From under the gun, Benjamin Pollak raised to 40,000. In the next seat sat PokerStars Team Online member Marc-Andre Ladouceur, and he reraised to 95,000. After that, play folded back to Pollak, and he reraised to 193,000 with a little under 700,000 behind. Ladouceur thought it over, and then moved all in for around 550,000. Pollak folded, and Ladouceur won the pot.
Shaun Deeb made it 40,000 to go from the cutoff seat, and Dmitry Yurasov flat-called on the button. Benjamin Pollak reraised all in for just under 700,000 from the big blind. Deeb called off for around 570,000, and Yurasov folded.
Deeb had the best of it going in with the to Pollak's , but the board sent him to the rail and shot Pollak up to 1.3 million in chips.
Alexander Roumeliotis and Vitaly Lunkin found all the money in on the board. Lunkin had the for a pair of eights, and he was drawing dead against the for Roumeliotis. The river was the to complete the board, and Lunkin was out the door. Roumeliotis climbed to 1.2 million in chips.
We just witnessed Marc Etienne McLaughlin get all of his chips in on with in the big blind. His opponent was Agshin Rasulov on the button who had made the call with .
McLaughlin was heading for a double up, but the on the river spoiled that party. McLaughlin's two pair counterfeited, and Rasulov's nine kicker played.
With the departure of McLaughlin, the tournament is down to 24 and a re draw is in the works.
Ismail Erkenov three-bet to 75,000 from the button after Dmitry Yurasov raised to 40,000 from under the gun. The two blinds folded, and Yurasov called to see the flop come down . Yurasov checked, and Erkenov bet 125,000. Yurasov folded, and Erkenov closed in on two million in chips.
Benny Spindler, winner of European Poker Tour high roller events in Sanremo and Tallinn, won't be getting a third high roller title in this event as he was just eliminated short of making Day 3, falling in 22nd place.
After Ami Barer raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Spindler three-bet shoved for approximately 180,000 from the cutoff seat. Play folded back to Barer, and he quickly called after getting an eyeball of Spindler's stack.
Barer had the , and Spindler the .
The flop hit Barer better than it did Spindler when the fell. The turn was the , and that left Spindler down to just one final card to hit either an ace or a nine. When the was put out on fifth street, Spindler knew he was done for and made his way to the exit. Barer stacked up the new chips and just might be the end-of-day chip leader because of it.
to Pollak's 
, but the 
board sent him to the rail and shot Pollak up to 1.3 million in chips.
board. Lunkin had the 
for a pair of eights, and he was drawing dead against the 
for Roumeliotis. The river was the 
to complete the board, and Lunkin was out the door. Roumeliotis climbed to 1.2 million in chips.
with 
in the big blind. His opponent was Agshin Rasulov on the button who had made the call with 
as his weapons.
. Yurasov checked, and Erkenov bet 125,000. Yurasov folded, and Erkenov closed in on two million in chips.
