now on the money bubble with a payday of four times the buy in up for grabs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
867,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
| Seat | Player | Nationality | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Philipp Zukernik | Canada | 125,000 |
| 4 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 706,000 |
| 6 | Stipo Vladic | Austria | 494,000 |
| 7 | Pierre Mothes | Germany | 763,000 |
| 8 | Hans Olymp | Czech Republic | 112,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
763,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
706,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
||
|
494,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
125,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
|
|
112,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
Pierre Mothes won the last hand of the level by betting the flop 
with 
for top pair, Martin Kabrhel had a rather easy fold after missing completely on his 
.
The players then headed into a 20-minute break and the money bubble is still two spots away.
Martin Kabrhel was trying to get creative and bet the river of a 
board for 18,000. The Czech only had 
and Stipo Vladic raised to 67,000 with the to win the hand uncontested.
One hand later, Philipp Zukernik raised from the cutoff with the 
and Kabrhel called with the 
. They checked down the flop and Zukernik check-folded the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
741,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
|
667,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
448,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
|
167,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
146,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Stipo Vladic raised to 18,000 with the and Pierre Mothes called from one seat over with the 
. Both players checked the flop and Vladic then took it down with a bet of 35,000 on the turn.
The action has slowed down significantly over the last few hours and there is no end in sight yet.
Martin Kabrhel got creative with the 
but then gave up the hand against Pierre Mothes after only having found bottom pair. The German won the checked down river of a 
board with the for a pair of sixes.
Then, Stipo Vladic opened from the cutoff and got called by Mothes from one seat over. On the flop 
, Vladic continued for 21,000 with the for middle pair and Mothes called with the for a gutshot. The fell on the turn and Vladic checked, then folded to a bet of 33,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
770,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
|
677,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
374,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
207,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
141,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
