Keith Tilston opened on the button with 
and David Peters made it 56,000 with 
in the small blind. Tilston shoved for 277,000 and Peters called.
Peters took the lead when 
flopped. The turn was a 
and the river a 
and Tilston slid all of his chips to his neighbor, prompting a redraw for the final table.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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Eliminé | |
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Tournament Director Paul Campbell has announced to the final two tables that he'll be implementing soft hand-for-hand.
He'll be monitoring both tables hand counts, and if one table gets ahead by two hands, he'll pause that table and force the other to catch up.
From the cutoff, Dominik Nitsche shoved all in for roughly 135,000 and Koray Aldemir called in the big blind.
Nitsche: 
Aldemir: 
The dealer ran out a 
board, and Nitsche was eliminated in 9th place from the Poker Masters Main Event.
Following the hand, Stephen Chidwick was moved from the feature table to the outer table to balance each table at four players.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
618,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
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|
Eliminé | |
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David Peters opened with 
and made backdoor two pair but Keith Tilston had flopped two pair with 
. Tilston bet 55,000 on the river and got paid off.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,989,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
||
|
|
283,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
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Koray Aldemir opened for 12,000 in the cutoff and got action from Dan Smith on the button and Seth Davies in the big blind. Action checked to Smith on 
and he bet 15,000. Davies shoved for 70,000 and Aldemir quickly folded. Smith called just as quickly.
Smith: 
Davies: 
Both had draws but Smith had the best of it with the nut flush draw. The turn cut down on Davies' outs as he now needed to make a straight. The river didn't do it for him.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
706,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
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|
Eliminé | |
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Bryn Kenney defended big blind from a Stephen Chidwick button open and flopped top pair with 
on 
. Chidwick had him beat with 
though. Kenney check-raised and called all in for 196,000.
The turn was a 
and the river an 
, though, so they chopped with the ace kicker.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
586,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
214,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
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Koray Aldemir opened the button to 14,000 and Dan Smith called in the small blind. Dominik Nitsche three-bet the big blind to 65,000, and Aldemir folded as Smith called.
The flop landed 
and Smith checked to Nitsche who bet 40,000. Smith called, and when the turn landed the , he checked again.
Nitsche bet 50,000, and Smith called before both players checked the on the river.
Smith tabled his 
for a full house, and Nitsche mucked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
490,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
139,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
|
||
Seth Davies opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Dan Smith called in the big blind.
The flop landed 
and Smith checked to Davies who bet 8,000. Smith check-raised to 24,000, and Davies folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
93,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
||
Stephen Chidwick opened with 
under the gun and David Peters called with in the big blind. The flop came and Peters check-called 10,000. Both checked the and the river was the . Peters bet pot with 55,000 and Chidwick called.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,066,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
579,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
|
||
Dan Smith opened for 14,000 in the cutoff. Dominik Nitsche called on his left but Christoph Vogelsang defended the big blind aggressively with a raise to 74,000. Only Nitsche stuck around and the flop brought 
. Vogelsang bet 40,000 and Nitsche called. On the turn, Vogelsang bet 75,000 and Nitsche mucked quickly.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
300,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
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