Andrew Lichtenberger opened to 40,000 and Stoyan Madanzhiev defended his big blind.
Madanzhiev check-raised to 90,000 over a bet of 30,000 on the 8♠8♣4♠ flop and folded out his opponent.
Andrew Lichtenberger opened to 40,000 and Stoyan Madanzhiev defended his big blind.
Madanzhiev check-raised to 90,000 over a bet of 30,000 on the 8♠8♣4♠ flop and folded out his opponent.
Niveau: 13
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Players are going on their latest 15-minute break with 50 players remaining. A reminder that just 41 players will make the money and take home at least $50,936.
Francisco Benitez limped the button, Paul Jager completed from the small blind and Michael Rocco checked from the big blind.
Jager and Rocco checked the K♦8♥5♥ flop to Benitez. He bet 20,000 and got called by both players.
On the 2♣ turn Jager led out for 50,000 and got folds from both his opponents
Martin Stausholm check-called 50,000 on the A♠K♠Q♥Q♠ turn from Taylor von Kriegenbergh.
The river was the 6♥ and Stausholm checked.
"I feel like being a nit," said Von Kriegenbergh before checking back. "I have a monster hand."
"So did I before the turn," replied Stausholm tabling AxKx, with Von Kriegenbergh showing 10♠8♠ for a flush and the winner.
"At least you didn't get put in the blender!" said Stausholm.
Taylor von Kriegenbergh open-jammed in the small blind and Nick Maimone gave it some thought in the big blind before calling off with a stack of around 300,000.
Nick Maimone: Q♥10♥
Taylor von Kriegenbergh: J♥3♣
Von Kriegenbergh took the lead on the flop of 3♦9♦6♥, but the 10♦ turn gave Maimone the lead before the 2♣ river confirmed his double.
"F*** this tournament! I wanted to continue winning every hand," said von Kriegenbergh
"You've gotta put your balls on the table sometimes," Maimone told his bold opponent.
Alex Foxen was first to act and opened to 32,000. Aaron Thomas called on the button and Brandon Wilson called from the big blind.
The three players checked the 9♠7♠3♠ flop to see the 3♣ come on the turn. After Wilson checked, Foxen bet 52,000. Thomas and Wilson made the call.
After Wilson and Foxen checked the 4♣ river, Thomas put out a bet of 150,000. Wilson made the call, but Foxen folded. Thomas flipped over A♠10♠ flor the nut flush to win the pot.
Manuel Fritz put all but 6,000 of his chips in the middle pre-flop and went to a flop with Chris Brewer.
With over 400,000 in the middle, the pair checked down the J♥10♥8♦ flop and 7♣ turn. The river was the 2♠. Brewer bet enough to put Fritz all in and Fritz eventually called.
Manuel Fritz: A♦Q♣
Chris Brewer: 5♥5♠
The pocket pair was good enough and Fritz was eliminated.
When it folded to David Coleman on the button he shoved all in for his last 78,000. Chongxian Yang called from the big blind to put Coleman at risk.
David Coleman: 8♣7♣
Chongxian Yang: A♥J♣
Coleman was not helped on the Q♣5♠9♠5♥5♣ runout, and his chips were sent in the direction of Yang.
Ethan Yau raised to 32,000 and Chris Brewer defended his big blind.
Brewer checked the 9♥8♣4♠ flop and faced a bet of 29,000 from Yau. Brewer then check-raised to 60,000 and the action was back on Yau. After some thought, Yau shoved all in and was met by a snap-fold from Brewer.