Ari Engel raised to 3,800 from the hijack, the player in the cutoff three-bet to 13,000, Engel four-bet shoved for 69,100 and his opponent mulled it over for a while before he folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
86,100
16,100
|
16,100 |
|
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Niveau: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
At the end of the third level of the day, the players have been sent on a short 15-minute break. They will return to the blinds at 800/1,600 with a 1,600 big blind ante until 8 p.m. at which point the 90-minute dinner break will take place.
A player shoved for 10,100 from middle position, and Charles Laubach three-bet shoved in the cutoff for 52,000, chasing out the rest of the field.
Opponent: 
Charles Laubach: 
A chorus of groans rang out after the 
flop gave Laubach a set, but his opponent seemed to take it stride, grinning and saying, "Busto!" in response to the flop. Laubach's opponent was proven correct when the 
turn and 
river failed to deliver a nine, and Laubach scored the KO.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
900
|
900 |
The action folded to Scott Baumstein who raised it up on the button. The small blind three-bet to 6,600 and Baumstein replied with a four-bet to 20,000. The small blind five-bet shoved all in for around 175,000 and Baumstein snapped him off.
Scott Baumstein: 
Opponent: 
Baumstein was in a great position to eliminate his opponent and accumulate a substantial amount of chips. The flop of 
was safe for Baumstein. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river ran out a straight on the board and the two players took their chips back.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
244,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
||
Ronni Borg claimed to be unlucky whenever the PokerNews live reporting team is around and wanted to prove a point.
Maximilian Schierl opened to 3,600 from the button and Borg defended his big blind even though he said he shouldn't.
The flop came 
, Borg checked and Schierl continued with a bet of 4,400. Borg responded with a raise to 14,300 and Schierl asked for a confirmation of the amount before making the call.
They then both checked through the 
on the turn and the on the river. Schierl laughed and showed 
so Borg could quickly muck his cards.
"You see!!!" Borg said while shaking his head but still smiling. The rest of the table laughed and Schierl asked if the live reporting team could stick around and sit down at the table too. He even showed he had snacks and candy too for sustenance.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
133,700
|
133,700 |
|
152,000
78,900
|
78,900 |
|
141,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
80,000
-46,200
|
-46,200 |
Picking up the action with the board reading 
and about 18,000 in the pot, the player in the big blind checked to John Riordan who bet 20,000 from middle position. Brett Bader called from the button and the big blind called.
The river was the , the big blind checked, Riordan fired 195,000 and both Bader and the big blind folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
|
96,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
Lee Markholt checked from under the gun on 
. David Bach bet 8,000 into around 20,000 from the cutoff. Markholt muttered for awhile and then flicked in a call, but he couldn't beat 
for a set.
Markholt seemed less than pleased afterward.
"Must be nice to flop a set every time," he said.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
||
|
49,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
On the heads-up turn of 
, Kevin MacPhee made it 8,500 to go and Alexandre Reard called to see the on the river. MacPhee studied the stack of his opponent before tossing out a bet of 18,000 and Reard quickly called.
MacPhee turned over 
for a busted straight draw and Reard claimed the pot with 
for aces and queens. On the same table, Scott Seiver has also chipped up a lot since the last update to his stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
142,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
||
|
140,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
92,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
|
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