Adam Wierzgon had gone all in from the button and action was now on Davood Mehrmand in the small blind. He went in the tank and eventually the clock was called on him. The floor came over and asked the dealer if he had had sufficient time to make a decision. The dealer confirmed so the floor gave Mehrmand 30 seconds to decide what he was going to do. When the time ran down to 5 seconds, the floor started counting down all the way to the end and declared his hand dead. Frederick Bittar, in the big blind, snap-called. Mehrmand angrily threw his cards into the muck, face open, which were .
Frederick Bittar:
Adam Wierzgon:
The board ran out - Bittar hit a nine on the flop giving him the better two pair with nines and sixes. The fact that the jack fell on the flop seemed to anger Mehrmand even more as he went into a bit of a rant. Wierzgon calmly grabbed his stuff and left the table. Bittar didn't say much either and just started stacking up his new chips.
The board read and Christopher Back had bet 8,000 from the big blind. The player in the cutoff tanked and then called. Back showed for two pair, kings and queens and that was enough to take the pot down.
In the last hand before the break, Michael Magalashvili won a big hand against Christian Werner.
The flop came , Werner, in the small blind, had check-raised all in on Magalashvili's bet and Magalashvili had called.
Michael Magalashvili:
Christian Werner:
Magalashvili had top pair with jacks but Werner had the better hand with pocket aces. The came on the turn so Magalashvili needed a jack or queen to not double up Werner. The came on the river to eliminate Werner from the tournament in 62nd place.
After the bubble burst, the players played a few more hands before the break started. They now still have about 15 minutes of break left before they continue with the remaining six levels. There are currently still 62 players left in the field.
In the hand before the bubble burst, the player in the small blind had gone all in on Michael Magalashvili's table. Magalashvili was sitting in the big blind and went into the tank. After a while, he called but they had to wait for the other tables to finish their hands first before they could go to showdown.
Michael Magalashvili:
Small Blind:
The board ran out - Magalashvili hit a six on the flop and his opponent the five but the rest of the board didn't endanger his situation and he doubled up.