Govert Metaal has just eliminated Dieter Albrecht. He has not immediately reloaded so we will assume he is out of this competition until we here otherwise. We didn't see the hand play out but Metaal told us the majority of the action.
Metaal completed from the small blind before Albrecht raised making it 5,000 to play. Metaal called and the pair saw a flop of (one diamond) and both players checked. The turn was second diamond, Metaal bet 5,000 and Albrecht called. The river was the and Metaal bet 13,000, Albrecht moved all-in and Metaal called. Metaal was holding for the full house and he assumes Albrecht held the flush but he didn't show his hand.
Mike McDonald raised to 4,800 in the cutoff and Govert Metaal called in the big blind. The flop was and Metaal check-called a 6,600 McDonald bet. Fourth street was the and the same action ensued; this time for 13,500. Finally the river card was laid flat on its back - - and Metaal folded to a 33,000 McDonald river bet.
Scott Seiver and Viktor Blom got into a raising war preflop that saw all of the money go in. Blom tabled the and was well ahead of the for Seiver. Blom was the player at risk for 138,500 in chips and doubled up after the board ran out .
From the hijack seat, Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 5,000. Govert Metaal three-bet to 12,800 on the button and Reinkemeier called. The flop came down and Reinkemeier check-called a bet of 16,000 from Metaal.
The turn was the and Reinkemeier checked. Metaal bet 35,000 and Reinkemeier called. The river was the and both players checked.
Metaal showed the and Reinkemeier the . Reinkemeier's jacks were best and he won the pot.
Gus Hansen raised to 4,000 in the hijack seat and Daniel Cates called on the button. The dealer handed the pair a flop of and both players checked. The turn card was the and Hansen led for 5,100, a bet that was quickly called by Cates. Finally we saw the and after much contemplation, Hansen checked as did Cates.
Jonathan Duhamel raised to 3,700 on the button and Anatoly Gurtovoy defended his small blind. The flop was and Gurtovoy check-called a 6,000 Duhamel c-bet. That endeth the action as both players checked through to the river at the sight of the turn and river. Duhamel flicked over and Gurtovoy scooped the pot with .
(one diamond) and both players checked. The turn was second diamond, Metaal bet 5,000 and Albrecht called. The river was the 
and Metaal bet 13,000, Albrecht moved all-in and Metaal called. Metaal was holding 
and Metaal check-called a 6,600 McDonald bet. Fourth street was the 
and the same action ensued; this time for 13,500. Finally the river card was laid flat on its back - 
- and Metaal folded to a 33,000 McDonald river bet.
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and was well ahead of the 
for Seiver. Blom was the player at risk for 138,500 in chips and doubled up after the board ran out 
.
and Reinkemeier check-called a bet of 16,000 from Metaal.
and both players checked.
and Reinkemeier the 
. Reinkemeier's jacks were best and he won the pot.
and both players checked. The turn card was the 
and after much contemplation, Hansen checked as did Cates.
and Cates mucks his hand.
river. Duhamel flicked over 
and Gurtovoy scooped the pot with