Mikita Badziakouski opened to 3,000 from the button and Francisco Benitez called from the small blind.
The flop came 9♦5♥2♠ and Benitez check-called a 5,000 continuation bet from Badziakouski.
Both players checked the 4♠ turn leading to the Q♠ river. Benitez checked, Badziakouski bet 14,000 and this time Benitez opted to fold.
Gha Iakobishvili and Aleksejs Ponakovs had arrived heads-up on the river. The board read 7♦4♠Q♣10♣K♦ and Iakobisvishili checked from the big blind. Ponakovs then made a bet of 39,000 from the button, in a pot of roughly the same size.
Iakobishvili asked the dealer the confirm the amount before putting in the call.
Ponakovs declared "ace-high" and showed his A♦3♦. Iakobishvili could easily beat that with Q♥10♥ for two pair and raked in another pot.
Niveau: 3
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.
The field has grown to 25 total entrants.
In the final hand before the break, Dylan DeStefano was down to roughly 60,000 chips, and, after unknown action, they all went in preflop from the hijack against Francisco Benitez from the cutoff.
Dylan DeStefano: 10♠10♥
Francisco Benitez: A♣A♥
Benitez's aces would make a full house on the K♦K♣7♦6♥A♠ runout and DeStefano's break would be extended by an indefinite amount of time.
Jules Dickerson opened to 3,000 from the cutoff and received calls from Ognyan DImov in the small blind and Gha Iakobishvili in the big blind.
All three players checked the J♠9♦8♣ flop leading to the A♥ turn. Iakobishvili checked, Dimov checked, Dickerson bet 7,000, Dimov called and Iakobishvili folded.
Dickerson fired again when checked to on the K♦ river. Iakobishvili made the call. Dickerson tabled A♦10♥ for top pair while Iakobishvili showed down J♦8♦ for two pair to take the pot.
Kyle Cheong raised to an unseen amount for the cutoff before Vicente Delgado three-bet to 18,000 from the small blind. Cheong made the call and the two went off the a flop of J♠2♥5♦.
Delgado continued for another 18,000 and Cheong called once more. Then, on the 2♠ turn, Delgado upped the ante to 75,000 and this was too much for Cheong, who quickly let his hand go.
Steve O'Dwyer opened to 2,500 from the hijack before Gha Iakobishvili three-bet to 7,500 from the button. The action folded back to O'Dwyer, who made the call.
The flop was then dealt 6♦9♣2♣ and O'Dwyer check-called a 10,000 bet from Iakobishvili. The 3♥ turn followed and Iakobishvilli significantly increased his sizing by betting 45,000 after another check from O'Dwyer. O'Dwyer again made the call and the 7♦ river rolled off.
O'Dwyer then checked one more time before Iakobishvili moved all in, barely covering his opponent. O'Dwyer tossed in all of his time bank chips and ultimately made the call.
Iakobishvili showed 8♦5♦ for the rivered straight and bested the top pair of O'Dwyer, who was playing K♦9♦. O'Dwyer's stack was left depleted and he left the tournament area.
Sam Greenwood had opened from the button and was faced with a three-bet to 12,000 from Paulius Plausinaitis in the small blind. Greenwood four-bet to 30,000 and Plausinaitis made the call.
The flop came A♠2♠K♠ and Plausinaitis check-called a 13,000 continuation bet from Greenwood.
Plausinaitis checked again on the 5♥ turn and Greenwood sized up with a bet of 47,000. Plausinatis made the call.
On the 8♣ river Plausinaitis checked and Greenwood bet 117,500, leaving a single 1,000 chip behind. Plausinaitis made the call.
Greenwood tabled A♣K♣ for top two pair while Plausinaitis revealed K♦K♥ for a set to take down a massive early pot. Greenwood would be eliminated a few hands later.
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