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Ruben Visser has taken a big step to making the final table after he doubled through aggressive Fin, Pasi Sormunen, who is the tournament short stack with 295,000.
Sormunen opened to 50,000 and Visser called from the button en route to a flop. Visser bet 67,000 when checked to him and called when Sormunen check-raised to 152,000.
The board ran out and Sormunen bet 225,000 and then check-shoved on the river after Visser bet 190,000. Visser called the turn bet and snap called the river bet for 912,000. with for a full house. Sormunen opened and is in the danger zone now, whereas Visser is up to 2,720,000 and takes over the chip lead.
Tamer Kamel and Niall Farrell have swapped places in the counts after a hand that went all the way.
Kamel defended his big blind after a Farrell raise to 55,000. On the flop Kamel check-raised a 70,000 c-bet up to 164,000. Call.
Farrell bet 125,00 when Kamel checked to him on the turn. When his bet was called Farrell gave up and checked behind with after Kamel checked again on the river. Kamel opened and took the pot.
Ruben Visser has kept up his aggressive ways this second level and added to his stack.
Nicolas Chouity opened to 50,000 from mid position and Daniel Erlandsson three-bet to 115,000 from the cut-off. Visser was in the big blind and took the pot down with a four-bet to 236,000.
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 60,000 from under the gun plus two and Tamer Kamel three-bet to 105,000 from the button. O'Dwyer called and the flop rolled out and O'Dwyer check-folded to a 125,000-chip bet.
Nicolas Chouity completed from the small blind and Daniel Erlandsson checked from the big. The flop brought and Chouity bet 26,000, Erlandsson called.
On the turn the hit and Chouity bet 43,000 and Erlandsson made the call again. The river brought the and once again Chouity grabbed chips, he bet 129,000 and Erlandsson made the call. Chouity mucked his cards right away and that meant Erlandsson would take down this pot without showdown.
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flop. Visser bet 67,000 when checked to him and called when Sormunen check-raised to 152,000.
and Sormunen bet 225,000 and then check-shoved on the river after Visser bet 190,000. Visser called the turn bet and snap called the river bet for 912,000. with 
for a full house. Sormunen opened 
flop Kamel check-raised a 70,000 c-bet up to 164,000. Call.
turn. When his bet was called Farrell gave up and checked behind with 
after Kamel checked again on the 
and took the pot.
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and once again Chouity grabbed chips, he bet 129,000 and Erlandsson made the call. Chouity mucked his cards right away and that meant Erlandsson would take down this pot without showdown.