Andrey Shatilov raised to 25,000 from his button and found a three-bet to 63,000 from Kevin Vandersmissen from the next seat over. The big blind folded and action was back on Shatilov. He called to see a flop.
The dealer spread on the felt and Vandersmissen continued out for 55,000. Shatilov called and the fell on the turn. Vandersmissen announced an all in bet and Shatilov quickly ditched his cards.
On the flop, Nikolaus Teichert was all in and at risk holding two over cards and a flush draw with the . His opponent was Ihar Soika with the for top pair and a straight draw.
The turn gave Soika a straight when the landed. That meant Teichert could only stay alive with a heart on the river, or he could hit a nine to chop the pot.
The river was the , though, and Teichert was eliminated in 16th place.
David Benefield bet 42,000 on the board. Thomas Muhlocker made the call, then Joni Jouhkimainen raised to 142,000. Benefield reraised all in for 266,000, and Muhlocker folded. Jouhkimainen made the call.
Jouhkimainen had turned a nine-high straight with the . Benefield had the for a set of fives, so he could still improve to double up. The river was the to pair the board, and Benefield did just that — he hit a full house to stay alive and double up.
Raoul Refos was all in pre flop for 138,000 with the against 2013 World Series of Poker November Niner David Benefield. Benefield held the . The board ran out , and Refos doubled up.
Shortly thereafter, Sam Chartier was all in for about 130,000 with pocket threes against Benefield's pocket tens. Chartier flopped a set of threes and held from there to double up. Benefield was left with 310,000 in chips.
Jean-Noel Thorel opened with a raise from the cutoff only to have Emil Mattsson moved all in with a three-bet over the top. Action folded back to Thorel and he called. The two took to the community cards while racing for Mattsson's tournament life.
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The board ran out and Mattsson was claimed as a victim of Thorel's top two pair. He was eliminated from play in 17th place. Mattsson's elimination sparked a total redraw of the field for the final two tables.
Joni Jouhkimainen raised from his button to an unknown amount and Toby Lewis came over the top with a three-bet. Jouhkimainen moved Lewis all in and Lewis called roughly 350,000 for his tournament life.
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Lewis seized a firm grip on the hand when he flopped top pair with the flop. The on the turn gave Jouhkimainen spade outs and that's exactly what he hit on the river. The finished off the board and Lewis became a victim of Jouhkimainen's spade flush. Jouhkimainen raked in the pot and now has about 1.15 million.