In the first hand back from the break, Eric Cech raised to 350,000 from the dead button and Yuriy Boyko called in the big blind. The flop fell and Boyko bet 285,000, Cech called. Both then checked the turn and river. Boyko showed and Cech mucked .
The next hand, Rehman Kassam opened to 330,000 and Boyko three-bet from the small blind. Daniel Harwood four-bet almost instantly to hefty 4,260,000 and that forced folds from both opponents.
Daniel Harwood opened for 340,000 from first position and got one call from Yuriy Boyko in the big blind.
The flop was and Bokyo checked it over to Harwood who continued for 600,000. Boyko responded with a check-raise to 1,300,000 and seemed taken aback when Harwood instantly went all in.
Boyko took a moment but called for his tournament life.
Harwood:
Boyko:
“No hearts,” said Harwod.
The turn was the and the river the .
Harwood rapped the table in jubilation and dabbed before giving Boyko a, “Good game.”
It seems it was Yuriy Boyko who wasn't interested in the deal presented last time so, with him out of the tournament, they are looking at ICM again and the clock is on pause.
Daniel Harwood had a quick five-minute break to make up his mind and came back to shake hands with both opponents. Play will continue as £8,000 are left aside to be played for, as well as the coveted golden winner trophy. Below are the amounts that the final three players have locked up.
Daniel Harwood: £95,000
Rehman Kassam: £81,320
Eric Cech: £70,000
Daniel Harwood is in a great mood. The money pressure is off and he is in the mood to play some poker with his big stack and go for the trophy. He’s raising a lot of pots, getting some cheeky value from thin holdings and showing the occasional bluff.
Harwood even suggested switching from hour to 40-minute levels, which they are entitled to do if all agree, but Eric Cech for one wasn’t interested.
In a limped pot in the battle of the blinds, the flop showed and Rehman Kassam checked in the small blind as did Eric Cech in the big blind. The fell on the turn and Kassam bet 160,000, Cech called. The river saw Kassam check and fold to a bet worth 525,000 by Cech. The Australian raked in the pot after having to fold twice before to the aggression of Kassam and Daniel Harwood.
In the very next hand, Kassam opened to 325,000 from the button and both Cech and Harwood called. The latter did so with the words "clubs always hit, I got shit but I gotta call." The flop came and the action checked to initial raiser Kassam. He bet 425,000 and that was enough to win the pot.
Harwood remains with a big lead while Cech lost a few chips.
Eric Cech has been forced to fold a lot and that took a toll on his stack, which dwindled down to just 10 big blinds.
Rehman Kassam won a smaller pot against Daniel Harwood when a limped pot was checked through on the flop and turn. On the river, Harwood bet 200,000 in the small blind and Khassam raised to 700,000 in the big blind. Harwood called with only to see Kassam turn over for the second nut flush,
Harwood open-shoved the next hand from the button and both opponents folded to see Harwood turn over the .
On a flop of , Daniel Harwood and Rehman Kassam checked and Harwood then bet the turn for 200,000. Kassam called and the river went check, check. Kassam announced an ace and Harwood mucked when he was shown .
Harwood also lost the next hand after check-calling a bet on the flop and then check-folded the turn when Kassam made it 375,000 to go.
However, Harwood kept a 2-1 lead with plenty of other small pots and even the occasional three-bet shove.
Since it is down to heads up, the levels have been shortened to 30 minutes each and that should spice up the action soon.
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and Boyko bet 285,000, Cech called. Both then checked the 
turn and 
river. Boyko showed 
and Cech mucked 
.
and Bokyo checked it over to Harwood who continued for 600,000. Boyko responded with a check-raise to 1,300,000 and seemed taken aback when Harwood instantly went all in.
and the river the 
.
river saw Kassam check and fold to a bet worth 525,000 by Cech. The Australian raked in the pot after having to fold twice before to the aggression of Kassam and Daniel Harwood.
and the action checked to initial raiser Kassam. He bet 425,000 and that was enough to win the pot.
river, Harwood bet 200,000 in the small blind and Khassam raised to 700,000 in the big blind. Harwood called with 
, Daniel Harwood and Rehman Kassam checked and Harwood then bet the 
flop and then check-folded the 
turn when Kassam made it 375,000 to go.
