Govert Metaal opened for 6,500 and got one caller in the small blind.
The flop was and they both checked. The turn card was the and Metaal faced a bet of 7,000. He made the call to go to the river which was the . Another bet of 8,000 this time from the small blind and Metaal flicked out the calling chips. He couldn’t beat though and lost the pot.
Josh Pollock opened to 6,500 from early position and only the big blind came along as the dealer spread a flop. Both players checked as the landed on the turn and the big blind bet out 4,000.
Pollock called as both players checked the on the river.
The big blind tabled his , but it would be Pollock's that would see him scoop the pot to move to roughly 265,000 in chips.
Currently the tournament directors covering the Monster Stack are getting ready.
Getting ready for the onslaught of payouts!
Although they've been keeping the tournament clock closely updated to how many players left, the most recent word is that the tournament is just five tables away from the reaching the money.
With so many players left, there is bound to be a lengthy hand-for-hand process before 792 players will be guaranteed a $2,759 payday.