Maxi Lehmanski made it 7,000 to go and short stack Liv Boeree moved all in for 51,300 on the button, which Lehmanski quickly called. Both players tabled pocket pairs, and it was Boeree that needed help in order to stay in the tournament.
Maxi Lehmanski: 
Liv Boeree: 
The board of 
provided no reason for excitement and Boeree was sent to the rail.
It wasn't the best day for Govert Metaal at the tables, who according to himself didn't get many playable hands or spots to build a stack. Down to his last 30,000, action folded to Metaal in the small blind and he shoved. In the big blind, Daniel Dvoress looked at his cards and called instantly.
Govert Metaal: 
Daniel Dvoress: 
Both players paired up on the 
flop. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, which ended Metaal's run. The Dutchman will fly to Amsterdam shortly to play in the WPT next week.
In a battle of the blinds, a raise to 12,000 was in front of Max Silver in the big blind. Charlie Carrel then reraised to 43,000 and Silver gave it some consideration before moving all in. Carrel snap-called and Silver immediately knew that he was in trouble of losing two third of his stack.
Charlie Carrel: 
Max Silver: 
The board ran out 
and Carrel doubled for massive 205,100, leaving Silver with far less than the average.
Javier Gomez Zapatero raised from the cutoff and Joao Simao called out of the big blind before the flop fell 
. Simao check-raised and called the shove of Gomez Zapatero to set up the following showdown.
Javier Gomez Zapatero: 
Joao Simao:
While the turn changed nothing yet, the 
river did as it gave Gomez Zapatero the better two pair and the Spaniard doubled for 117,700.
Then, Ekrem Sanioglu in the cutoff and Simao on the button invested 27,000 each and the flop fell 
. Sanioglu bet 22,000 and Simao called before Sanioglu instantly shoved the 
turn. Simao folded as quickly and forfeited another pot.
From the blinds, Felipe Ramos three-bet to 22,500 and Dario Sammartino called on the button. Ramos bet 15,000 on the 
flop and 26,000 on the turn. Sammartino made the call twice.
Ramos checked the 
river and Sammartino bet 62,000. Ramos snapped it off for the following showdown:
Felipe Ramos: 
Dario Sammartino:
Ramos' kicker played and a slightly frustrated Sammartino mucked his hand.
There weren't many chips in the pot after Steve O'Dwyer had defended his big blind against a raise by Dmitry Yurasov from under the gun and O'Dwyer then checked through a flop of 
with Yurasov checking behind. On the turn, O'Dwyer check-called a bet of 12,000 into 19,000 before the fell on the river.
O'Dwyer bet for what looked like 60,000 with 100,000 behind and Yurasov moved all in. O'Dwyer used one time bank card and then called with 
for the second nut flush. Yurasov flipped over the 
for a straight flush and claimed the lead with seven tables remaining.
The seat of Anthony Zinno is now filled by Igor Kurganov as 56 players remain. Zinno lost his stack to Vladimir Shabalin, and the latter just faced the shove of Justin Bonomo in the small blind for 67,600. Shabalin let go and Bonomo shipped the pot, but is considerably down in chips.
€25,500 Single Day High Roller winner Philipp Gruissem has been on a tear today but the German juggernaut just suffered a slight setback due to some Russian river magic.
In an already decent-sized pot, Gruissem had checked the river to Dmitry Yurasov. The Russian bet 55,500 on a 
and Gruissem called it off.
As advertised, Yurasov showed 
for the rivered fives full and Gruissem mucked.
Martin Jacobson is only trailing Vlado Bancevic by a few big blinds on his table after just taking a big pot off Isaac Haxton.
It started with a raise to 7,000 on the button by Haxton and a three-bet by Jacobson in the small blind for 23,500, which Haxton just called. On the 
flop, both players checked. Jacobson bet the turn for 32,000 and Haxton called before the Swede then checked the 
river. Haxton bet for what looked like 77,000 with less than that behind, and Jacobson called.
Haxton turned over and Jacobson had that beat with for a straight.
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