Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi raised it up to 64,200 and Andras "probirs" Nemeth in the cutoff three-bet to 180,000, which Shakerchi called.
On a flop of 
, Shakerchi opted for a check-fold as Nemeth took it down with a continuation bet worth 143,550.
Nível: 17
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,750
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian raised it to 55,000 and was called by David "dpeters17" Peters in the big blind. On a flop of 
, Peters check-called a bet of 49,005 and they checked the 
on the turn.
Peters reluctantly called a bet of 246,500 on the river and mucked when Martirosian tabled 
for aces and fives.
Right after that, the remaining 16 players headed into a scheduled five-minute break.
In a battle of the blinds, Russia's "LeslieGroves" raised to 87,500 and was called by runaway chip leader Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian from one seat over. "LeslieGroves" fired a continuation bet on the 
flop for 66,330 to pick up a call and they checked the turn.
After the 
river, "LeslieGroves" made it 250,000 to go and Martirosian folded.
Mike "SirWatts" Watson made it 55,000 to go on the button and was called by Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi in the big blind.
Shakerchi check-called a first bet of 37,125 on the 
flop and opted for another check-call worth 175,000 on the 
turn.
Once the 
river hit the board, Shakerchi checked once more. Watson bet 575,000 with just 17,781 behind and that shut down the resistance of Shakerchi.
"Kurtkaare" min-raised and Preben "prebz" Stokkan called from one seat over in the cutoff. A continuation bet on the 
flop for 41,075 by "Kurtkaare" resulted in a call and a second barrel for 121,450 was also called on the 
turn.
"Kurtkaare" bet the river for 457,550 and Stokkan called all in for just shy of that with 
. It was no good as "Kurtkaare" had 
for kings and fives.
Nível: 16
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,250
The biggest pot of the tournament so far has vaulted Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian into the top spot and the hand itself was very identical to a previous one when he flopped the best of it and was called down all the way.
His latest victim was previous chip leader Mustapha "lasagnaaammm" Kanit, who kicked off the action with a raise to 43,200. Martirosian three-bet to 200,000 in the small blind and Kanit came along. The Russian bet the 
flop for 143,550 and checked the turn. Kanit fired a bet of 395,825 and check-called the shove of Kanit on the 
river for 1,753,306.
Kanit tabled 
and Martirosian won the huge pot with 
for aces full.
Kanit tripled up two hands later when he jammed 
and Martirosian called, then folded to the shove of Joao "Naza114" Vieira with the 
. The 
board gave Kanit a straight on the turn and flush on the river.
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson jammed the button with the 
and Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin called for less than that in the small blind with the 
. The 
board delivered no upset and Boivin called.
However, the bounty of Mattsson then went to "Kurtkaare" when he called Mattsson's shove for eight blinds the next hand.
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson:
"Kurtkaare":
The 
board left Mattsson drawing dead on the turn and he departed in 18th place.
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