Dylan Linde limped from the small blind, and big blind Olivier Dinand checked his option.
The flop was and Linde led out with a bet of 12,000. Dinand called in position to see the on the turn but he let go of his hand as soon as Linde bet another 20,000.
Richard Tuhrim started the action with a raise from the button for 20,000 and Paras Lakdawala three-bet to 64,000 in the big blind. Tuhrim made the call.
The flop fell and after a check from Lakdawala, Tuhrim tanked for some time before announcing "all in", putting Lakdawala's tournament at risk. Lakdawala folded and Tuhrim revealed .
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It folded to Basile Yaiche in the small blind who raised to 24,000 and Mark Liedtke quickly three-bet, putting Yaiche at risk for his remaining stack of around 70,000. The latter called and both players tabled their cards:
Basile Yaiche:
Mark Liedtke:
Yaiche' needed to hit, but the run out improved Liedtke's hand into a full house and Yaiche was eliminated from the tournament.
Robin Ylitalo raised from middle position to 20,000 and he was called by two opponents. Carson Wieland called from the button and Jaspal Brar called from the big blind.
The flop landed on the felt and Brar took over the betting lead, firing out 38,000. Ylitalo and Wieland got out of the way and Brar took down the pot.
Michael Hudson limped from the cutoff and so did Anton Wigg on the button and Ayaz Mahmood in the small blind before Jordan Cristos raised it to 48,000. Hudson shoved all in for 61,000 total and both Wigg and Cristos made the call.
The flop came and Cristos led out for 50,000 before facing an all in raise from Wigg, putting his tournament at risk. Cristos ended up folding and the two remaining players tabled their cards:
Michael Hudson:
Anton Wigg:
Wigg held two pair and Hudson had a flush draw but the rest of the board fell and , improving Wigg's hand into the nut flush to eliminate Hudson from the event.
The flop showed in a three-way pot when Mukul Pahuja checked from the small blind, followed by the big blind before Jan-Peter Jachtmann made a bet for 20,000. Only Pahuja called.
The turn and river brought no betting action and Pahuja tabled for two pair. Jachtmann then showed for a higher two pair and earned the pot.