Huidong Gu is still in the tournament and just three-bet shoved out of the small blind for 142,000. Dan Smith gave it some consideration but ultimately mucked. While Gu grabbed the pot, he remains short on around 11 big blinds for the next blind level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
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Thomas Muehloecker shipped it in for less than ten big blinds with 
only to find Jason Mercier more than willing to make an easy call with 
in the big blind.
The flop came out 
and picking up a gutshot barely added to Muehloecker's outs, considering Mercier had two jacks.
The turn and river bricked out, taking Muehloecker with them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
860,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
On the river of a 
board, Jonathan Roy faced the all in of Byron Kaverman for approximately the size of the pot. Kaverman was at risk for his last 198,000 chips and turned over 
once Roy had checked and then hero-called to see his opponent muck instantly. Roy lost a decent portion of his stack, ending a run that had barely seen any obstacles until this point.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
530,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski and Jyri Merivirta have been eliminated. Pretty much one orbit after the previous small pot between the Finn and Ike Haxton, the PokerStars Team Online member three-bet shoved out of the small blind. Merivirta called off for 300,000 chips from the button with 
and Haxton had him dominated with the 
.
The board ran out 
and the trips kings of Haxton scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
720,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
In a battle of the blinds, Ramin Hajiyev moved all in for 109,000 and was called by Jussi Nevanlinna. Both players were hoping for diamonds, but that would have ended the tournament of Hajiyev right there.
Hajiyev:
Nevalinna: 
The player from Azerbaijan improved on the 
flop, but had to fear any diamond on the 
turn. It was the blank 
river that gave him the pot and he sighed "it is never easy" before collecting the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
In a battle of the blinds, Jyri Merivirta opened to 35,000 and PokerStars Team Online member Ike Haxton called. Both players checked the flop 
and the turn before Merivirta also checked the 
river. Haxton bet 42,000 and was called to reveal 
in the showdown as winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
270,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
Dzmitry Urbanovich raised to 33,000 and Thomas Muehloecker three-bet to 96,000. After about two minutes of consideration, Urbanovich then four-bet to 198,000 and snap-called all in once Muehloecker shoved.
Urbanovich:
Muehloecker:
The flop gives Urbanovich the nut flush straight away and it is all over after the 
turn, making rhe river a formality. Urbanovich doubled for 577,000 and Muehloecker was left behind with dust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,180,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
80,000
-490,000
|
-490,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Steve O'Dwyer has joined the ranks of the big stacks here after catching Julian Stuer in a bluff.
On the turn of a king-high board with three spades O'Dwyer called a six-figure bet from Stuer. Then, when the river brought another king, Stuer bet enough to put O'Dwyer all in for his last 170,000.
O'Dwyer tanked for good five minutes before someone called the clock. Just as the TD arrived at the table to give him a one minute warning, he called with two jacks. Stuer showed the 
having missed his turned nut flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
|
||
|
140,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
Just over an hour is to be played before the players will be sent into a 75-minute dinner break. By then, the field will be reduced further and the money bubble will likely not be too far off either.
