Three sizable hands just went down, one at each table.
Table 1
We didn't see exactly what happened, but Vladimir Troyanovskiy busted out to an opponent who ran the nut straight with a rundown.
Table 2
After a flop, George Wolff got it in there with and had Bogdan Capitan at risk. Capitan had for a gutter and nut flush draw. The was a brick but the river was a . Wolff sighed and sent Capitan 89,000.
Table 3
A large pot had developed between Sam Greenwood in the blinds and Sylvain Loosli in late position. Greenwood bet 35,000 on the end with the board reading . Loosli made it 100,000, and Greenwood went deep into the tank, sighing and talking to himself. While the Wolff/Capitan hand went down, Greenwood must have called and lost, because the next time we looked over, he was left with just over 80,000.
Felipe Ramos was down to 7,500 after presumably losing a pot to Daniel Geeng, who was now around 200,000 and opened to 10,000 in middle position. Sylvain Loosli made it 36,000 to go, and Ramos put his last crumbs in. Geeng called the three-bet and the flop came . Geeng check-folded to a small bet.
Loosli:
Ramos:
Ramos had not looked and was disappointed to see he didn't have much of a sweat. He did pick up a tiny amount of equity on the turn but the river made Loosli aces full.
At this stage, three players have widened the gap between themselves and everyone else in the race for the chip lead. George Wolff is still in front, but Imad Derwiche and Dominykas Karmazinas have closed the gap. Derwiche is at Wolff's table, albeit across from him, but any fireworks between those two would likely go a long way to determining the leader at day's end.
Derwiche has been on fire since reentering. He just raked in a pot after Anthony Zinno limped early and Bogdan Capitan made it 18,000. Derwiche called, as did Zinno. Derwiche led into both opponents for 40,000 on the flop and got two fairly quick folds.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy got his last 43,500 in with against the of Francesco Grande. The board ran out , and Troyanovskiy took it with two pair.
At another table, Murad Akhundov shoved in preflop with over an open from Ami Barer, who had . The flop came , giving Barer a pile of outs. But the and were not helpful for him. He sent Akhundov 21,000.
Mike Watson opened on the button for 7,500, and Felipe Ramos potted to 24,000 in the big blind. Watson called, seeing flop. Ramos jammed for 36,500 and Watson called.
Ramos:
Watson:
Watson had an inside wrap, but the turn and river instead improved Ramos to a flush.
flop, George Wolff got it in there with 
and had Bogdan Capitan at risk. Capitan had 
for a gutter and nut flush draw. The 
was a brick but the river was a 
. Wolff sighed and sent Capitan 89,000.
. Loosli made it 100,000, and Greenwood went deep into the tank, sighing and talking to himself. While the Wolff/Capitan hand went down, Greenwood must have called and lost, because the next time we looked over, he was left with just over 80,000.
. Geeng check-folded to a small bet.
turn but the 
river made Loosli aces full.
river instead improved Ramos to a flush.
