Jack Sinclair bought back in after the dinner break and found a new home at the table of Martin Kabrhel. After initially dropping some chips, he just doubled against the Czech. Until the river of a board , there were 234,000 in and Kabrhel announced a bet of 2.5 million.
Sinclair only had 585,000 behind and snap-called the shove to see Kabrhel turn over for a set of queens. Sinclair showed for the nut flush and doubled.
Oleg Egorov raised to 25,000 and Andreas Eiler moved all in for 281,000 from one seat over. The small blind asked for a count and called before Egorov reshoved for 1,294,000 in total. That was enough to force out the small blind and the cards were turned over.
Andreas Eiler:
Oleg Egorov:
The board of left Eiler's hand second best and he will likely be back in action tomorrow.
Alexandru Papazian raised from the button and Nicolas Le Floch three-bet the small blind, which Pierre Neuville called from the big blind. Papazian came along for the three-way flop of and Le Floch continued for 120,000. Neuville called and Papazian raised to 360,000, forcing out Neuville while Le Floch called.
The duo checked the turn and Le Floch shoved the river. "I call," Papazian announced and Le Floch turned over for a busted gutshot. Papazian also had a gutshot on the flop, but got there with to double for 1,017,000. Le Floch was left with 40,000 and busted soon after.
On a river of the clock was called for in a hand between Vadim Lipovka and Gary Banks.
Gary Banks had checked to Lipovka who had bet 352,000 into a pot of over 600,000. Banks had then check-raised to 1.9m, effectively putting Lipovka all in.
Lipovka wrestled with his decision for a few moments more before calling all in.
Banks turned over for a rivered set of Kings and Lipovka stood up in frustration. Lipovka was forced to turn over and he was eliminated from the tournament shortly before the last level of the day.
There are 220 players out of a 312-entry strong field remaining and head into the last level of the night. The registration remains open until the end and also for the first levels of Day 2 while no clear chip leader is in sight as of now.
Murat Ganeev raised and four-bet all in for what appeared to be 295,000, picking up a quick call by Vladimir Geshkenbein.
Murat Ganeev:
Vladimir Geshkenbein:
The flop left Ganeev drawing very thing, and he was done for the day on the turn. A meaningless river was just a formality.
Johnny Lodden doubled up in a big pot against Vladimir Karakiyan. On the three-way flop of , Lodden bet out of the small blind for 155,000 and Karakiyan raised to 500,000 in the big blind. A third player in the hand folded and Lodden moved all in, Karakiyan sighed and called.
Johnny Lodden:
Vladimir Karakiyan:
The turn and river were blanks and Lodden doubled for 1,006,000.
There were several players that were gunning for the lead, but the corner table four boasts a monster stack in Dmitriy Kopyl with massive 5.2 million. That appears to be the current chip lead with the belopw big stacks in contention.
, there were 234,000 in and Kabrhel announced a bet of 2.5 million.
for a set of queens. Sinclair showed 
for the nut flush and doubled.
left Eiler's hand second best and he will likely be back in action tomorrow.
and Le Floch continued for 120,000. Neuville called and Papazian raised to 360,000, forcing out Neuville while Le Floch called.
turn and Le Floch shoved the 
for a busted gutshot. Papazian also had a gutshot on the flop, but got there with 
to double for 1,017,000. Le Floch was left with 40,000 and busted soon after.
the clock was called for in a hand between Vadim Lipovka and Gary Banks.
and he was eliminated from the tournament shortly before the last level of the day.
and took down the pot.
river was just a formality.
