Hand #239 No action to be found here as Elton Tsang got a walk.
Hand #240: Three-bet alert! Elton Tsang opened to 2,600,000 but folded when Anatoly Gurtovoy made it 8,200,000 to go.
Hand #241: Anatoly Gurtovoy opened to 2,600,000 and picked up the pot.
Hand #242: Elton Tsang raised to 2,600,000 and Anatoly Gurtovoy smooth called. On the flop Tsang c-bet 3,000,000 and Gurtovoy reluctantly folded his hand.
Hand #243: The standard opening raise seems to be 2,600,000 and that's what Anatoly Gurtovoy opened to in this hand and it was an amount that Elton Tsang was happy to call. The flop was checked through and the fell on fourth street. At this juncture, Gurtovoy bet 2,500,000 and he took the pot.
Hand #232: Elton Tsang raised to 2.6 million and Anatoly Gurtovoy called. Gurtovoy check-folded to Tsang's 3 million bet on .
Hand #233: Anatoly Gurtovoy raised to 3.1 million and Elton Tsang folded.
Hand #234: Elton Tsang raised to 2.6 million and Anatoly Gurtovoy folded.
Hand #235: Anatoly Gurtovoy raised to 3.1 million and Elton Tsang folded.
Hand #236: Elton Tsang raised to 2.6 million and Anatoly Gurtovoy folded.
Hand #237: Anatoly Gurtovoy raised to 2.6 million and Elton Tsang called. Tsang check-called 2 million on and the on the turn was checked by both. The on the river made for a double paired board and Tsang bet 3.5 million. Gurtovoy called with and chopped with Tsang who showed .
Hand #238: Tsang raised to 2.6 million and Gurtovoy called. Both checked on before Gurtovoy took it down with a 2.5 million bet on the turn.
Hand #230: Elton Tsang raised to 2,600,000 from the button and Anatoly Gurtovoy called. The flop came and Gurtovoy checked. Tsang continued for 3,000,000. Gurtovoy folded.
Hand #231: Anatoly Gurtovoy raised to 2,600,000 from the button and Elton Tsang called. The flop came . Tsang checked and Gurtovoy continued for 3,500,000. Tsang then check-raised to 10,000,000. Gurtovoy moved all and Tsang immediately called.
Gurtovoy:
Tsang:
Gurtovoy had top pair, but Tsang was ahead with two pair. The turn was the , giving Gurtovoy outs to a chop. And the river was the , putting a straight on board for a split pot.
The two remaining players have taken a short break before the start of heads-up play. When they return there'll be 26 minutes and 28 seconds left in the level. Play will resume at 19:30 local time (20 minutes from now).
Hand #228: We've seen many an all-in shove go uncalled during three-handed play but this time we, and the spectators, did get a showdown.
Elton Tsang opened to 2,600,000 on the button, Rick Salomon moved all-in for 15,600,000, Anatoly Gurtovoy called the all-in and Tsang got out of the way.
Salomon:
Gurtovoy:
Salomon was in deep trouble as Gurtovoy had a dominating hand, however, it was domination rotation on the flop as Salomon vaulted into the lead. The turn was a rollercoaster of a card though as it put Gurtovoy back in the lead. A large crowd looked on as the dealer delivered the on the river and Salomon was eliminated in third place earning €3,000,000.
Hand #212 Rick Salomon moved all-in and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand 213: Elton Tsang raised to 2,600,000 from the small blind and got no action.
Hand #214: It folded to Rick Salomon in the small blind and he shoved all-in. Anatoly Gurtovoy took a look at his cards but they weren't what he was looking for and he showed as he folded.
Hand #215: A walk for Elton Tsang.
Hand #216: From the button Anatoly Gurtovoy made it 2,500,000 to play and Elton Tsang wanted to know how much Gurtovoy was playing before he made his decision. It looked to be around 30,000,000 total and when he'd thought it over, Tsang called and Salomon did likewise.
A monotone flop hit the felt and a c-bet of 4,000,000 from Gurtovoy won him the pot.
flop Tsang c-bet 3,000,000 and Gurtovoy reluctantly folded his hand.
flop was checked through and the 
fell on fourth street. At this juncture, Gurtovoy bet 2,500,000 and he took the pot.
.
and the 
on the river made for a double paired board and Tsang bet 3.5 million. Gurtovoy called with 
and chopped with Tsang who showed 
.
turn.
and Gurtovoy checked. Tsang continued for 3,000,000. Gurtovoy folded.
. Tsang checked and Gurtovoy continued for 3,500,000. Tsang then check-raised to 10,000,000. Gurtovoy moved all and Tsang immediately called.
, giving Gurtovoy outs to a chop. And the river was the 
flop as Salomon vaulted into the lead. The 
turn was a rollercoaster of a card though as it put Gurtovoy back in the lead. A large crowd looked on as the dealer delivered the 
on the river and Salomon was eliminated in third place earning €3,000,000.
