Ka Kwan Lau made it 125,000 to go with from under-the-gun. It passed to Georgios Sotiropoulos in the small blind, he three-bet to 305,000 with and action was back on Lau. He thought for a minute or so and then four-bet to 650,000 total.
Sotiropoulos also took his time but eventually elected to fold, the Greek player is rapidly slipping down the chip counts.
From under-the-gun Stephen Chidwick raised to 140,000 with , next to act Ole Schemion three-bet to 300,000 with and when it got back to Chidwick he called.
On the flop Chidwick checked, Schemion bet 180,000, Chidwick raised to 425,000 and Schemion folded. The German is now the shortest stack at the table.
Georgios Sotiropoulos opened under the gun plus one to 120,000 and Max Silver in the small blind was the only non believer. Silver had , Sotiropoulos was playing ace three off suit.
on the flop and Silver checked. Sotiropoulos bet out 115,000 but folded after Silver check raised to 265,000.
Not only Schemion is short, Sotiropoulos his stack is getting shallower and shallower as well.
From under-the-gun Ka Kwan Lau raised to with , Max Silver called from the hijack with and Julian Track came along from the big blind with .
The flop fell , "all three of them kind of like that flop," said Dale Philip in the commentary booth.
Track checked, Lau checked and Silver, with the worst hand statistically, bet 180,000. Back on Track he called and Lau then raised to 550,000 total. Silver folded and Track followed suit. "I'm surprised at that, he's getting pretty decent odds," said Dale Philip, "another strange lay down post-flop from Track," added James Hartigan.
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Stephen Chidwick opened the button to 125,000 with and was met by a shove from Ole Schemion from the small blind for 1,150,000 with . Georgios Sotiropoulos in the big blind had a tough decision and thought about it for quite some time with his . Eventually he folded but Chidwick made the call.
The flop wasn't troublesome for Schemion but the on the turn opened the door for a split pot. The on the river was a blank though and Schemion doubled.
Schemion has well over two million again, Sotiropoulos is now the short stack.
From under-the-gun+1 Stephen Chidwick raised to 125,000 with , Ka Kwan Lau three-bet to 375,000 from the small blind with only for Chidwick to four-bet to 625,000. Back on Lau he wasn't done yet, he five-bet to 1,000,000 even and Chidwick folded.
from under-the-gun. It passed to Georgios Sotiropoulos in the small blind, he three-bet to 305,000 with 
and action was back on Lau. He thought for a minute or so and then four-bet to 650,000 total.
, next to act Ole Schemion three-bet to 300,000 with 
flop Chidwick checked, Schemion bet 180,000, Chidwick raised to 425,000 and Schemion folded. The German is now the shortest stack at the table.
, Sotiropoulos was playing ace three off suit.
on the flop and Silver checked. Sotiropoulos bet out 115,000 but folded after Silver check raised to 265,000.
, Max Silver called from the hijack with 
and Julian Track came along from the big blind with 
and was met by a shove from Ole Schemion from the small blind for 1,150,000 with 
. Georgios Sotiropoulos in the big blind had a tough decision and thought about it for quite some time with his 
. Eventually he folded but Chidwick made the call.
on the turn opened the door for a split pot. The 