The tournament staff has adjusted the duration of the levels again, putting them back to 90 minutes. This will continue until they feel that the levels need to be reduced in order to finish in an adequate time period. With only one elimination taking place over the last three hours of play, it could mean a long day for the players.
Mike Watson limped in from the small blind with 8♦6♥ and Leo Worthington-Leese checked the big blind with 10♥4♦. The flop came 10♦5♦2♠ and Watson led out with a bet of 150,000. Worthington-Leese called with top pair and the 4♣ landed on the turn.
Watson sized up a bet of 600,000 on the turn with a two-way straight draw and Worthington-Leese ripped all in for 3,150,000 after making two pair. Watson quickly dumped his cards to the muck and Worthington-Leese raked in the pot.
Leo Worthington-Leese opened to 350,000 from the cutoff and Joachim Haraldstad three-bet to 1,500,000 from the small blind. Worthington-Leese four-bet all in and Haraldstad called off for 1,100,000 more.
Joachim Haraldstad: A♠7♠
Leo Worthington-Leese: A♥J♣
Haraldstad was dominated but the flop of 10♠K♠4♣ gave him a flush draw before the Q♠ on the turn gave him a lock on the hand as the 2♥ rolled off on the river for the double.
Mike Watson opened to 300,000 under the gun and Leo Worthington-Leese ripped all in for 1,000,000 in the cutoff. Samy Boujmala woke up with a premium in the big blind reshoved all for 2,600,000. Watson got out of the way and the two hands were tabled.
Leo Worthington-Leese: Q♠Q♣
Samy Boujmala: J♥J♣
The flop came 8♠8♦6♠ and Worthington-Leese was still comfortably in the lead with his pair of queens. The A♠ on the turn and the Q♥ on the river improved the Brit to a full house to double through Boujmala.
Leonard Maue opened to 300,000 from early position and Samy Boujmala three-bet to 1,000,000 on the button. Leo Worthington-Leese then four-bet jammed in the big blind and Maue folded as Boujmala called off for his tournament life.
Samy Boujmala: K♦Q♣
Leo Worthington-Leese: A♥Q♠
Boujmala was dominated and couldn't pull head as the board ran out Q♥2♦6♦9♥2♥ to mark his elimination in fifth place as the level came to a close.
Joachim Haraldstad raised to 425,000 on the button with K♣9♥ and Leo Worthington-Leese defended from the big blind with 10♦5♦. The flop fell J♥10♥3♦ and Worthington-Leese check-called a bet of 500,000 from Haraldstad.
The turn brought the 5♠ and Worthington-Leese checked again. Haraldstad checked it back and the A♥ completed the board. Worthington-Leese checked for the third time and Haraldstad announced a large bet of 2,400,000. Worthington-Leese snapped him off and raked in the pot with two pair.
Mike Watson limped in from the small blind with Q♣6♦ and Leo Worthington-Leese checked his option from the big blind with A♥3♦. The flop came A♣6♣5♣ and Watson check-called a bet of 200,000 from Worthington-Leese.
The turn was the 3♣ which gave Watson a flush and he checked. Worthington-Leese checked it back and the 7♥ completed the board. Watson slid out a bet of 1,500,000 on the river and Worthington-Leese got rid of his two pair.
Mike Watson opened to 450,000 on the button with 9♠9♥ and Leo Worthington-Leese three-bet to 1,400,000 in the small blind with JxXx. Watson called.
Worthington-Leese bet 800,000 on the 8♠10♠3♥ flop and Watson called. Worthington-Leese then checked on the 8♥ turn and Watson bet 1,000,000. Worthington-Leese laid it down.