There were four players to the flop of and the action was checked to the player in middle position who bet 675. Georgios Zisimopoulos called from the cutoff and the small blind also called.
The turn was the and the small blind checked again. The player in middle position continued for a bet of 1,350 and both Zisimopoulos and the small blind stuck around. The river landed the and the action was checked around. The small blind tabled for a pair of eights on the river. The player in middle position mucked his hand and Zisimopoulos showed . His nine kicker played and he was shipped the pot.
Benjamin Benoit defended his small blind against a raise by Erik Cajelais and check-called a bet of 450 on the turn. The river was checked through and Benoit showed to win the pot.
The start of Pedro Oliveira had been less than optimal and the Portuguese quickly lost more than half of his stack. In a four-way pot just now the flop of was checked. Action checked to Oliveira on the turn and he bet 1,000, forcing out two opponents including Oliver Heidel.
One opponent called and the river brought another check and a bet of 2,600 by Oliveira. The Portuguese was eventually called and showed for aces and queens with a king kicker to win the pot.
Kristen Bicknell raised to 400 from the hijack and Georgios Zisimopoulos defended his big blind. The flop came and Zisimopoulos check-called a bet of 500 from Bicknell.
The turn brought the and Zisimopoulos checked again. Bicknell fired another 1,500 and Zisimopoulos called. The landed on the river and Zisimopoulos led out for 4,200 this time. Bicknell took her time to think about a decision and eventually pushed her cards to the muck. Zisimopoulos said he made Broadway, assuring Bicknell made a good laydown.
The players have been sent into the first 20-minute break of the day, and according to the screens there are 223 players out of a 232 entry strong field remaining. Towards the end of the third level, Roland Israelashvili and Maciej Kondraszuk entered the competition, amongst others.
With now 261 entries early in level four, the total number of entries for the MONSTER STACK has reached 516 entries in total and the guarantee of €500,000 has been reached. Both numbers, the total entries and the prize pool up for grabs, will increase further as the registration remains open until the start of level nine at approximately 9 p.m. local time.
Until the turn, a pot of 8,700 had emerged and Felipe Ramos on the button checked behind after Liang Feng in the small blind and Catalin Pop in the cutoff had done so already. The river completed the board and Feng checked, Pop bet 3,500 and Ramos eventually called, Feng folded.
Pop showed for a busted flush draw and Ramos scooped the pot with fdor a straight. The same table also features Do Tran and Paul Michaelis as well.
Facing a raise of 500 from the cutoff, Catalin Pop three-bet to 1,400 from the big blind. His opponent made a four-bet to 3,000 and Pop went into the tank for over a minute. He eventually five-bet jammed all-in for 10,725 and put his opponent to the test. He forced his opponent to fold and Pop picked up the pot.
and the action was checked to the player in middle position who bet 675. Georgios Zisimopoulos called from the cutoff and the small blind also called. 
and the small blind checked again. The player in middle position continued for a bet of 1,350 and both Zisimopoulos and the small blind stuck around. The river landed the 
and the action was checked around. The small blind tabled 
for a pair of eights on the river. The player in middle position mucked his hand and Zisimopoulos showed 
. His nine kicker played and he was shipped the pot.
turn. The 
river was checked through and Benoit showed 
to win the pot.
was checked. Action checked to Oliveira on the 
landed on the river and Zisimopoulos led out for 4,200 this time. Bicknell took her time to think about a decision and eventually pushed her cards to the muck. Zisimopoulos said he made Broadway, assuring Bicknell made a good laydown.
