Freerk Post called a raise on the button holding . The flop came , and Post's opponent check-called bets of 1,300, 2,700 and 6,700. Post's top two pair was good, moving the Dutchman up the leaderboard.
A player opened to 700 from middle position and Arsh Grover three-bet from the next position to 2,200. It folded to Kiryl Radzivonau who four-bet to 6,500.
The initial raiser folded, and Grover then five-bet to 14,200. The action was back on Radzivonau who thought before stacking up his chips and six-betting all in for around 25,000. Grover called instantly and tabled while his Belarussian opponent was behind and dominated with .
The board ran out and Radzivonau won't be improving on his 6th place in 2014, as he headed to the exit.
David Boyaciyan raised to 700 under the gun and Jonathan Skovsen three-bet to 2050. Felix Van De Put called, as did Boyaciyan and the three players saw a flop together.
The flop came and it was checked to Van De Put who bet 2,500. Boyaciyan called and the action was on Skovsen. He asked Boyaciyan how many chips he had, and eyed Van De Put's stack just as much before putting in the chips for a call.
The turn and the river were checked down and Boyaciyan turned over . Skovsen mucked, but Van De Put showed to win the pot.
On a flop, Josep Galindo bet 1,500, to which Brazil's Reinaldo Abramovay responded with a shove of 12,725. Galindo spent an eternity tanking, eventually getting the clock called on him. With mere seconds left in his final minute, Galindo made the call.
Reinaldo Abramovay:
Josep Galindo:
The turn wasn't one of Abramovay's outs, but the on the river certainly was. Abramovay improved to a higher pair and yelled "Yes! Yes!" on top of his lungs, turning quite a few heads in the room. Galindo was left with just two big blinds.
The players in the Main Event are on their second break of the day. This will be a 75-minute break which, given the time, can best be classified as a siesta break. Action will resume around 4:45 p.m. local time.
In the meantime, have a look at the Right to Play Charity Tournament from last night.