Matas Cimbolas limped in from the small blind, Valentyn Shabelnyk raised to 160,000 from the big blind, Cimbolas limp-shoved for 1,425,000 total and Shabelnyk called after a twenty seconds.
Matas Cimbolas:
Valentyn Shabelnyk:
It was a classic raise for half of Shabelnyk's stack and a pot worth 3 million chips. The board ran out and Cimbolas' pair held up for a huge double.
In a limped pot, Alex Foxen bet 50,000 on the flop and Aleksandr Mordvinov check-called. On the turn, Mordvinov check-called 135,000 from Foxen, and also called the 245,000 bet on the river. Foxen had a missed and Mordvinov won with .
The hand after, Foxen was all in with against Mordvinov's . The board ran out and Foxen spiked the river to survive.
Michal Mrakes raised to 110,000 on the button and Robert Heidorn defended his big blind. The flop brought and both players checked. On the turn, Heidorn checked, Mrakes bet 135,000, Heidorn moved all in and Mrakes quickly called.
Robert Heidorn:
Michal Mrakes:
Heidorn needed a jack, four or club if he was to survive but the river was the to end his dreams in 11th place. The German collected €47,500 and surpassed $600,000 in lifetime winnings.
Jason Wheeler raised to 110,000 on the button and Valentyn Shabelnyk defended his big blind. Wheeler bet 125,000 on the flop and Shabelnyk called before both players checked the on the turn.
The river brought the and Shabelnyk checked a third time. Wheeler bet 275,000 and Shabelnyk called it off, but couldn't defeat Wheeler's .
Michal Mrakes raised to 100,000 from the button and Gabriele Lepore called in the small blind. Kalidou Sow three-bet to 355,000 in the big blind and both opponents folded.
Alex Foxen opened to 110,000 from the hijack in the next hand and Mrakes called out of the cutoff. Lepore three-bet to 425,000 on the button and that shut down all further action.
In the last hand before the break, Jason Wheeler raised to 165,000 from the small blind and Matas Cimbolas called in the big blind, giving the two another blind-on-blind confrontation. Wheeler bet 100,000 on the flop and Cimbolas called.
They both checked the on the turn. On the river, Wheeler bet 315,000 and Cimbolas thought for over two minutes before folding. That put Wheeler over the 5M mark as we enter the third break of the day. Players will be back in 20 minutes.
In the first hand after the break, Colin Robinson raised to 130,000 from under the gun. Chipleader Jason Wheeler three-bet to 375,000 on the button. Robinson asked how much Wheeler had in total before committing the call.
The flop came down and Robinson checked. Wheeler continued his aggression with 325,000 and Robinson called relatively quickly. The turn brought the , putting two flush draws on the board. Robinson took over the betting lead and bet 450,000, which Wheeler called in position.
With already 2,440,000 in the middle, the dealer put the out on the river. Robinson, who had slightly more than pot behind, settled on a bet of 700,000. Wheeler studied Robinson intensely, trying to get more information to work with. He took several minutes before calling Robinson's bet off.
"Great call," Robinson instantly said. "Do you have like nines?" he asked right away, as he flashed what appeared to be .
Indeed, Wheeler did have and picked up the massive pot to put himself in a commanding lead at the feature table.
Michal Mrakes raised to 130,000 first to act and Kalidou Sow called on the button, as did Aleksandr Mordvinov in the small blind. Alex Foxen looked over to Mordvinov and Sow to get any kind of reaction before announcing all in and that forced out Mrakes rather quickly.
Sow however asked for a count and the shove of Foxen was for 1,475,000. The Frenchman gave it some more thought and called while Mordvinov double-checked his cards and folded.
Alex Foxen:
Kalidou Sow:
Immediately after seeing the cards of his opponent, Foxen shook his head and wasn't very optimistic. On the board of , the American poker pro failed to catch any help and was eliminated in 10th place for €47,500. The remaining nine players will now redraw to the unofficial final table and action resumes after a short break to set up everything.
and Cimbolas' pair held up for a huge double.
flop and Aleksandr Mordvinov check-called. On the 
turn, Mordvinov check-called 135,000 from Foxen, and also called the 245,000 bet on the 
river. Foxen had a missed 
and Mordvinov won with 
against Mordvinov's 
. The board ran out 
and both players checked. On the 
turn, Heidorn checked, Mrakes bet 135,000, Heidorn moved all in and Mrakes quickly called.
to end his dreams in 11th place. The German collected €47,500 and surpassed $600,000 in lifetime winnings.
flop and Shabelnyk called before both players checked the 
on the turn.
and Shabelnyk checked a third time. Wheeler bet 275,000 and Shabelnyk called it off, but couldn't defeat Wheeler's 
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, the American poker pro failed to catch any help and was eliminated in 10th place for €47,500. The remaining nine players will now redraw to the unofficial final table and action resumes after a short break to set up everything.