Hands #34-38: O'Connor Catching Vieira
Hand #34: Joao Vieira raised from the cutoff to 250,000. Jamie O'Connor called from the big blind and the 
flop came down. O'Connor checked and Vieira continued with a bet of 280,000 and O'Connor called.
The turn was the 
and the Brit checked again. Vieira checked behind this time and the 
completed the board on the river. They checked again and O'Connor showed 
to win the pot.
Hand #35: O'Connor limped from the small blind and Pierre Calamusa checked. The 
flop was dealt and O'Connor check-called a bet of 200,000. The 
was dealt on the turn. Both players checked this time and the 
landed on the river.
O'Connor led out with a bet of 400,000 on the river and Calamusa raised to 900,000 and O'Connor quickly folded.
Hand #36: O'Connor limped on the button and Calamusa raised to 650,000. Vieira folded in the big blind and O'Connor got out of the way.
Hand #37: O'Connor raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and Joe Cada called in the big blind. The flop fell 
and both checked. The turn was the and they both checked again to see the 
on the river. Cada bet 250,000 on the river and O'Connor raised to 800,000. Cada got out of the way.
Hand #38: Olivier Busquet received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #39: Vieira raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and big blind O'Connor called. The 
flop was dealt. Both checked on the flop and the turn was the which made O'Connor bet 400,000. Vieira called to see the 
on the river.
O'Connor now fired a bet of 875,000 on the river and Vieira was clearly in a marginal spot. The chip leader eventually called and was shown 
, which was the winning hand as Vieira mucked. O'Connor is closing in on Viera's lead here, with the Portuguese player having had double the British player's stack a short time ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,000,000
-2,400,000
|
-2,400,000 |
|
||
|
6,600,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
4,600,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,000,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
1,700,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
||