When action folded around to Moritz Dietrich in the small blind, he opened with a raise. Kenny Hallaert three-bet and started a preflop raise war that ended with Dietrich six-bet jamming and Hallaert snap-calling.
Dietrich:
Hallaert:
Hallaert had Dietrich in trouble as two of the biggest stacks in the room went to war. The dealer fanned out a board, giving no aid to Dietrich and Hallaert scooped the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
Dietrich was eliminated in 33rd place earning $13,159.
With about 35,000 already in the middle and the board reading , Chris Hunichen checked from the big blind and Mike Leah checked behind from under the gun. The turn brought the and both players checked again. The fell on the river and Hunichen bet 12,500. After brief contemplation, Leah called, and Hunichen flipped over which was good enough to win the pot.
With about 40,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Sam Soverel checked from the big blind to his lone opponent, Guiseppe Pantaleo who was under the gun. Pantaleo bet 15,000 and Soverel called.
The turn brought the and Soverel checked again. Pantaleo bet 52,000 and Soverel called.
The fell on the river and Soverel checked a third time. Pantaleo shoved, putting Soverel to a decision for his stack. After less than half a minute of contemplation, Soverel called and both players tabled their hands.
Pantaleo flipped over for a missed draw and Soverel took the pot with to double up.