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Daniel Negreanu just won six straight pots, but the fourth was by far the biggest.
He raised to 6,000 and Alex Difelice called. Difelice checked the flop and Negreeanu continued for 3,120. Difelice raised to 9,840 and Negreanu peeled. Difelice went back to checking on the turn and Negreanu bet 15,840, half the pot. Difelice again check-raised, this time to 44,880. This time, Negreanu fired right back with 102,720 and Difelice folded.
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Down under 10 bigs, Fedor Holz managed one double and Ajay Chabra with against . He almost had another when he got in an outkicked top pair and turned a straight, only to be counterfeited on the river.
Finally, Holz raised to 5,040 and called all in for about 41K with but was pipped by . The board ran , shipping it to Chabra's two pair.
Daniel Rodriguez raised to 5,040 from the button and was called by Stefan Burakov.
The flop came , Burakov check-called the 5,040 continuation-bet of Rodriguez.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Burakov took some time and then led out for 15,120. Rodriguez raised to 30,240 for Burakov to take some time before shoving with the bigger stack. Rodriguez called for the 129,517 he had left while holding for trip fives but Burakov held for the straight to eliminate Rodriguez and continue to the next round.
Vlad-Stefan Lache raised to 7,200 from the button and was called by Preben Stokkan.
The flop came , Stokkan check-raised the 3,600 bet of Lache to 17,672. Lache took some time and then reraised to 44,944 which Stokkan called.
The turn was the and Stokkan checked again. Lache shoved for Stokkan to tank and then call for the 86,131 he had behind with for the pair of tens. Lache held for the flopped two pair.
The turn was the which didn't help Stokkan as he was eliminated.
Daniel Negreanu min-raised and Alex Difelice defended. Difelice checked the flop and Negreanu bet 3,200. Difelice made it 11,200 and Negreanu peeled for a turn. Difelice bet 26,400 and Negreanu continued to the river. Difelice tank-shoved for 124K.
Negreanu took some thinking time as well then called with for a straight. It was good as Difelice was bluffing with .
Belarmino De Souza raised to 8,000 from the button and Michiel Van Elsacker three-bet to 25,600 which De Souza called.
The flop came for Van Elsacker to continue with a bet of 12,800 which was called by De Souza.
The turn was the and Van Elsacker took a few seconds before opting to bet 28,160. De Souza took some time too to consider his options before raising it up to 59,520 which Van Elsacker called.
The river completed the board with the , De Souza shoved with the bigger stack. Van Elsacker tanked and then called for the 111,002 he had behind with to see he'd bust the tournament before the money as De Souza held for the turned flush.