Mikita Badziakouski limped from under the gun, as did Dan Shak on the button and Ivan Luca in the small blind. Max Altergott checked from the big blind and it was Badziakouski that bet the flop for 13,000. Shak moved all in and all opponents folded.
Only one hand was played in that level still and Ivan Luca defended his big blind to a raise of 17,000 by Bryn Kenney. On the flop, Luca checked and Kenney continued for 13,000, which the Argentinian called. The turn was checked through and Luca bet the river for 100,000 to force a fold.
Right after the nine remaining players were sent on a 15-minute break, in which the T-500 chips will be raced off.
Steffen Sontheimer defended his big blind against a raise by Timothy Adams and check-called a bet of 1/4 pot on the flop and half the pot on the turn. The appeared on the river and Sontheimer checked. Adams bet 83,000 with 1,000 behind and Sontheimer called, Adams mucked and Sontheimer raked in the massive pot without having to show his cards.
One hand later Adams was forced all in for the ante and got up to 5,000 before being forced all in from the big blind the next hand for 4,000. Sontheimer raised to 16,000 on the button and Dan Shak three-bet to 59,000 in the small blind, Sontheimer folded.
Timothy Adams:
Dan Shak:
The board ran out and Adams busted in 10th place. All remaining nine players will combine to one table, play the last three minutes of the current level and go on a break.
Only minutes ago Ivan Luca doubled through Adrian Mateos and that favor was just returned. Mateos shoved for 87,000 from under the gun and Luca called out of the big blind.
Adrian Mateos:
Ivan Luca:
The flop was once again a sweat, but Mateos survived thanks to the blank turn and river.
The cards of Adrian Mateos were already in the muck while Ivan Luca's double for around 170,000 was counted. Luca's cards were still tabled with on a board of and Felipe Ramos confirmed that Mateos was in there with preflop.
Only 15 minutes ago, Luca's stack was all but 40,000 and he now sits well above the average.
Adrian Mateos scooped a pot against Max Altergott and then raised to 129,000 from the small blind to give Felipe Ramos the choice of calling all in or folding. Ramos opted for the latter.
Soon after it was Max Altergott who raised to 18,000 first to act and Ivan Luca pushed for 80,000 from the cutoff. Altergott called and the cards were turned over.
Ivan Luca:
Max Altergott:
The flop of was a sweat with the open-ended straight draw for Altergott, but Luca secured the double thanks to the turn and river.
Timothy Adams raised to 12,000 from under the gun and called the shove of Bryn Kenney for 91,500 with the . Kenney had the dominating and the board of was no sweat.
Moments later, Ivan Luca was all in with the and Ole Schemion looked him up with . Again the better hand held up on the board and the Argentinian doubled.