From the button Julian Track made it 250,000 to go with , Georgios Sotiropoulos three-bet to 675,000 and Track responded with a four-bet to 1,400,000, call from Sotiropoulos.
On the flop Sotiropoulos checked, Track fired out a bet of 775,000 and Sotiropoulos folded.
With for Georgios Sotiropoulos on the button/small blind and for Julian Track in the big blind, the flop was as interesting as they could come.
Track check called a 260,000 bet on the flop and another 475,000 on the turn. The river was the and Track bet out a very small 325,000. This blocker bet got raised to 1,575,000 by Sotiropoulos. Track thought for a long time and eventually folded.
Wow, how is this tournament not over! Georgios Sotiropoulos, just made a very impressive fold on the river.
Pre-flop Julian Track made it 250,000 to go with and Sotiropoulos made the call with . The flop hit both players hard, Track continuation bet 185,000 and called after Sotiropoulos three-bet to 525,000 total.
On the turn Sotiropoulos fired out a bet of 875,000 and Track smooth called. The completed the board and Sotiropoulos bet again, this time 2,025,000. Track responded by moving all in and Sotiropoulos went into the tank. He had 9,000,000 back - 75 big blinds - and he made a fairly quick fold. "We're losing to a very narrow range of hands," said Dominik Nitsche. "But at the same time we're beating a very narrow range of hands. That's an excellent fold."
Georgios Sotiropoulos opened the button with to 250,000 and Julian Track made the call with from the big blind.
Track check called the 175,000 continuation bet Sotiropoulos made with a flopped pair on . The on the turn didn't change anything for the hands but there was going to be some action. Track checked again and saw his opponent bet 425,000. The German player, who still isn't feeling all that good, made it 1,080,000.
Sotiropoulos folded and went into the break with a big disadvantage in chips.
The first four hands of the level passed without incident but on the fifth Julian Track once again pulled the four-bet out of his bag of tricks.
He made it 325,000 from the button and Georgios Sotiropoulos three-bet to 825,000 with . "I prefer calling without any other knowledge," said Team PokerStars Online's Mickey Petersen who's also stepped into the commentary booth.
And it's a thought process that Sotiropoulos might agree with as he folded when Track four-bet to 2,200,000.
Georgios Sotiropoulos opened to 325,000 from the button with , Julian Track defended his big blind with .
on the flop and Track check called a 325,000 continuation bet. The turn brought the on the board and Track lead for 525,000. Georgios Sotiropoulos wasn't going to invest another half a million and quickly folded.
From the button Georgios Sotiropoulos raised to 325,000 with and Julian Track flat called with .
The flop was checked through and the hit the turn, Track led for 280,000 and Sotiropoulos just smooth called. The completed the board and Track went deep, betting 1,400,000 into a pot of just 1,200,000.
His Greek opponent took his time over his decision but eventually he made the call and was rewarded with the pot.