With just over 60,000 in the pot, Henrik Hecklen bet 60,000 on a 
board out of the big blind and Alex Foxen called in the cutoff after using a time extension. On the 
river, Hecklen jammed and Foxen snapped it off for 177,000.
Hecklen turned over 
but seemed ready to muck it and indeed Foxen showed a superior 
.
Steffen Sontheimer check-raised to 60,000 out of the big blind on 
after Jesus Cortes bet 20,000 in the cutoff. Cortes went nowhere and called a further 65,000 on the 
turn. On the 
river Sontheimer finally slowed his aggression with a check. Cortes bet 230,000 and Sontheimer folded fairly quickly.
The next hand, Joao Vieira opened and Sontheimer three-bet to around 80,000. Vieira stuck it in and Sontheimer mucked right away.
Chris Hunichen opened to 22,000 from under the gun and Dominik Nitsche called on the button. Timothy Adams was the short stack at the table and moved all in for his last 122,000 in the small blind. Hunichen re-shoved all in which forced Nitsche to step aside.
Chris Hunichen:
Timothy Adams: 
The flop came 
to give Adams a straight draw but the 
on the turn and the 
on the river were no help as he headed to the rail.
Action folded to Dan Shak in the small blind, where he shoved all in for 142,000. Jesus Cortes held out calling chips and dropped them in when the count was confirmed.
Dan Shak: 
Jesus Cortes: 
The 
flop was dreamy for Cortes as aces up had Shak's hand in rough shape. The 
turn signaled the end for the high roller vet unless a five fell, and it was a 
improving Cortes to an unnecessary full house.
The action folded to Sam Greenwood in the small blind who just limped in. Bryn Kenney moved all in for just over 130,000 in the big blind and Greenwood snapped him off.
Sam Greenwood: 
Bryn Kenney: 
The flop came 
as Greenwood out-flopped Kenney with trip tens. The on the turn and the on the river gave Kenney a straight but Greenwood improved to a full house to eliminate Kenney.
Igor Kurganov raised to 22,000 in the cutoff with and Stephen Chidwick looked down at in the big blind. Chidwick three-bet to 85,000 and Kurganov called to see a flop of .
Chidwick led out for 50,000 and Kurganov continued to call as the 
hit the turn. Both players checked and the 
rolled off on the river. Chidwick only bet 25,000 on the river and Kurganov quickly paid him off.
| Seat | Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikita Badziakouski | Henrik Hecklen | Jesus Cortes |
| 2 | Igor Kurganov | Andras Nemeth | Joao Vieira |
| 3 | Talal Shakerchi | --empty-- | Justin Bonomo |
| 4 | Steve O'Dwyer | Dominik Nitsche | Steffen Sontheimer |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | Timothy Adams | Sean Winter |
| 6 | Mustapha Kanit | Alex Foxen | Sam Greenwood |
| 7 | Isaac Haxton | Chris Hunichen | Bryn Kenney |
| 8 | Jean-Noel Thorel | Gregory Jensen | Dan Shak |
The action folded to David Peters who shipped all in for around 100,000 in the cutoff. Mustapha Kanit asked for a count in the big blind and then made the call for the 10 big blind stack.
Mustapha Kanit: 
David Peters:
The flop came 
to give Peters two pair but Kanit picked up a straight draw. The turn brought the as Kanit binked his straight. The river was the , pairing the wrong card for Peters and he was eliminated.
Photos by Neil Stoddart.
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