Liv Boeree's seat was empty and last years runner up Georgios Sotiropoulos had some more chips in front of him. As Sotiropoulos was in a hand, eventually winning again, we asked Robert Schulz to fill us in on the details.
Schulz was kind enough to tell us that Liv Boeree had opened to 10,000 with a stack of around 130,000. Sotiropoulos had made it 26,000 right behind her. Action folded back to Boeree who shoved and Sotiropoulos called.
Boeree had ace-queen and was up against Sotiropoulos's pocket tens. The tens held up and Boeree exited. The British Team PokerStars Pro exited in 118th place, just enough to get the next pay out of €10,740.
Davidi Kitai had just lost a smallish pot calling down with ace high and he was involved in the next hand calling a 11,000 open from Suat Uyanik in position. The blinds folded and it was a heads-up pot.
The flop was and Uyanik continued for 12,000. Kitai called and the turn card peeled off. A bet of 20,000 from Uyanik this time and again Kitai called. On the river Uyanik shoved for his last 67,000 and Kitai looked as if he’d got himself into a spot he didn’t exactly love. Less than a minute passed however before he tossed a single chip in to indicate a call.
Piotr Pietrzak three-bet shoved for 54,000 chips out of the big blind with and was called by Vyacheslav Stoyanov with . The board didn't deliver any surprise.
Only a mere minute later, 2013 runner-up Georgios Sotiropoulos also doubled up to 145,000 with against Anton Bertilsson's on a board of .
Two players have doubled through Norbert Berent in the space of a few hands to the Polish player drop down to 126,000 in chips.
In the first hand, he and Kai Herold exchanged raises pre flop before both were all in.
Herold would show and be in front of Berent’s .
The flop ran out to see Herold double to 210,000 in chips.
A few hands later and another raising war pre flop ended with Remi Castaignon committing his last 164,000 pre flop and having Berent call.
Berent would again find himself behind holding against Castaignon’s and would fail once again at eliminating a player from the tournament after the board ran out .
Feared high stakes player Alexander Roumeliotis has just doubled through his neighbor Vyacheslav Stoyanov. The two of them got it in before the flop with for Stoyanov and for Roumeliotis.
The gave Stoyanov a couple more outs, but the on the return reduced that number again. The on the river hit Stoyanov with trips but it wasn't good enough as Roumeliotis made his full house.
Panagiotis Papaisidorou sent Cezar Oprea to the rail after his opponent got the rest of his 85,000 chips in on a flop of with . Papaisidorou was way ahead with and the turn and river both bricked.
Abumuslym Gabaiev got his last 82,000 in with on a flop of and Glib Kovtunov called with . Gabaiev banged on the table when the appeared on the turn and the river was a slight overkill to say the least.
Stephen Graner and Panagiotis Papaisidorou are both challenging to become the first chips millionaire in the tournament, a few steals may get them there.
Theodoros Aidonopoulos opened to 10,000 from early position and Irina Efimova from Russia shoved all in from the cutoff for her last 13,000. Glib Kovtunov on the button asked if it was a legitimate raise and if Aidonopoulos would have the option again, and called after he was informed it wasn't. Aidonopoulos made the call as well.
The side pot stayed empty as both Aidonopoulos and Kovtunov checked on . Aidonopoulos bet out 13,000 on the turn and Kovtunov made the call. The fell on the river and Aidonopoulos check folded to Kovtunov's 30,000 bet.
Efimova showed but that hand was no match to Kovtunov's .
If you’ve seen any of the Shark Cage this year, you’ll know that Miss Finland is much more than just a pretty face. She’s here in Prague to play the Finnish Poker Championship, and PokerStars Blog risked turning into her latest bait.
The Eureka Prague Main Event champion is becoming a real force here in the Hilton Hotel. Balazs Botond raised to 10,500 and then called the all in of Vlado Banicevic for 50,000 with . Banicevic only had and couldn't improve on a board of .
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peeled off. A bet of 20,000 from Uyanik this time and again Kitai called. On the river 
Uyanik shoved for his last 67,000 and Kitai looked as if he’d got himself into a spot he didn’t exactly love. Less than a minute passed however before he tossed a single chip in to indicate a call.
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