Also before the break, Fedor Holz and Mark Teltscher got a little frisky with one another, almost clashing in a very big pot.
Holz had opened from the button to 38,000. In the big blind, Teltscher reraised to 105,000. After some thought, Holz pulled back his original raise and then put out 181,000, bumping the action up even higher. Teltscher had about 450,000-475,000 behind and went into the tank. Eventually, but only after the clock hit zero to signify the end of the level and the dinner break, he folded.
Teltscher announced his fold and held his cards, asking Holz if he would want to show the last hand before the dinner break. Holz said he wouldn't show, but Teltscher did persuade him to see just one card, and Holz let him pick. Teltscher picked the before the pot was pushed Holz's way.
In before-the-dinner-break action, Kyle Julius and Thomas Muehloecker were eliminated. They were on different tables, and Julius busted before Muehloecker joined him on the rail.
In Julius' bust out, he three-bet jammed from the big blind after Martin Finger opened with a raise from the cutoff seat. Finger quickly made the call with the and had Julius on the ropes with the . No help came for Julius on the board, and he was eliminated.
Shortly after, Muehloecker was all in against Anton Astapau. Unlike Julius, Muehloecker went into the all-in clash with the best of it, holding the to Astapau's . His hand didn't hold up, though, as the flop, turn, and river ran out to finish Astapau off with the winner.
The remaining 18 players are on a 75-minute dinner break.
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Rono Lo limped under the gun and Isaac Haxton, with just 4,000 left, called all in for two antes. Small blind Piotr Franczak completed from the small blind, Fedor Holz checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came and Franczak checked. Holz hadn't made his move yet, but Lo bet 21,000 out of turn. Holz decided to check anyway, Lo's bet of 21,000 stayed out, Franczak folded, and Holz made the call.
Holz and Lo checked the side pot with the on the turn and on the river. Holz played the board showing , and so did Haxton with . Lo tabled and took down the main pot and side pot, eliminating Haxton.
Isaac Haxton and Fedor Holz were all in preflop. Haxton had the and 401,000 in chips. Holz had the and 400,000 in chips. The board ran out , and Holz earned a big double to leave Haxton with half an ante.
But, Haxton won the next hand to stay alive. He was all in from the button with the ante. Dzmitry Urbanovich raissed to 35,000 from the cutoff seat, Ivan Luca called from the small blind, and Scott Seiver folded from the big blind. On the flop, Luca led with a bet of 22,000, and Urbanovich called.
The turn was the , and both Luca and Urbanovich checked to see the complete the board on the river. Luca checked, and Urbanovich bet 56,000. Luca called.
Because Haxton was all in, all cards had to be shown. Luca showed the , Urbanovich had the , and Haxton the . That meant Urbanovich took the side pot from Luca before Haxton was given the main pot to get back to 8,000 in chips.
Sam Trickett opened the cutoff to 32,000 and from the small blind Dzmitry Urbanovich shoved all in for 381,000 total. Kyle Julius in the big blind shoved all in as well, Trickett folded.
From under the gun, Dzmitry Urbanovich raised all in for around 200,000. Play then folded to Dov Malnik in the cutoff seat, and he called all in for less. Everyone else folded, and the cards were tabled.
Urbanovich had the , and Malnik had the to make this one a coin flip. Urbanovich hit a set on the board and held from there after the turn and river to bust Malnik.