A day to forget for Sergey Lebedev ends with a rather frustrating 40th place finish. Having started the day third in chips, Lebedev lost plenty of three-bet pots, a big all in against Honglin Jiang and just now got his last 2.575 in from the cutoff. Jack Salter in the big blind called instantly.
In the first two levels, 19 players were sent to the rail and the field has been reduced to just 39 hopefuls. They are guaranteed at least €40,000 for their efforts and the first break allows everyone to recharge for 15 minutes.
Upeshka De Silva limped in with the on the feature tabnle and Byron Kaverman on the button raised to 2 million with . Mikita Badziakouski three-bet to 6 million in the big blind with and Kaverman called.
On the flop of , Badziakouski bet 2.8 million and Kaverman called before the appeared on the turn. Badziakouski moved all in for 14.38 million and Kaverman used all three time bank extensions before making the call.
A blank on the river failed to improve Badziakouski and he was felted in 42nd place.
A short-stacked Ben Farrell got his stack in with and Julian Stuer looked him up with the . The board came and Farrell headed to the rail in 39th place.
Soon after coming back from the break, Philipp Gruissem was involved in a three-bet pot with Alexander Ivarsson and check-called a bet on the flop. On the turn, Gruissem check-called a shove by Ivarsson for 9 million.
Gruissem showed the and Ivarsson had . The on the river gave Gruissem the winning flush and Ivarsson the way to the payout desk.
Soon after Marton Czuczor three-bet all in for 7.95 million out of the small blind and Gruissem used one time bank before calling with . Czuczor had the and held up on a board of Js5c4c8h9s].
It all started with a raise to 1.3 million by Ramin Hajiyev from under the gun and he was called by Pascal Lefrancois from one seat over, Patrick Bruel and Philipp Gruissem in the big blind. All four players checked the flop and the fell on the turn.
Action checked to Lefrancois, who bet 3 million. Bruel called and Gruissem check-raised to 8 million in order to force out Hajiyev, while both Lefrancois and Bruel called. Gruissem checked the river and Lefrancois bet 20 million, which had both opponents covered. Bruel quickly called for 13 million and Gruissem folded.
Lefrancois turned over for a full house and Bruel flashed for a rivered straight before heading to the rail.
Upeshka De Silva was left with fewer than two big blinds after being unable to beat the of Michael Bailey on a board of .
He then doubled through Bart Lybaert when winning a flip with versus before Lybaert's move against Zhong Chen with on the turn backfired. Chen called for 12.2 million with and the river was a blank.
De Silva doubled once more, but needs plenty of the same going forward with some 10 big blinds right now.
On the three-way turn of , Honglin Jiang checked to Mustapha Kanit and he bet 5.8 million. Thomas Boivin moved all in from one seat over and Jiang asked for a count, then moved all in over the top when the shove of the Belgian was deemed to be for 15.9 million. Kanit folded and the cards were turned over.
Thomas Boivin:
Honglin Jiang:
Boivin's top set had quite a sweat against the double draw of Jiang, but the river was a blank and the Belgian doubled.
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and Lebedev headed to the rail.
on the feature tabnle and Byron Kaverman on the button raised to 2 million with 
and Kaverman called.
on the river failed to improve Badziakouski and he was felted in 42nd place.
and Julian Stuer looked him up with the 
and Farrell headed to the rail in 39th place.
flop. On the 
and Ivarsson had 
on the river gave Gruissem the winning flush and Ivarsson the way to the payout desk.
. Czuczor had the 
river and Lefrancois bet 20 million, which had both opponents covered. Bruel quickly called for 13 million and Gruissem folded.
for a rivered straight before heading to the rail.
and the 
over on the feature table and Stephen Chidwick called with the 
and Trickett was left drawing dead on the turn, it looks like he will soon jump into the final €10,300 High Roller.
, Honglin Jiang checked to Mustapha Kanit and he bet 5.8 million. Thomas Boivin moved all in from one seat over and Jiang asked for a count, then moved all in over the top when the shove of the Belgian was deemed to be for 15.9 million. Kanit folded and the cards were turned over.
