Hand #24: First to act, Ivaylo Sivinov raised to 650,000 with the 
and that won the blinds and antes.
Hand #25: Jonathan Khalifa opened the action with a raise to 725,000 in the cutoff, holding the 
, and Makarios Avramidis in the big blind gave it some thought with the 
before letting go. Khalifa mucked his cards high in the air.
"I saw an ace," said Matous Skorepa.
"Nice fold, Sir," quipped Khalifa, to which Avramidis just laughed.
Hand #26: Avramidis limped in with the 
from the small blind and Sivinov raised to 725,000 with the 
in the big blind. Avramidis let go and Sivinov claimed the pot.
Hand #27: Florian Fuchs raised to 600,000 first to act and Sivinov called from the small blind. The flop came 
and Sivinov checked. Fuchs bet 550,000 and Sivinov check-raised to 1,225,000 and Fuchs moved all in. Sivinov asked for a count and called when the shove was deemed to be 5,580,000.
Florian Fuchs: 
Ivaylo Sivinov: 
Neither the 
turn nor the river changed anything and Fuchs doubled into the chip lead.
Right after at the end of the level, the players headed into an unscheduled 15-minute break.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
12,900,000
6,570,000
|
6,570,000 |
|
10,425,000
-3,775,000
|
-3,775,000 |
|
||
|
7,950,000
-2,470,000
|
-2,470,000 |
|
||
|
5,175,000
-1,565,000
|
-1,565,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,675,000
-2,225,000
|
-2,225,000 |
and Jonathan Khalifa called on the button with 
. Roman Motovsky moved all in for 2,175,000 with 
in the big blind. Skorepa called while Khalifa folded.
giving Motovsky the lead with a pair of kings and a flush draw. The turn was the 
. The flop came 
and Sivinov fired another 1,375,000. Skorepa made the call with just king-high and Sivinov won himself a big pot.
from under the gun and picked up the pot uncontested.
. Fuchs also tagged along in the big blind with 
. The action was checked around to the 
in the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
and the ace-queen high won the third pot in a row for Avramidis.
hit the turn as Khalifa turned the nut straight. The river brought the 
and both of the blinds folded.
from the hijack, forcing folds from all opponents.
