Nuno Pereira Ascensao opened under the gun for 51,000 and big blind Patrick Leonard called. Both of them checked on and Leonard check-called a bet of 75,000 on the turn.
The river completed the board and Leonard checked. Ascensao bet 225,000 and Leonard just about insta-called.
Ascensao showed and Leonard took it down with the .
Florian-Dimitrie Duta was the first casualty after coming back from the break and he was soon followed by Diogo Veiga. Daniel Smiljkovic followed them to the rail soon after and it was a huge setup hand that sent the German crashing out.
Scott Wellenbach raised first to act and Smiljkovic called in the big blind. The flop fell and Smiljkovic check-called a bet of 70,000 before doing so again on the turn for 125,000.
The river completed the board and Smiljkovic checked once more. Wellenbach bet 200,000 and called the shove of the German for 500,000 with [. Smiljkovic only had for the inferior set and was sent to the rail.
When we arrived, the turn was already out in a pot between Liow Ming Kee (small blind) and Nick Petrangelo (middle position) with all the chips already in the middle.
Petrangelo had by far the best hand with as Kee showed .
The river wasn't a card Kee was looking for and he exited the tournament area.
Philippe D'Auteuil raised to 84,000 first to act over on the feature table and Jamie Whyte pushed all in for 543,000. Usman Siddique in the small blind reraised all in for 1.2 million and D'Auteil called off his remaining 77,000 behind.
Philippe D'Auteuil:
Jamie Whyte:
Usman Siddique:
The board came and Siddique sent two opponents to the rail.
Jan-Eric Schwippert two hands in a row. In the first one he claimed the big blind and the second time Patrick Leonard called out of the big blind after getting a count on the German, who was at risk for 285,000.
Jan-Eric Schwippert:
Patrick Leonard:
The board came and Schwippert doubled.
Short-stack Jonathan Proudfoot doubled for six and a half big blinds with against the of Benjamin Richardson in the big blind. The board came and Proudfoot remained in contention.
Alex Difelice defended his small blind against a raise by Jonathan Proudfoot and checked the flop of . Proudfoot continued for 27,000 and Difelice called before checking again the on the turn. Proudfoot's second bet was worth 86,000 and Difelice check-raised to 290,000, which Proudfoot called.
After the river, Difelice jammed for the size of the pot and Proudfoot called to see his end up second best to Difelice's for the better full house.
Patrick Leonard raised to 40,000 from the button and Alexis Fleur three-bet to 121,000 from the small blind. Leonard moved all in and Fleur called for his last 446,000.
Alexis Fleur:
Patrick Leonard:
The board came and Fleur doubled.
A short-stacked Sebastian Ruiz Figueroa was all in for just 62,000 with the and Diogo Veiga looked him up with . The board ran out and Figueroa got there eventually.
and Leonard check-called a bet of 75,000 on the 
turn.
completed the board and Leonard checked. Ascensao bet 225,000 and Leonard just about insta-called.
and Leonard took it down with the 
.
and Smiljkovic check-called a bet of 70,000 before doing so again on the 
turn for 125,000.
river completed the board and Smiljkovic checked once more. Wellenbach bet 200,000 and called the shove of the German for 500,000 with [
. Smiljkovic only had 
for the inferior set and was sent to the rail.
as Kee showed 
. 
wasn't a card Kee was looking for and he exited the tournament area.
against the 
of Benjamin Richardson in the big blind. The board came 
and Proudfoot remained in contention.
