Jeff Gross has tripled up his chips from starting stack. He just took a pot now that he opened under the gun and got three callers behind and one from the big blind.
The flop was 
and Gross continued for 700. Only one player called and the turn came the 
. Gross barreled for 900 this time his opponent called again.
Finally, the river was a 
. The action went check-check and Gross turned over 
, which beat his opponent's holding of 
.
The board showed 
and a player in early position bet 800. Phil Hellmuth called from the cutoff and so did Konstantin Puchkov on the button opponent.
The turn fell the 
and action checked to Puchkov who then put in 3,500 and the initial raiser folded. Hellmuth called for his remaining 725 stack and the players were now heads-up and flipped over their hands.
Puchkov tabled 
for a flopped set and Hellmuth then showed 
for a flush draw. Hellmuth would fail to get there as the river came the 
, giving Puchkov quads and sending Hellmuth on his way.
There was an all-in in front for around 4,000 and Robert Cheung was the only player to call.
Robert Cheung: 
Opponent: 
Cheung needed to hit and he found help straightaway on a 
flop. The 
turn brought a possible flush draw but the 
river locked it up for Cheung.
The board showed 
and Ryan Leng moved all in for his last 2,150 into a pot around 4,000. Valentin Vornicu called him and the players flipped over their hands.
Leng tabled for a straight draw with a flush draw and Vornicu was in a good position when he flipped over 
for a higher flush draw, as well as the current best hand with king high.
The turn was of no help to anyone as the 
hit the felt. The river came the and Leng hit his straight draw. Leng took down the much-needed pot with his rivered straight.
Artur Rudziankov has just won a triple-up to keep him in the game. The bracelet winner was very short and moved in from middle position, getting calls from the two players to his left.
The flop came and the action went check-bet-fold, leaving Rudziankov heads up as they went to the turn.
Artur Rudziankov: 
Opponent: 
It was a set versus top pair, putting Rudziankov in fantastic shape. It was all decided by the 
turn and the river was meaningless. Rudziankov is back to around starting stack.
Niveau: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 50
The players will now be taking their second 20-minute break of the day.
Barry Shulman just won a flip for his tournament life. He got it in with against 
and hit a king on the river on a 
board to stay in the game.
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