In a battle cutoff versus button, Klemens "mieux 90" [Removed:549] got his chips in and faced Kenneth "rebuyguy" Smaron as both players turned over pocket pairs.
Following a raise by Sam "OkillyDokily" Trickett from under the gun, Joao "naturalMENTE" Simao got his short stack in from the cutoff and was quickly called by Trickett.
Joao "naturalMENTE" Simao:
Sam "OkillyDokily" Trickett:
The board ran out and the king on the flop spelled the end for Simao.
The cards were already turned over as Marc "shadykushh" Macdonnell was at risk holding the in the cutoff and Francois Billard had the on the button. They were covered by Alexandros Kolonias with the in the big blind.
On a board of , the ten on the flop spelled the end for Macdonnell and Billard.
Xiaqing "qingxiaji" Ji shoved from the cutoff for 637,576 and Sam "OkillyDokily" Trickett three-bet shoved for more from the button for the blinds to fold.
Xiaqing "qingxiaji" Ji:
Sam "OkillyDokily" Trickett:
The board ran out for Trickett to hold and eliminate Ji.
A short-stacked Ivan Luca was the player at risk from the under-the-gun position for a pot of 1.2 million and Noam "Yukibluff" Makavy looked him up from the cutoff.
Ivan Luca:
Noam "Yukibluff" Makavy:
The superior pair remained ahead throughout the board, eliminating Luca in the process.
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as Smaron hit running cards for a straight.
runout.
board delivered no upset and that sent Lai to the rai with no more than 60 players remaining.
