With about 20,000 in the middle on a board reading , Georgios Zisimopoulos faced a check-raise on the button and decided to ship his 86,500 stack in the middle. Team Ivaylo Mitrev - Daniel Raiff was in the cutoff and called.
Team Charalampos Lappas - Georgios Zisimopoulos:
Team Ivaylo Mitrev - Daniel Raiff:
Zisimopoulos was at risk but well ahead of his opponent. The turn was the and the river was the , sending the massive pot Zisimopoulos' way.
The board was and Team Joseph Choueiri – Rafael Lopez – James Gibson check-raised their opponents, Theresa Juliusson – Ronald Juliusson, all-in. Their opponent called and the cards were tabled with Juliusson out in front holding and Choueiri had . Choueiri had plenty of outs to win the pot and when the came on the river, Juliusson was left waiting to collect her payout slip.
With around 9,000 in the pot and the board reading , the action was checked to Team Joe Tehan – Benton Blakeman. Tehan bet 5,900 and his opponent called. His opponent checked blind before the hit the turn and Tehan bet again, this time 14,800. His opponent called.
The river was the and, for the third time, his opponent checked. Tehan bet 33,700 and his opponent called again. Tehan tabled for a full house and raked in a pretty big pot.
A member of Team Matthew Diesch - David Barnett - Eric Polerecky - Louis Diesch raised to 5,800 from the cutoff, and action was on Team Jan Bruhns - Ramon Bartsch - Brian McCann - Dimitry Novek in the small blind. The player went into the tank for a few seconds and eventually three-bet to 14,200. His opponent moved all in, and he called.
Team Jan Bruhns - Ramon Bartsch - Brian McCann - Dimitry Novek:
Team Matthew Diesch - David Barnett - Eric Polerecky - Louis Diesch:
The board ran out and Team Jan Bruhns - Ramon Bartsch - Brian McCann - Dimitry Novek locked up a much needed double-up.
A member of Team John Green - Jake Abdalla - William McClain limped in from early position, and Andrew Hedley raised to 7,500. Team Jacob Miller - Joshua Abady moved all in for 24,000, as did the player in the big blind for his last 5,300. Hedley thought for a moment and eventually called.
"Hold!" yelled Team Jacob Miller - Joshua Abady, tabling .
Hedley tabled and said, "You're not ahead." The big blind showed and it was off to the races.
The board ran out and Hedley was able to score a double elimination.
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day, time to discuss strategy with their teammates and get some fresh air. There are currently 55 teams remaining and with one more elimination, there will be a pay jump to $2,544.
Mukul Pahuja raised to 3,600 and Ronald Juliusson called on the button, as did the player in the small blind.
The flop came and all three players checked to the turn, which was the The small blind led out for 11,300 and Pahuja folded. Juliusson asked for a count, and eventually counted out chips to call.
The river was the and the small blind checked. Juliusson immediately slid out a stack worth 26,000 and his opponent went into the tank. After about a minute, he folded.