On a board, with around 1,400,000 in the middle, Ema Zajmovic put out a big river bet of 850,000.
Aristeidos Moschonas went deep into the tank and, after two minutes or so, a table-mate called for a clock. A 60-second countdown was started, after about half of which, Moschonas reluctantly made the call.
"You win," came the response from Zajmovic as she tabled , with Moschonas letting out a sigh of relief and showing and pulling in the pot.
Ema Zajmovic opened to 275,000 from early position and Padraig Parkinson announced "raise" as he tossed in one of his new T1,000,000 chips. Ryan Son Kee called on the button and when the action got back to Zajmovic, she shoved all in for around 6.7 million. Parkinson went all in over the top and Son Kee was forced to fold.
Padraig Parkinson:
Ema Zajmovic:
The board ran out and Parkinson hit a pair of kings on the turn to eliminate Zajmovic.
The board read and Joao Simao checked from the big blind to Jakub Michalak in middle position. Michalak bet 775,000 into a pot of just over 1.1 million. Simao called and the paired the board on the river.
Simao checked again and Michalak stuck in a bet of 4.5 million. Simao only had around 2.3 million remaining, thus putting his tournament life on the line should he make the call. He thought for well over three minutes before finally tossing in a chip to call. Michalak turned over and Simao showed the best hand with .
Igor Baliner opened to 300,000 from early position and Zachary Franzi re-raised to 850,000 from the button. Baliner asked to see his opponent's stack and then pushed all in. Franzi instantly called and tabled . Unfortunately for him, Baliner turned over and was way ahead.
The flop came and Baliner was still out front, but the on the turn sent him flying out of his seat as Franzi nailed a set of jacks. The river was the and Franzi secured a double up for 4.4 million, leaving Baliner with less than 10 big blinds.
After Severin Schleser checked both the flop, and the turn, Alex Whitenstall saw an opportunity to take it away, betting out 260,000. Schleser called after a little thought, with the coming down on the river to complete the board.
Schleser checked a third time, with Whitenstall going for a small river bet of 220,000 and getting called immediately. He turned over for the nuts, while Schleser slid his hand into the muck.
Padraig Parkinson opened from middle position and Jason Koon three-bet from the cutoff. Parkinson called and the flop came . Parkinson checked to Koon who continued for 425,000. Parkinson announced all in and Koon instantly called.
Jason Koon:
Padraig Parkinson:
Parkinson was drawing do runner-runner outs and when the hit the turn, he was left drawing dead to the on the river. Koon scored himself a double up but Parkinson still has plenty of chips to work with.
On a board, Sam Greenwood checked the action over to David Peters, who put out a pot-sized bet of 1,400,000. Greenwood took his time to mull over the decision and eventually made the call, before the came down on the river
Greenwood checked the action over again, with Peters dwelling for a minute before announcing, "all in." A count was requested, and the dealer cut down Peters' stack which totalled 5,070,000.
After a two-minute dwell, Greenwood made the call, and was shown the of Peters. Greenwood showed and gave a huge sigh of relief as he dragged in the eight-figure pot.
It was only a matter of time until Troy Quenneville and Alexis Urli got involved in a big pot together. However, nobody saw this explosion coming.
Quenneville raised from the hijack and Urli three-bet from the big blind, which the table says he's been doing a lot of. Quenneville called and the two Canadians saw a flop of . Urli led out for 875,000 and Quenneville called to see the on the turn.
Urli fired another 1.575 million and Quenneville still called. The completed the board and proved to be the action card. Urli checked this time and Quenneville tanked for a couple of minutes before putting together a bet of 5.335 million. Urli sat still in his chair for about a minute and then announced all in for 11.6 million.
"Wow!" Quenneville voiced his displeasure as he sat upright in his chair. Urli put his down, covered by his arms, as to not give any sort of tell away. Quenneville asked for a count and found out that Urli barely had him covered. A crowd gathered around the table and witnessed Quenvilled utter the word "call".
Urli turned over while Quenneville tabled for a flush. "Yes!" Quenneville screamed with a fist pump to follow. Quenneville vaulted back into the overwhelming chip lead while Urli was left with just one big blind.