Ryan Franklin was already all in from under the gun and awaited his fate while Christopher Andler and Rickie Silcock in the big blind were still active in the hand and checked the flop. On the turn, Silcock bet 1.8 million and Andler folded.
Ryan Franklin:
Rickie Silcock:
Franklin needed a nine and a nine only to avoid missing out on the money, but a blank river failed to improve the American.
On the three-way flop of , Oliver Heidel check-raised all in for 3.62 million out of the big blind against a continuation bet of 625,000 and a call by Imad Fakhro in the small blind. The third player in the hand folded and Fakhro called.
Oliver Heidel:
Imad Fakhro:
The turn and river secured the big double for Heidel.
Joao Simao just eliminated Timo Kamphues with queens against ace-king and is playing a more than 3 times average stack right now.
The floor just announced that all the dealers need to announce the all-ins and calls at their tables so they are aware of exactly how many players there are left. The bubble is approaching soon.
Jon Kyte raised to 350,000 from the hijack and Artan Dedusha called on the button. Ales Karban moved all in for 725,000 in the big blind and Kyte reraised to 2.0 million. Dedusha let go and the cards were tabled.
Ales Karban:
Jon Kyte:
The board came and Karban missed out on the money.
Same applies for Richard Sheils, who called all in after the turn and showed the . Robert Bickley turned over for two pair and the on the river failed to improve Sheils. Bickley has fond memories of the King's Casino, as the Brit finished 4th in the €10,300 WSOPE Main Event in 2017 at this very venue.
At the same time the floor was called to a nearby table. Oliver Heidel had check-raised big on a flop of , making it 2.275 million to go. Vojtech Ruzicka announced all in and Heidel was sent into the think tank. The clock was called on him and Heidel eventually folded.
There are only 132 players remaining and the money bubble is looming.
To avoid stalling on various tables the tournament staff has announced hand-for-hand mode five away from the money and this may require some time to reduce the field to the cash bubble.
Dominik Panka open-shoved into the big blind of Patrick Leonard and the partypoker ambassador called it off for 3.15 million."Let's take it back and chop it," Leonard joked while they waited for all other tables to finish.
Patrick Leonard:
Dominik Panka:
The board of let Leonard double while Panka had 550,000 remaining, of which 200,000 vanished the very next hand due to the button ante.
flop. On the 
turn, Silcock bet 1.8 million and Andler folded.
river failed to improve the American.
, Oliver Heidel check-raised all in for 3.62 million out of the big blind against a continuation bet of 625,000 and a call by Imad Fakhro in the small blind. The third player in the hand folded and Fakhro called.
turn and 
river secured the big double for Heidel.
, making it 2.275 million to go. Vojtech Ruzicka announced all in and Heidel was sent into the think tank. The clock was called on him and Heidel eventually folded.
to give Panka a pair of aces on the turn and triples up including the small blind and ante.
