Stefan Schillhabel on the button and Julian Thomas in the small blind got into a raising war with the former ending up as the player at risk for 160,000 with . Thomas had the and was reduced to all but 3,500 chips after a board of .
Hand 2
Mark Teltscher and Dan Smith in the big blind played for the bigger side pot while Thomas was all in and awaiting his fate. The active duo checked the flop and Smith check-folded the turn to a bet of 7,000 by Teltscher. Thomas turned over the and Teltscher tabled , the river was a blank.
Hand 3
Ole Schemion shoved for 43,000 from the button and Smith reshoved in the small blind after having asked for the count of Adrian Mateos in the big blind.
Ole Schemion:
Dan Smith:
Schemion stood up even before the flop fell , and Smith picked up some outs on the turn. A blank river changed nothing and Schemion doubled.
Dominik Nitsche moved all in for his last 50,000 and [Removed:17] called on the button. Igor Kurganov double-checked the remaining stack of Yan and called from the big blind as well. Both remaining active players checked down the board of entirely and Nitsche announced "I have an ace and a jack" before turning over .
Yan mucked and Kurganov flipped over as winning hand.
In a battle of the PokerStars Team Pros, Daniel Negreanu bet the river for 70,000 and Igor Kurganov in the hijack eventually called. "I have a pair" Negreanu announced and turned over the , while Kurganov mucked his cards.
One hand later, Negreanu raised to 12,500 and Dan Colman defended the big blind. Colman checked the flop and quickly folded when Negreanu continued for 10,000.
The screens show 47 players remaining out of a 60-entry strong field and that also includes eight re-entries thus far. Viacheslav Buldygin was eliminated over on table one while Dominik Nitsche re-entered. Jack Salter was also walking through the tournament area and said "I think I gonna buy in after the break."
The last 10 minutes of this level and the upcoming 20-minute break remain for players to join the action.
There was action on three different tables close to the end of level eight.
Hand 1
Dominik Nitsche raised from the button and called a three-bet to 40,000 by Timothy Adams. On the flop, Adams continued for 30,000 and was called before the Canadian shoved the turn for around 135,000. Nitsche has as many chips left and folded.
Hand 2
On the flop of , Fedor Holz check-raised out of the big blind from 15,000 to 45,000 and Max Silver called from under the gun. The turn and river were checked through and Holz announced a seven, Silver turned over to win the pot.
Hand 3
Stefan Schillhabel had just paid off the wheel of Sam Greenwood on a jack-high river and then raised to 15,000 from under the gun the next hand. Ole Schemion moved all in for 76,500 and the action folded back to Schillhabel, who called the shove of his fellow countryman.
Ole Schemion:
Stefan Schillhabel:
After a board of , Schillhabel and Schemion traded their roles as short stacks and Schillhabel was left with less than 10 big blinds for the next level.
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. Thomas had the 
and was reduced to all but 3,500 chips after a board of 
.
flop and Smith check-folded the 
turn to a bet of 7,000 by Teltscher. Thomas turned over the 
and Teltscher tabled 
river was a blank.
, and Smith picked up some outs on the 
turn. A blank 
entirely and Nitsche announced "I have an ace and a jack" before turning over 
as winning hand.
and Auyezkanov bet 15,000. Juanda called, Vogelsang folded.
completed the board, Auyezkanov bet 12,000. Juanda thought about it for 30 seconds, used a time bank chip, and eventually laid it down.
river for 70,000 and Igor Kurganov in the hijack eventually called. "I have a pair" Negreanu announced and turned over the 
, while Kurganov mucked his cards.
flop and quickly folded when Negreanu continued for 10,000.
turn for around 135,000. Nitsche has as many chips left and folded.
turn and 
