Hand #97: Thomas Hofmann raised to 225,000 in the small blind and Albert Hoekendijk three-bet to 700,000 in the big blind, which Hofmann called. On the flop, Hofmann checked and Hoekendijk bet 410,000, which Hofmann called. The turn was checked and Hofmann bet the river for 775,000. Hoekendijk eventually folded the face up.
Hand #98: Hoekendijk raised from the small blind and Johannes Loebbe raised to 300,000, Hoekendijk called. The flop was checked through and Hoekendijk bet the turn for 300,000, Toebbe called. As soon as the fell on the river, Hoekendijk moved all in and Toebbe folded.
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Hand #97: Albert Hoekendijk received a walk and patted his right-hand neighbor Thomas Hofmann on the back.
Hand #98: Hofmann raised to 200,000 on the button and Johannes Toebbe defended. They checked it down on . Toebbe had and Hofmann flashed . Toebbe won with the better kicker.
Hand #99: Hoekendijk raised on the button and won the hand.
Hand #100: Toebbe raised to 200,000 on the button and Hofmann called from the small blind. Hoekendijk three-bet to 680,000 and both other players folded.
Hand #101: Toebbe got a walk.
Hand #102: Toebbe limped in, Hofmann made it 255,000 and Toebbe called. The board got checked to the river. Hofmann bet 350,000 and Toebbe called. Hofmann showed and won the last hand before the break.
Hand #96: Abdelhakim Zoufri open-shoved 1,400,000 on the button. Johannes Toebbe folded the small blind but Thomas Hofmann called directly in the big blind.
Abdelhakim Zoufri:
Thomas Hofmann:
The was devastating for the start-of-the-day chipleader, who already got up from his seat. After the on the turn, his fate was sealed, making the on the river meaningless. Zoufri, who won a WSOP Circuit Event three months ago, just missed out on a WSOP gold bracelet and finished in 4th place for �52,703.
Hand #93: Out of the small blind, Thomas Hofmann raised to 200,000 and Albert Hoekendijk three-bet to 580,000 in the big blind. "This might be a big one," Hoekendijk added and Hofmann called. On the flop, Hofmann checked and folded to a bet of 450,000 by the Dutchman. "Good fold my friend," Hoekendijk said and flashed the .
Hand #94: Johannes Toebbe made it 200,000 to go and Hofmann called on the button, as did Hoekendijk in the small blind. Abdelhakim Zoufri was eying the action with his short stack in the big blind and Toebbe said "your chance", Zoufri was having none of it and folded.
On the flop, Hoekendijk checked and subsequently folded to a bet of 200,000 by Toebbe and a call by Hofmann. The on the turn brought a bet of 575,000 by Toebbe and Hofmann reluctantly folded.
Hand #95: Zoufri limped in from the small blind and Toebbe moved all in. "That was my move, jhust raise," Zoufri grinned and sent his cards into the muck.
Hand #87: Thomas Hofmann raised to 200,000 first to act and won uncontested.
Hand #88: Abdelhakim Zoufri raised to 180,000 on the button and Hofmann defended. Both players checked the flop. Hofmann bet 250,000 on the turn and Zoufri folded.
Hand #89: Zoufri raised to 185,000 under the gun and Albert Hoekendijk defended. The flop went check-check. Hoekendijk bet 250,000 on the turn and Zoufri open-folded . Hoekendijk flashed the .
Hand #90: Hofmann raised to 200,000 on the button and won the hand.
Hand #91: Another raise and take it from Hofmann.
Hand #92: Hoekendijk opened to 200,000 under the gun. Toebbe shoved 1,425,000 from the small blind and Hoekendijk tank-folded.
Hand #83: Thomas Hofmann raised to 200,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #84: Abdelhakim Zoufri raised on the button and Hofmann called in the big blind. Both players checked down the board of and Zoufri showed , Hofmann chopped with the .
Hand #85: Johannes Toebbe raised to 160,000 on the button and was called by Hofmann in the small blind and Albert Hoekendijk in the big blind. The flop of brought no betting action, Hofmann's bet of 210,000 on the was then called by both opponents.
Hofmann cut out a bet of 565,000 on the river and that forced two quick folds to award the pot to the Swiss.
Hand #86: Toebbe raised to 200,000 and Hoekendijk called in the small blind. The flop and turn were checked. Hoekendijk made it 300,000 to go on the river and Toebbe folded.
Hand #78: Thomas Hofmann raised to 200,000 on the button and won it.
Hand #79: Hofmann raised again to 200,000 and Johannes Toebbe defended. This time, Hofmann took it postflop with a 225,00 bet on .
Hand #80: Albert Hoekendijk raised to 200,000 first to act, Abdelhakim Zoufri called on the button and Hofmann defended his big blind. Hoekendijk bet 325,000 on the flop, which netted two folds.
Hand #81: Hoekendijk got a walk.
Hand #82: Toebbe raised to 200,000 under the gun and Hofmann called in position. The Swiss folded to a 250,000 bet from Toebbe on .