Hand #26: Igor Kurganov's first card (the ) was exposed and he received a new card. He then opened to 90,000 under the gun and saw his neighbor Sam Greenwood three bet to 250,000. Everyone, including initial raiser Kurganov, folded.
Hand #27: Thomas Muehloecker made it 95,000 from the hijack. Luuk Gieles in the cutoff three bet to 255,000 and that was enough to take it down as again everyone folded before the flop.
Hand #28: Muehloecker made it 95,000 and Sam Greenwood in the big blind called. The flop came and Greenwood check folded to Muehloecker's 90,000 bet.
Hand #29: Action folded to Sam Greenwood in the small blind and he asked how much Daniel Dvoress was playing. Dvoress answered that he started the hand with 710,000 and Greenwood limped. Dvoress checked and both players checked the flop as well. Greenwood check called a bet of 50,000 on the turn but check folded to Dvoress' 100,000 bet on the river.
Hand #30: Luuk Gieles opened to 100,000 under the gun and that got rewarded by the blinds and antes as everyone folded.
Hand #21: Thomas Muehloecker raised under the gun plus one to 95,000 and Luuk Gieles three-bet from his direct left to 225,000. The action folded back around to the Austrian, and he threw his cards into the muck as well.
Hand #22: Igor Kurganov raised on the button to 90,000 and Sam Greenwood three-bet from the small blind to 270,000. Both Daniel Dvoress in the big blind, and Kurganov on the button, folded and Greenwood picked up this pot.
Hand #23: The action folded to Daniel Dvoress in the small blind and he limped, after which Thomas Muehloecker raised it up to 125,000. Dvoress folded, and Muehloecker took down the pot.
Hand #24: Daniel Dvoress raised from the button to 90,000 and Thomas Muehloecker three-bet to 225,000 from the small blind. Dvoress gave it up again, and Muehloecker won another pot.
Hand #25: Luuk Gieles limped in the small blind, and Steve O'Dwyer checked his option. The flop came down and Gieles check-folded quickly after O'Dwyer put in a bet.
Hand #17: Steve O'Dwyer opened under the gun for 85,000 and action folded to Thomas Muehloecker in the small blind. The Austrian pro three bet to 295,000 and Luuk Gieles quickly released his hand from the big blind. O'Dwyer thought about it for a bit before he called.
The flop came and Muehloecker bet 235,000. O'Dwyer made the call. The fell on the turn and Muehloecker checked. Now it was time for O'Dwyer to bet 235,000 and Muehloecker called. Both players checked the on the river and Muehloecker's proved a winner as O'Dwyer mucked.
Hand #18: Igor Kurganov made it 95,000 from early position and got called by his neighbor Sam Greenwood and big blind Steve O'Dwyer. The flop came and Kurganov picked up the pot with a continuation bet of (what we believe was) 175,000.
Hand #19: Igor Kurganov opened to 95,000 under the gun and found no resistance, everyone folded.
Hand #20: Sam Greenwood made it 100,000 under the gun and just Igor Kurganov in the big blind made the call. Kurganov check folded on to the 125,000 continuation bet and Greenwood took down another pot.
Hand #16: The action folded to John Juanda on the button, and the ninth ranked player on the all-time money list, moved all in for 470,000. Daniel Dvoress folded from the small blind and Thomas Muehloecker called right away after looking at his cards.
Juanda:
Muehloecker:
The board ran out and Juanda hit the rail in eighth place.
Hand #11: Sam Greenwood made it 100,000 to go from early position and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #12: Like last hand, Sam Greenwood opened to 100,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #13: Igor Kurganov limped in from the small blind, but folded to Greenwood's raise from the big blind.
Hand #14: "How much are you playing sir?" Luuk Gieles asked big blind John Juanda. Juanda revealed his stack (about 450,000) and Gieles decided to make it 90,000. Everyone folded.
Hand #15: Sam Greenwood made it 80,000 to go from the button and Daniel Dvoress made the call from the big blind. Dvoress check folded to Greenwood's 110,000 bet on .
In a short five-minute break the yellow 1,000 chips have been raced off, and some black chips worth 100,000 have been brought into play. Play now continues in the 20,000/40,000/5,000 level.
Hand #6: Steve O'Dwyer raised from the hijack to 75,000 and he picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #7: Dzmitry Urbanovich raised to 75,000 from the hijack and he won the pot.
Hand #8: Steve O'Dwyer raised to 70,000 under the gun plus one and he took down the pot.
Hand #9: The action folded to Daniel Dvoress on the button and he raised to 70,000. Luuk Gieles enquired how much his opponent started the hand with, and Dvoress responded with, "About 1.1 million."
"Raise," Gieles then announced, before taking his time to put 200,000 across the line. Dvoress folded and Gieles took down this pot.
Hand #10: Igor Kurganov raised to 75,000 under the gun plus one and Sam Greenwood three-bet from his direct left to 150,000. The action folded back to Kurganov, and he made the call.
The flop showed on which Kurganov check-called a bet of 145,000. On the turn the hit and both players checked. The river completed the board with the and Kurganov lead out for 260,000. Greenwood smiled, looked down at his stack, and after about 30 seconds he folded his cards.