Hand #24: First to act, Ivaylo Sivinov raised to 650,000 with the and that won the blinds and antes.
Hand #25: Jonathan Khalifa opened the action with a raise to 725,000 in the cutoff, holding the , and Makarios Avramidis in the big blind gave it some thought with the before letting go. Khalifa mucked his cards high in the air.
"I saw an ace," said Matous Skorepa.
"Nice fold, Sir," quipped Khalifa, to which Avramidis just laughed.
Hand #26: Avramidis limped in with the from the small blind and Sivinov raised to 725,000 with the in the big blind. Avramidis let go and Sivinov claimed the pot.
Hand #27: Florian Fuchs raised to 600,000 first to act and Sivinov called from the small blind. The flop came and Sivinov checked. Fuchs bet 550,000 and Sivinov check-raised to 1,225,000 and Fuchs moved all in. Sivinov asked for a count and called when the shove was deemed to be 5,580,000.
Florian Fuchs:
Ivaylo Sivinov:
Neither the turn nor the river changed anything and Fuchs doubled into the chip lead.
Right after at the end of the level, the players headed into an unscheduled 15-minute break.
Hand #28: Jonathan Khalifa raised to 1,000,000 from the small blind with and Florian Fuchs called in the big blind with . The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Khalifa led out for 900,000 and Fuchs called. The completed the board and both players checked, sending the pot to Khalifa with a full house.
Hand #29: Khalifa opened to 900,000 on the button with and both of the blinds folded.
hand #30: Ivaylo Sivinov shoved all in for 4,525,000 from under the gun with and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #31: Sivinov received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #32: Sivinov looked down at the in the small blind and announced all in. Khalifa quickly folded hid big blind and Sivinov took another pot.
Hand #42: Ivaylo Sivinov raised to 800,000 with the on the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #43: "How much do you have?" Khalifa asked and and Matous Skorepa replied "Five, ten after the hand." Sivinov raised to 800,000 and Skorepa called from the big blind. The flop fell and Skorepa checked, Sivinov bet 400,000 and snap-called the check-raise all in of Skorepa for 4,500,000.
Matous Skorepa:
Ivaylo Sivinov:
The appeared on the turn and Skorepa got there on the river to double, keeping the promise he made before the hand.
Hand #44: Matous Skorepa announced all in from the small blind with and Ivaylo Sivinov called for 6,050,000 in the big blind with .
The flop came and Skorepa was still out front with a pair of tens. The turn brought the giving Sivinov a pair of eights, although he was still behind. The river landed the and Sivinov was eliminated in 4th place.
The players will be taking a quick eight-minute break.
Hand #46: Matous Skorepa raised to 800,000 with the and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #47: Jonathan Khalifa raised to 1,000,000 on the button and Florian Fuchs moved all in from the small blind for 7.6 million. "I am gonna call," Khalifa said and Fuchs replied "let's gamble for $40,000.
Florian Fuchs:
Jonathan Khalifa:
"Five of heart is good," Khalifa said before the flop appeared with . Fuchs took the lead and Khalifa's request for a five fell on deaf ears with the turn and river.
Hand #48: Matous Skorepa raised to 800,000 with the from the small blind and Khalifa forfeited his big blind.
Hand #49: Skorepa raised to 800,000 with the and Khalifa shoved for 7,875,000 with in the small blind. Skorepa folded and the Frenchman recovered some chips.
Hand #50: Jonathan Khalifa shoved all in on the button with and picked up the pot.
Hand #51: Due to an on-air interview, this hand was unavailable.
Hand #52: Khalifa raised to 1,200,000 from the small blind and Florian Fuchs folded his big blind.
The blinds increased to 250,000/500,000 with a 50,000 ante.
Hand #53: Matous Skorepa received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #54: Skorepa opened to 1,250,000 from the small blind with and Khalifa called from the big blind with . The flop came and Skorepa led out for 750,000. Khalifa called and the peeled off on the turn. Skorepa fired another 1,300,000 and Khalifa shoved all in for 8,075,000 with a straight and flush draw to push Skorepa off of his hand.
Hand #55: Khalifa opened to 1,250,000 from the small blind with and Fuchs called in the big blind with . The flop came giving both players a straight draw. Khalifa check-called a bet of 1,100,000 from Fuchs and the hit the turn. Fuchs bet another 2,600,000 and Khalifa mucked his cards.