Christian Harder was in the big blind, battling against the small blind. Harder three-bet to 4,500 over a raise to 1,450, and his right-hand neighbor called.
They went to the flop, where they both checked. Harder saved his continuation bet for the turn, betting 4,500 after his opponent had checked. He received a call. The completed the board, and the small blind checked yet again. Harder took all of his 15,750 remaining chips and moved them toward the middle.
The small blind weighed the pros and cons for more than a minute but eventually chose the passive move, letting Harder win without showdown.
Andy Spears raised to 1,300 from the button, and Ryan Olisar shoved all in for his remaining 11,325. Spears took some time to think and decided to call in the end.
Andy Spears:
Ryan Olisar:
The board ran out — no help for Olisar, and he was eliminated.
Stefan Schillhabel bet 3,200 after a big blind opponent checked to him on the turn of a board. The big blind called and checked the river. Schillhabel moved all in. It was 8,825, and that got a fold from Schillhabel's opponent after about 30 seconds.
With the on the flop, Dani Stern and Shannon Shorr met in one of the big-blind-against-button battles.
Stern checked to Shorr, who bet 2,000. Then he raised to 4,500. Shorr's reaction wasn't immediate, but he called. The turn brought the , completing the spade flush draw. Stern checked, but Shorr wasn't afraid of another check-raise, firing 4,100 to pressure Stern out of the pot.