Hand #55: Jamie O'Connor limped from the small blind and Pierre Calamusa checked in the big blind. The flop was 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and O'Connor took the pot down with a bet of 300,000.
Hand #56: Joe Cada raised to 350,000 from the cutoff and the others folded.
Hand #57: Joao Vieira limped from the small blind and Cada raised to 500,000. Vieira folded and Cada picked up the pot.
Hand #58: Calamusa pushed his last 2,220,000 to the middle from the cutoff and Cada wanted a count. He folded and so did O'Connor.
Hand #59: Vieira raised to 350,000 and he was called by O'Connor in the small blind and Calamusa in the big blind. The flop fell 
. O'Connor checked and so did Calamusa bit initial raiser Vieira continued with a bet of 450,000. O'Connor called but Calamusa folded.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and Vieira checked behind. They opened up and O'Connor won the pot. No cards were revealed, but O'Connor winning that latest pot keeps him firmly at the top of the chipcounts, while Pierre Calamusa is feeling the heat of sitting in the short-stack seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,300,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
7,400,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
|
6,200,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
||
|
2,000,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
|
||
, and both players checked to see the 
. Vieira bet 160,000 and Cada called. The 
and Vieira checked. O′Connor continued with a bet of 250,000. Vieira got out of the way. 
and Busquet check-called a bet of 250,000 from O'Connor. 
and Cada secured a double up that propelled him into the chip lead. By contrast, Olivier Busquet was left with less than five big blinds.
which didn't change the situation.
flop came down. O'Connor checked and Vieira continued with a bet of 280,000 and O'Connor called. 
completed the board on the river. They checked again and O'Connor showed 
flop was dealt and O'Connor check-called a bet of 200,000. The 
and both checked. The turn was the 
on the river. Cada bet 250,000 on the river and O'Connor raised to 800,000. Cada got out of the way. 
flop was dealt. Both checked on the flop and the turn was the 
, Cada check-raised the 150,000 bet of Busquet to 500,000. Busquet contemplated his options for a bit, grimaced and then let his hand go.
